NVidia Announces new Geforce 6 Series of Cards

3D Gaming Performance, Ultra-Realistic Graphics and On-Chip Video Processor Distinguish New Desktop GPUs

NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, introduced today the NVIDIA® GeForceTM 6800 models of graphics processing units (GPUs) for high-performance desktop computers. The NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series, which includes the flagship GeForce 6800 Ultra and GeForce 6800, is designed to deliver:

[li]Industry-leading 3D performance new superscalar 16-pipe architecture delivers more than twice that of current industry-leading NVIDIA GPUs

[li]New features, including Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 feature set - for ultra-realistic cinematic effects

[li]Unprecedented on-chip video processing engine - enabling high-definition video and DVD playback