NVIDIA Raises Performance Bar With Notebook GPUs Designed for Extreme HD Gaming

 NVIDIA Corporation
(Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor
technologies, today unveiled the new NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 Series of graphics
processing units (GPUs), which enable gamers to experience vivid, extreme
high-definition (XHD) games on notebook PCs -- a dream come true for gamers
that demand performance and portability.
 

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     The two new GPUs are:

     --   GeForce Go 7900 GTX GPU -- the new NVIDIA flagship GPU which
          delivers XHD graphics performance and extends the Company's position
          as a performance leader.
     --   GeForce Go 7900 GS GPU -- enables superior gaming performance in
          slimmer performance notebooks
 

 "At XHD screen resolutions of 1680x1050 and 1920x1200, games have up to
65% more image detail than games viewed on common 1024x768 notebook screens,"
said Jeff Fisher, Senior Vice President of the GPU Business at NVIDIA. "These
powerful GPUs are designed to blaze through games at extreme HD resolutions
with state-of-the-art 3D graphics effects. The result is a greatly enhanced
level of realism and immersion for gamers on the go."
 

 The Company's previous top-of-the-line mobile GPUs set a new standard for
performance that established them as the GPUs of choice in enthusiast gaming
notebooks from top manufacturers. The new GeForce Go 7900 Series of GPUs, with
higher performance per watt efficiency, raise the performance bar to new
heights.
 

 The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 Series of GPUs feature support for advanced
technologies that enhance the mobile computing experience:
 

 --   Support for the latest games and applications with DirectX 9.0
          Shader Model 3.0 and film quality high dynamic range (HDR) lighting,
          the must-have feature for developers delivering more realism to
          real-time gaming.
     --   H.264 hardware accelerated support through NVIDIA PureVideo(TM)
          technology -- the combination of HD video processors and software
          delivers a HD home-theater quality video experience to the PC.
     --   NVIDIA PowerMizer(R) technology, with advanced power management
          features that enable the dramatic performance enhancements in the
          same power budget as the previous generation of NVIDIA mobile GPUs.
          The reduced power consumption and less heat generation result in
          cooler and smaller notebooks with increased battery life.
     --   A high performance 3D architecture built for Microsoft Windows
          Vista(TM) -- the industry's first operating system to require a
          dedicated GPU to realize its full potential(1).
 

 NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 Series GPUs are now available for order from
industry leading notebooks partners such as Dell and Toshiba. Other partners
that plan to ship soon include ABS, CyberPower, Falcon Northwest, Gateway,
Hypersonic, iBuyPower, Velocity Micro, Vicious PC, and Voodoo PC in North
America, as well as AJP, Evesham, Gericom, Multirama, Plaisio, and XS2 in
Europe. To obtain more information about the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 series of
GPUs or to see a current list of notebooks based on these new GPUs, visit
www.nvidia.com.
 

 About NVIDIA
 

 NVIDIA Corporation is the worldwide leader in programmable graphics
processor technologies. The Company creates innovative, industry-changing
products for computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices. NVIDIA is
headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and
the Americas. For more information, visit www.nvidia.com.
 

 Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to,
the benefits, features, performance, and capabilities of the NVIDIA GeForce Go
7900 Series of GPUs, the availability of the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 Series of
GPUs, release of notebook PCs by additional partners, support for gaming
applications and statements regarding Microsoft Windows Vista are forward-
looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause results to be materially different than expectations. Such risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, delays in ramping new products
into production, loss in performance when our GPUs are paired with our
partners' products, prohibitive pricing of new products, development of new,
higher performance technologies, manufacturing defects, software defect,
changes in features demanded by gamers, general industry trends including
cyclical trends in the semiconductor industry, market acceptance of a
competitor's product instead of our product, the impact of competitive
products and pricing alternatives, and other risks detailed from time to time
in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission
including its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2006. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. NVIDIA disclaims
any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
 

 NOTE:  All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks
and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are
associated.  Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject
to change without notice.
 

 (1) Microsoft's recommendation for graphics with Windows Vista can be
found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/hardware/vistahardware.
mspx#EFAA
 

 SOURCE  NVIDIA Corporation
 

 Rick Allen of NVIDIA Corporation, +1-408-566-6431, or riallen@nvidia.com
 

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