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NVIDIA Launches the GeForce4 GPUs

Time: 09:30 EST/14:30 GMT | News Source: Press Release | Posted By: Julien Jay

NVIDIA� Corporation today unveiled the all new GeForce4(TM) family of Graphics Processor Units (GPUs), the fastest, most innovative and powerful GPUs in the world. The GeForce4 GPU brings innovative and performance leading technology to multiple markets, including the desktop PC, the Mac and notebook computers. This new family of GPUs delivers revolutionary new technologies, including:

World�s Most Powerful Graphics � Delivering up to four times the performance over previous GeForce generations.
Accuview Antialiasing(TM) (AA) � New and innovative AA technology provides the best visual quality possible without a performance hit.
nView(TM) Display Technology � New display technology provides the ultimate in multidisplay flexibility and user control.

The new GeForce4 family includes:

GeForce4 Ti 4600 and 4400 � The GeForce4 Ti GPU is the first consumer GPU capable of driving complex geometries and character animations. With its advanced nfiniteFX� Engine, superior Accuview Antialiasing techniques, and flexible nView multidisplay technology, the GeForce4 Ti GPU allows end users to experience radically immersive graphical environments, complete with unique visual effects and the most realistic, life-like images ever.
GeForce4 MX 460, 440 and 420 � The GeForce4 MX GPU brings new levels of graphics performance and display flexibility to the mainstream desktop PC. By incorporating NVIDIA�s innovative nView multidisplay technology, highly efficient Lightspeed Memory Architecture� (LMA) II and advanced Accuview Antialiasing techniques, the GeForce4 MX GPU is the most feature-rich, cost-effective, highly integrated GPU available for the mainstream market.
GeForce4 440 Go and 420 Go � The mobile GeForce4 GPUs integrate innovative power management techniques for unsurpassed battery life, a Video Processing Engine and revolutionary antialiasing technology for superior display quality, and an ultra efficient memory architecture for the fastest computing experience ever realized on a mobile PC platform.

NVIDIA�s GeForce4 family includes Lightspeed Memory Architecture (LMA) II, an advanced 128-bit Double Data Rate (DDR) memory interface, and other sophisticated memory enhancement technologies to double available memory bandwidth and increase overall memory efficiency. For the best possible performance, compatibility and visual quality without the �jaggies� associated with objects rendered with pixel based displays, the GeForce4 Ti features NVIDIA�s proprietary Accuview Antialiasing engine, which utilizes hardware-implemented, high-resolution multisampling techniques, including 2x, 4x, Quincunx(TM) and a new 4XS mode. NVIDIA has applied its unmatched software and hardware expertise to create the most flexible multidisplay technology on the market. Known as nView, NVIDIA�s multidisplay technology supports arrangements of CRTs, televisions, and digital flat panel displays that can be combined to drastically increase a computer�s desktop workspace. More than a multidisplay subsystem, nView incorporates built-in attribute and performance tuning for each of the individual display devices it supports. OEM systems featuring GeForce4 Ti will be available in 60 days, with retail boards available in 30 days.