NVIDIA and Intel Collaborate on PCI Express-Based Workstations for Professional Computing

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NVIDIA Corporation and Intel Corporation have joined forces to create the ultimate professional computing platform, featuring PCI Express-based products that deliver enhanced graphics performance and addressable memory. The collaboration aims to provide a powerful and scalable solution for users of professional applications, such as MCAD, DCC, and scientific computing. The new NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics solutions, designed to work seamlessly with Intel's E7525 Chipset, are set to revolutionize the field of high-performance computing.

Key Takeaways:

  • NVIDIA and Intel have collaborated to create compatible PCI Express-based products for the ultimate professional computing platform.
  • The four new NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics solutions (FX 3400, FX 1300, FX 330, and NVS 280) deliver technology innovations such as improved graphics throughput and increased addressable memory with Intel EM64T.
  • The new solutions will be widely available in PCI Express-based workstations from Dell Computer, Fujitsu-Siemens Computers, HP, and others.
  • The collaboration enables users to take advantage of PCI Express technology's breakthrough bus architecture, resulting in huge rewards for professional applications.
  • Intel and NVIDIA have collaborated to ensure that processor, chipset, graphics controller, and drivers work well together to deliver a good 64-bit computing experience with Intel EM64T.
  • Intel is using NVIDIA PCI Express graphics hardware as part of its chipset launch programs, purchasing several thousand NVIDIA PCI Express-enabled graphics processing units (GPUs) for platform level testing, software development kits, channel seed kits, technical solutions training, and various demo systems.

Statistics:

  • NVIDIA Corporation is a market leader in visual computing technology with over 1,900 employees worldwide.
  • The new NVIDIA Quadro solutions will be available in PCI Express-based workstations from multiple manufacturers, including Dell Computer, Fujitsu-Siemens Computers, HP, and others.
  • The Intel E7525 Chipset unleashes NVIDIA Quadro graphics with welcomed bandwidth that translates directly into improved application performance.
  • The inclusion of Intel EM64T in the Intel Xeon processor line allows users to address substantially more system memory, complementing NVIDIA's high-performance graphics capabilities.
  • NVIDIA's new PCI Express-based products double the bandwidth of its AGP 8X based products to over 4GB per second in both upstream and downstream data transfers.

Sources:

  • NVIDIA Corporation (NVIDIA-RTT-0001-2004072775)
  • Intel Corporation (INTT-PR-0001-2004072775)
  • PR Newswire AsiaNet (PRN-20040629-09771713)

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