SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, today announced that the Company is the exclusive provider of all graphics cards offered on the first PCI Express platform from Apple(R). The NVIDIA-powered Apple Power Mac G5 platform can drive an incredible amount of screen real estate, providing four expansion slots that can support multiple graphics cards to drive an array of up to eight displays.

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"Apple's record of innovation and performance has made the Power Mac a preferred choice of creative professionals," said Jeff Fisher, executive vice president of worldwide sales at NVIDIA. "NVIDIA GPUs are top-to-bottom in the new Power Mac G5 line-up because each offers top performance and an advanced feature set, which are hallmarks of the Power Mac platform."

    NVIDIA's top-to-bottom offerings in the new Power Mac G5 include:

    -- The NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE with 128MB of video memory as the standard
       offering in all Power Mac G5 systems
    -- The NVIDIA GeForce 6660 with 256MB of video memory as a build-to-order
       option
    -- The NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT with 256MB of video memory as a
       build-to-order option
    -- The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 with 512MB of video memory as a
       build-to-order option

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE, NVIDIA GeForce 6660, and GeForce 7800 GT GPUs each provide support for dual-displays or a 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display. The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 can drive up to two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays and includes other professional user features, such as a port to connect 3D goggles for stereo-in-a-window applications.

The GeForce 6600 will also be offered on the Apple Store(R) as a field-upgradeable option.

For further information on NVIDIA GPUs, please visit www.nvidia.com. For details on the Apple Power Mac G5 featuring NVIDIA GeForce graphics, please visit www.apple.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 any statements relating to the Company's performance expectations for NVIDIA's family of products and expectations of continued revenue growth, 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, manufacturing and other delays relating to new products, difficulties in the fabrication process and dependence of the Company on third-party manufacturers, general industry trends including cyclical trends in the PC and semiconductor industries, the impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, market acceptance of the Company's new products, and the Company's dependence on third-party developers and publishers. Investors are advised to read the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled "Certain Business Risks," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.

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