The
NVIDIA® nForce™ Platform Processing Architecture has been designed to
address the needs of today's most demanding users—all of whom expect unmatched
system and memory performance, stunning 3D graphics, awesome 3D audio, and fast
broadband and networking connections. Unfortunately, these dynamic environments
have placed extraordinary demands on the underlying infrastructures, and with
bandwidth at a premium, system performance is, now more than ever, a major necessity.
The new nVidia nForce will almost certainly re-define how motherboard chipsets are developed. Rather than the traditional Northbridge and Southbridge chips, nVidia has opted for integration of system devices, functions, and components. The two chips that make up the nForce are the IGP (Integrated Graphics Processor) and the MCP (MC Processor).
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nForce™ Integrated Graphics Processor (IGP), part of the revolutionary nForce
Platform Processing Architecture, redefines system and graphics performance for
the PC platform. At its core is an integrated GeForce2 GPU delivering per-pixel
shading via the NVIDIA Shading Rasterizer and second-generation transform and
lighting for an uncompromised 3D visual experience. In addition, the IGP features
the TwinBank™ Memory Architecture for efficient memory processing, a Dynamic
Adaptive Speculative Pre-processor™ (DASP) to help boost CPU performance,
and the AMD® HyperTransport™—a high-performance I/O bus interface.
Key Features:
nForce Platform
Processing Architecture
Comprised of the nForce IGP and the nForce MCP, the nForce Platform Processing
Architecture addresses the needs of today's most demanding users—all of whom
expect unmatched system and memory performance, stunning 3D graphics, awesome
3D audio, and fast broadband and networking connections. In order to achieve this
previously unattainable level of performance, NVIDIA was forced to depart from
"traditional" PC platforms and create an entirely new architecture.
The nForce architecture includes: a distributed platform processing design that
frees up the CPU for other tasks; patent-pending system, memory, and networking
technologies for the most efficient processing and performance; integrated 3D
graphics and 3D audio.
TwinBank Memory
Architecture
Delivers unprecedented 3D positional audio and DirectX 8.0-compatible performance
to the PC platform. Provides real-time processing of up to 256-simultaneous stereo
audio streams, or 64 3D and 192 simultaneous audio streams.
Dynamic Adaptive
Speculative Pre-processor (DASP)
NVIDIA's patent-pending isochronous data transport system, providing uninterrupted
data streaming for superior networking and broadband communications. StreamThru
assists in making streaming video and audio smoother and jitter-free.
The
nForce™ Media and Communications Processor (MCP), part of the revolutionary
nForce Platform Processing Architecture, redefines the audio and communications
experience for the PC platform. The integrated Audio Processing Unit (APU) brings
unprecedented 3D positional audio and Microsoft® DirectX® 8.0-compatible
performance to the PC, and a Dolby™ Digital 5.1 encoder for truly cinematic-quality
audio experiences.
On the communications front is StreamThru™, an innovative technology providing
an optimized pipeline enhancing networking and broadband; and the most complete
suite of integrated networking and communications devices including Ethernet,
HomePNA 2.0 and six USB ports. The nForce MCP also features the AMD® HyperTransport™
high-performance I/O bus interface.
Key Features:
nForce Platform
Processing Architecture
Comprised
of the nForce IGP and the nForce MCP, the nForce Platform Processing Architecture
addresses the needs of today's most demanding users—all of whom expect unmatched
system and memory performance, stunning 3D graphics, awesome 3D audio, and fast
broadband and networking connections. In order to achieve this previously unattainable
level of performance, NVIDIA was forced to depart from "traditional"
PC platforms and create an entirely new architecture. The nForce architecture
includes: a distributed platform processing design that frees up the CPU for other
tasks; patent-pending system, memory, and networking technologies for the most
efficient processing and performance; integrated 3D graphics and 3D audio.
Integrated Audio
Processing Unit (APU)
Delivers
unprecedented 3D positional audio and DirectX 8.0-compatible performance to the
PC platform. Provides real-time processing of up to 256-simultaneous stereo audio
streams, or 64 3D and 192 simultaneous audio streams.
StreamThru
NVIDIA's
patent-pending isochronous data transport system, providing uninterrupted data
streaming for superior networking and broadband communications. StreamThru assists
in making streaming video and audio smoother and jitter-free.