【新聞】nVidia nForce 3 info

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The new NVIDIA nForce™3 Professional platform processors deliver advanced technology and unmatched performance for professional computing environments, and continue the NVIDIA nForce tradition of industry-leading platform technology. The industry’s first single-chip implementation for 64-bit AMD Opteron™ processors, NVIDIA nForce3 Pro is optimized for NVIDIA® workstation graphics and supports a broad selection of certified software applications.

The NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) ensures a stable system image for simplified deployment and upgrades in the enterprise, and the NVIDIA commitment to longevity—with an unmatched six-quarter product stability track record—further ensures investment protection. The feature-rich NVIDIA nForce3 Pro platforms deliver high value without compromising performance, enabling a new generation of highly efficient and scalable PCs.

The single-chip 64-bit NVIDIA nForce3 Pro architecture provides an inherent performance advantage compared to dual-chip implementations of the same functionality. In addition to overall latency reductions, the NVIDIA nForce3 Pro significantly boosts device throughput. An extremely fast dedicated HyperTransport link lets the NVIDIA nForce3 Pro processor communicate with the CPU at up to 3.6GB/sec., a speed that ensures ample bandwidth for future integrated support for AGP, PCI, and other devices. This will be especially beneficial for avoiding bottlenecks when multiple devices are active, or for supporting high-bandwidth devices.

The NVIDIA single-chip architecture uses 0.15μ process technology compared with the 0.22μ process used by existing solutions on the market today. This solution offers unmatched integration of features and functionality and results in: Simplified board layouts and more room for on-board features and add-on chipsets. Lower power consumption and dissipated heat. Simplified inventory management and cost efficiencies. NVIDIA nForce3 Pro also offers ball compatibility. One board can be designed to support the multiple NVIDIA nForce3 Pro platform processors, simplifying the processes required to produce multiple product offerings.

Built-in NVIDIA RAID technology delivers optimized disk performance and fault tolerance, in addition to a combination of disk striping for optimized performance and disk mirroring for fault tolerance. The NVIDIA enterprise-class networking solution ensures that systems can survive and thrive in today’s fast evolving networked environments with advanced security and management features, and forward-compatibility. In addition, NVIDIA nForce3 Pro solutions support AGP 8X for connection to external graphics solutions.

The NVIDIA nForce3 Professional platform processors uphold the NVIDIA traditions for reliability, stability, and compatibility. Adherence to the Company’s standards for engineering excellence continues to ensure the success of a growing base of design partners building systems and solutions with AMD and NVIDIA technology.

The newest NVIDIA nForce3 Professional platform processor solutions deliver:

Maximum value for professional computing environments. Unmatched performance from the industry’s first single-chip core logic solution for 64-bit platforms.
Advanced technology solutions spanning storage, networking, audio, graphics, and other functions critical to today’s professionals.
A complete solution complemented by NVIDIA Quadro® workstation graphics.
Source: nVidia