Nvidia announced today that it has extended its family of GeForce 7-Series motherboard graphics processing units (mGPUs) to Intel processor-based PCs. "With their new GeForce mGPUs, NVIDIA is pioneering the development of new graphics technologies that are helping to evolve the capabilities of mainstream PC platforms. Customers understand that their overall PC experience is largely defined by the graphics processors. Anyone, from a seasoned IT pro to a college student can compare the PC experience delivered by NVIDIA mGPUs against any traditional integrated graphics solution and realize the dramatic impact a modern GPU can make," said Jon Peddie, president of Jon Peddie Research (JPR), a leading market research firm based in Tiburon, CA.

The NVIDIA GeForce 7150 mGPU delivers the performance of an entry-level discrete GPU and graphics compatibility when compared against traditional integrated graphics solutions. The GeForce 7150, 7100, and 7050 mGPUs are designed to support a Intel CPUs (Core 2, Pentium, and Celeron CPU families), including upcoming 45nm Intel "Penryn" processors and other new features, such as 1333MHz frontside bus technology. In addition, the GeForce 7-Series mGPUs support optional HDMI or DVI digital output capability to enable the playback of protected digital content directly from the PC to high-definition televisions and other displays.

All NVIDIA GeForce 7-Series mGPUs incorporate NVIDIA nForce core-logic functionality, including advanced storage and networking features.

"Integrated graphics are no longer 'good enough' for mainstream applications," said Drew Henry, general manager of MCP business at NVIDIA. "Windows Vista has opened consumer's eyes to an entirely new visual experience. We are ecstatic that our customers will now be able to harness the power of NVIDIA graphics and application compatibility and have an exceptional PC experience no matter what their price budget or intended application usage is."

New PCs and motherboards featuring the NVIDIA GeForce 7-series mGPUs for Intel platforms will be available later this month directly from global system integrators and industry-leading motherboard partners including: Abit, Asrock, Asus, Biostar, Colorful, ECS, EVGA, Foxconn, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Hassee, Inno3D, Jetway, J&W, Maxsun, MSI, Onda, Palit, PC Partner, PNY, Supox, Unika, XFX, and more.

Specifications:

	GeForce 7150+nForce 630i	GeForce 7100+nForce 630i	GeForce 7050+nForce 630i	GeForce 7050+nForce 610i
Processor Supported	Core2 Family, Pentium D, Pentium 4, Celeron D
Socket	LGA775
FSB	1,333/1,066/800/533 MHz
Memory	DDR2 800		DDR2 667
GPU Clock	600 MHz+	600 MHz	500 MHz	500 MHz
PCI Express Support	x16, x1			x8, x1
Nvidia PureVideo Technology	Not supported
Intergrated HDMI with HDCP	Yes		No
Intergrated DVI with HDCP	Yes			No
SATA/PATA	4/2
RAID	RAID 0,1, 0+1,5			0, 1
LAN	10/100/1000			10/100
USB	x10			x8