nVidia has introduced the nVidia
GeForce 6200 graphics processing unit (GPU) with TurboCache technology.
nVidia
TurboCache is a new, patented hardware and software technology, which allows a GPU to render
directly to system memory, instead of using local memory on the graphics card. nVidia
TurboCache technology lowers on-board memory requirements, enabling system builders to
deliver PCs with more feature-rich GPUs and offer their customers better graphics
performance and advanced capabilities previously unattainable at value
prices.
Customers in the value segment previously have had to settle for technology
that was one generation behind the cutting edge, high-end GPUs, said Ujesh Desai, general
manger of desktop graphics for NVIDIA. For the first time ever, NVIDIA TurboCache will
deliver the award-winning feature set found on current-generation high-end GPUs to the value
segment of the PC market.
nVidia has re-architected the 3D graphics pipeline for the
GeForce 6200 GPU with TurboCache to allow direct rendering from the GPU to system memory by
leveraging the bi-directional PCI Express bandwidth. The TurboCache Manager dynamically
allocates memory for maximum system performance while intelligent software algorithms
maximize application performance.
The GeForce 6200 GPUs with TurboCache will attempt
to take control of the value segment of the market. GeForce 6200 GPUs with TurboCache are
the only graphics processors in the value segment that:
- Support Microsoft DirectX
9.0 Shader Model 3.0, which is being used to develop ultra-realistic, next-generation
DirectX 9.0 games
- Feature NVIDIA PureVideo technology, a combination of hardware and
software that brings consumer electronics-quality video to the PC
- Are backed by the
NVIDIA ForceWare software suite and NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA), ensuring
industry-renowned compatibility and reliability for a great user experience
GeForce
6200 GPUs with TurboCache are shipping now and graphics cards are anticipated to be
available from leading add-in card manufacturers and in systems from leading PC OEMs in
January 2005.
