NVIDIA Brings Highly Acclaimed Quadro FX 4800 to Mac Market
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Advanced Graphics Capabilities Redefine Visual Quality and Application
Performance for the Mac Community
LAS VEGAS, April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAB 2009 -- NVIDIA today brings
to Mac Pro users its award-winning NVIDIA(R) Quadro(R) FX 4800, the market's
most advanced professional graphics card.
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With its sophisticated GPU architecture and industry leading features, the
Quadro FX 4800 delivers a substantial boost in graphics performance and
capabilities, allowing users to continue to push the boundaries of realism and
performance in markets such as: architecture, content creation, science and
medicine.
The new Quadro FX 4800 GPU for Mac is on display at the NVIDIA NAB 2009 booth:
SL 7906, lower South Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, April 20-23,
2009.
"Some of the world's most challenging visual computing problems are solved on
the Mac platform," said Jeff Brown, general manager, Professional Solutions,
NVIDIA. "The Quadro FX 4800 provides the power and speed to meet these
demanding requirements."
To address the direct needs of the Mac user, the new Quadro FX 4800 GPU for
Mac features a standard 3-pin stereo connector for true 3D stereoscopic
imaging; critical to many core professional Mac applications. Designed, tested
and built by NVIDIA to meet the ultra-high standards of the Mac community, the
Quadro FX 4800 GPU dynamically allocates compute, geometry, shading and pixel
processing power.
Other key features in the Quadro FX 4800 GPU for Mac include:
-- Interactive Visualization of Large Models - Offers a massive 1.5GB
frame
buffer and memory bandwidth up to 76.8 GB/sec. to deliver high
throughput for interactive visualization of large models;
high-performance for real time processing of large textures and
frames;
and the highest quality and resolution with full-scene antialiasing
(FSAA)
-- High-performance Visualization - NVIDIA's(R) CUDA(TM) parallel
computing architecture for NVIDIA Quadro GPUs enables breakthrough
application performance to enhance creative expression in areas such
as
video, animation, photography and production
-- Dual Dual Link DVI and Stereo Connectors - Outfitted with a dedicated
3
pin min-din connector for stereo glasses support and up to two
dual-link
DVI digital connectors to drive the highest resolution digital
displays
available on the market
-- Boot Camp Support - Access to native Quadro GPU accelerated
professional
Windows 3D graphics performance and features when using Apple Boot
Camp
Pricing and Availability
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 GPU for Mac has a MSRP of $1,799 USD, and will be
available starting May 2009 through Apple.com and select Apple resellers and
workstation integrators. The Quadro FX 4800 for Mac will also be available
through NVIDIA channel partners PNY Technologies (US and EMEA), Leadteck
(APAC) and Elsa (Japan). For more information on NVIDIA professional
technologies and products, please visit: www.nvidia.com/quadro.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) is the world leader in visual computing technologies and
the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates
breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game
consoles and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer
market with its GeForce(R) graphics products, the professional design and
visualization market with its Quadro(R) graphics products and the
high-performance computing market with its Tesla(TM) computing solutions
products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has offices
throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas. For more information, visit
www.nvidia.com.
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to,
statements as to: the benefits, features, impact, and capabilities of the
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 for Mac are forward-looking statements that are subject
to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different
than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially include: development of more efficient or faster technology;
adoption of the CPU for parallel processing; design, manufacturing or software
defects; the impact of technological development and competition; changes in
consumer preferences and demands; customer adoption of different standards or
our competitor's products; changes in industry standards and interfaces;
unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated
into systems as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the
reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its
Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended January 25, 2009. Copies of reports
filed with the SEC are posted on our website and are available from NVIDIA
without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by
law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking
statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
(C) 2009 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo,
Quadro, GeForce, Telsa, and CUDA are trademarks and/or registered trademarks
of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other company and
product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they
are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are
subject to change without notice.
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SOURCE NVIDIA Corporation
Derek Perez of NVIDIA Corporation, +1-408-486-2512, dperez@NVIDIA.com
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