Nvidia unleashes GeForce 500M series GPUs
New GPU Series Offers Category-Leading Performance and Features NVIDIA Optimus Technology
LAS VEGAS, NV — (Marketwire) — 01/05/2011 — CES 2011 — NVIDIA today announced the GeForce® 500M series of notebook graphics processing units (GPUs), designed to power laptops featuring next-generation Intel Core CPUs (Sandy Bridge).
GeForce 500M GPUs are expected to power some of the industry’s best notebooks in 2011. The GPUs feature category-leading performance in media-rich HD, 3D, Web, and Gaming applications, as well as enhanced battery life, courtesy of NVIDIA Optimus™ technology. NVIDIA Optimus technology enables extra long battery life by switching on and off the GPU so that it runs only when needed.
The new GPUs being introduced today include:
- For performance users: GeForce GT 540M, GeForce GT 550M, and GeForce GT 555M with over four times the performance of integrated graphics and twice the DirectX 11 performance of the competition.
- For mainstream users: GeForce GT 520M and GeForce GT 525M offering over twice the performance of integrated graphics.
Only NVIDIA GPUs support NVIDIA Optimus technology, which enables extra-long battery life by automatically switching on and off the GPU so that it runs only when needed. Introduced less than a year ago, NVIDIA Optimus is now designed into over 80% of 500M Series notebooks across leading OEMs.
Rene Haas, general manager of notebook business at NVIDIA, said:
GeForce GT 500M GPUs combined with Optimus technology enable the most versatile laptops ever created. Pairing a great GPU with a strong CPU delivers Optimized notebook performance for consumers.
Only NVIDIA GeForce 500M GPUs offer:
- NVIDIA 3D Vision™ technology support for eye-popping immersive 3D environments
- DirectX 11 support for the most visually stunning gaming experiences
- PhysX™ physics engine support for experiencing games with realistic physics effects
- CUDA™ architecture support for general purpose GPU computing applications
- NVIDIA Verde™ notebook drivers for system stability and optimal performance
- Support for NVIDIA 3DTV Play™ software for delivering 3D content from your PC to a 3D TV
| GeForce GT 555M | GeForce GT 550M | GeForce GT 540M | GeForce GT 525M | GeForce GT 520M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codename | GF106 | GF108 | GF108 | GF108 | GF108 |
| GPU Engine Specs: | |||||
| CUDA cores | 144 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 48 |
| Graphics clock (MHz) | 590 | 740 | 672 | 600 | 740 |
| Procesor clock (MHz) | 1180 | 1480 | 1344 | 1200 | 1480 |
| Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Memory specs: | |||||
| Memory Clock (MHz) | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 800 |
| SDRAM type | GDDR5/DDR3 | GDDR5/DDR3 | GDDR5/DDR3 | GDDR5/DDR3 | GDDR5/DDR3 |
| Memory Interface Width | 192 Bit | 128 Bit | 128 Bit | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) | 43.2 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 12.8 |
| Feature Support: | |||||
| NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| NVIDIA Optimus Technology | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Hardware Video Decode Acceleration | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| NVIDIA Verde Drivers | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| NVIDIA PhysX™-ready | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Microsoft DirectX | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Acer, Alienware, ASUS, Clevo, Dell, Fujitsu, Lenovo, Medion, MSI, Samsung, Toshiba and others announced GeForce 500M-based systems at CES this year, and represent a fraction of the over 200 design wins from leading notebook manufacturers for GeForce 500M GPUs. For more information on GeForce 500M Series GPUs, please NVIDIA home-page.
Source: NVIDIA
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