NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GPUs are First to Offer Supercharged Performance, SLI Multi-GPU Support and Shader Model 3.0 Features at Mainstream Prices
August 12, 2004 - NVIDIA Corporation introduced the GeForce 6600 GT and GeForce 6600, the latest additions to its GeForce 6 Series of graphics processing units (GPUs). These new products bring the feature set of NVIDIA's flagship GeForce 6800 GPU, including support for MicrosoftВ® DirectXВ® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 and NVIDIA's revolutionary UltraShadow II technology, to the mainstream market. The GeForce 6600 GT rips through DOOM 3в at a stunning 42 frames per second at high quality, high-resolution (1600x1200x32) settings .The GeForce 6600 GPUs will be featured in live demonstrations starting today at QuakeCon, which is being held August 12-15 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
As an extension of the award-winning GeForce 6 Series, these two new graphics processors are the first mainstream GPUs to support Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, and a superscalar architecture for unprecedented performance. GeForce 6600 GPUs also feature a dedicated on-chip video processor that brings consumer electronics-quality video to the personal computer. In addition, the GeForce 6600 GT brings the innovative NVIDIAВ® SLIв multi-GPU technology to the mainstream market, which could enable millions of users to experience the power of two GPUs in their system.
Backed by the NVIDIA ForceWare software suite and Unified Driver Architecture (UDA), the GeForce 6600 GPUs ensure industry-renowned compatibility and reliability for a great user experience
The newest additions to the GeForce 6 Series of GPUs include:
The GeForce 6600 GT- The NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT has an eight pipe superscalar design, supports 128MB of GDDR3 graphics memory, includes NVIDIA SLI multi-GPU technology, and has a suggested street price of $199.
The GeForce 6600- The GeForce 6600 GPU also has an eight pipe superscalar design and supports 128MB of DDR graphics memory.
The GeForce 6600 and GeForce 6600 GT GPUs are expected to be available in late-September from the world's leading add-in-card manufacturers, including:
-Albatron Technology, Co. Ltd
-Anextek
-AOpen
-ASUS Computer International
-BFG Technologies, Inc.
-Biostar
-Chaintech Computer Co. Ltd.
-ELSA Japan
-eVGA.com Corporation
-Gainward Co., Ltd.
-Gigabyte Technology, Co., Ltd.
-InsideTNC
-Leadtek Research, Inc.
-Micro-Star International
-Palit Microsystems, Inc.
-Pine, XFX, a Division of Pine
-PNY Technologies
-Prolink Computer Inc
-Sigmacomm
-Sparkle
Systems featuring GeForce 6600 GPUs are expected to become available this fall from many of the world's leading PC manufacturers including:
-ABS Computer Technologies, Inc. - North America
-Acer Europe - Europe
-Alienware - North America, Europe
-Atelco Computer - Europe
-Boxx Technologies - North America
-CyberPower Inc. - North America
-Evesham - Europe
-Falcon Northwest - North America
-Fujitsu Siemens Computers
-Hypersonic PC Systems - North America
-iBUYPOWER Computer - North America
-Medion AG - Europe
-Monarch Computer Systems - North America
-Mouse Computer Japan (MCJ Co., LTD) - Asia
-NEC Computers International
-Network Technical - Europe
-Olidata - Europe
-Paradigit - Europe
-PC Club - North America
-Polywell - North America
-Scan Computers - Europe
-Seanix - North America
-ThirdWave Corporation - Asia
-Tiger Direct - North America
-Time - Europe
-TSUKUMO Co., Ltd. - Asia
-Unika - Europe
-UNITCOM INC - Asia
-Velocity Micro - North America
-Vicious PC - North America
-VoodooPC - North America
-ZT Group - North America
