nVidia heeft vandaag een press release de deur uitgedaan waarin ze de opvolger van de Geforce2 Go aankondigen, NV17M. De NV17M is in tegenstelling tot de GeForce2 Go compleet van de grond af opgebouwd met mobiel gebruik in het achterhoofd. Om het energieverbruik te minimaliseren is de NV17M uitgerust met verschillende handige features. TnL en MPEG2 decoding wordt door de GPU gedaan waardoor de CPU minder belast wordt. Daarnaast kunnen delen van de GPU uitgezet worden als ze niet gebruikt worden. Verder is de NV17M uitgerust met Quincunx anti-aliasing, een hogere 3D performance en een handige packaging. De NV17M zal begin 2002 verschijnen in verschillende notebooks:
NVIDIA's new-generation mobile GPU is also the first to feature custom antialiasing hardware designed specifically for notebook computers. With support for several high-performance, high-quality antialiasing modes, this new mobile GPU enables mobile users to experience very high frame rates and crisp, clean visuals -- despite the XGA resolution (1024 x 768) limitation of most notebook LCDs.
``Over the last year, Toshiba and our customers have recognized the immeasurable value that NVIDIA technology brings to the mobile market,'' said Oscar Koenders, vice president of product marketing, Toshiba Computer Systems Group. ``Our notebooks are designed to deliver the ultimate in performance and portability, and NVIDIA's next-generation mobile GPU's advanced performance and power saving features will provide our customers an uncompromised mobile experience.''
NVIDIA's new-generation mobile processor also features a new highly integrated package design. NVIDIA's Mobile AGP Package (MAP) provides an unprecedented level of flexibility and compatibility by squeezing a full AGP graphics subsystem -- including the GPU core and frame buffer up to 64MB -- into a space previously occupied by the GPU alone. This high level of integration ensures that the awesome performance and features of NVIDIA's new-generation mobile GPUs can be brought to market more rapidly, and integrated into notebook PCs of every size and price range imaginable.