NVIDIA gets official with GeForce 9M series of laptop GPUs
NVIDIA Optimizes Notebook PCs With New Lineup Of GPUs
NVIDIA Addresses Global Demand for Better Visual Experiences on the Notebook PC
COMPUTEX 2008, TAIPEI-JUNE 3, 2008-As the global demand for better visual experiences makes its way into the notebook market, NVIDIA Corporation continues to address that demand with the introduction of a new line-up of notebook GPUs, the NVIDIA® GeForce® 9M Series of graphics processors, and a new graphics innovation, NVIDIA Hybrid SLI® technology. These new technologies enable customers to optimize their notebooks to power today's visual applications, such as: the latest operating systems, photo editing, mapping software, games, and HD movies. Considered one of the most important processors inside the notebook PC, and perhaps the most important, an NVIDIA GPU enables a completely flexible, scalable, and high-definition entertainment platform.
"Beginning this summer, GeForce 9M GPUs and Hybrid SLI, paired with AMD and Intel CPUs, will enable a new breed of notebooks," said Jeff Fisher, senior vice president of the GPU business at NVIDIA. "These new notebooks will be optimized to deliver a visual experience and raw computing performance that traditional cookie-cutter notebooks with integrated graphics simply can't touch."
With the launch of the GeForce 9M Series of notebook GPUs, NVIDIA has once again engineered the world's fastest notebook GPUs, designed for running today's graphically intensive games, 3D applications and HD movies at extreme resolutions. In addition, this new GPU features a multi-core architecture which will not only speed up entertainment applications, but will also speed up today's lifestyle applications, like video encoding from a PC to a small personal media device, where the speed up in the video conversion is up to 5x faster with the GeForce 9M family GPUs."
In addition, the new GeForce 9M notebook GPUs enable the world's first notebooks with Hybrid SLI technology. The new technology enables two NVIDIA GPUs, one low-power and one high-performance, to work cooperatively in the same PC to deliver two features-GeForce Boost and HybridPower™. These features deliver more performance from both GPUs for visual computing when needed, or save power by switching to the low-power GPU when not. Hybrid SLI gives users the quality and performance benefits of a high-performance GPU without sacrificing battery life.
The NVIDIA GeForce 9M family of GPUs also feature:
+ New graphics engine that delivers up to 40% faster performance than the previous generation of GeForce notebook GPUs and up to 10x faster than generic integrated graphics solutions
+ New PureVideo® HD video processing for improved color and contrast
+ Full support for the latest Blu-ray Profile 2.0 features and Blu-ray Live
+ Extensive multi-display connectivity with support for all the latest display standards including DVI, HDMI 1.3, Display Port 1.1, and VGA
+ Support for the new MXM version 3.0 graphics module specification
"With the recent addition of advanced features to Blu-ray Live and complexity of DirectX 10 games like Crysis, PC users need more graphics processing performance than today's generic integrated graphics can deliver," said Rene Haas, general manager of the notebook business at NVIDIA. "The new GeForce 9M series meets this need while also delivering processing muscle beyond gaming and graphics."
The new GeForce 9M GPUs will power the visual computing experience in over a hundred notebook models beginning this summer. For more information, please visit www.nvidia.com.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Will @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:08AM
Now I'm glad to wait till next year to get a new laptop.
David @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:21AM
yeah, what you reckon, 9600mgt = 5000ish 3dmark06s?
That would be 2.5x my ol 7600m!
ShadowEdge13 @ Jun 6th 2008 1:12PM
I sure hope it gets more than that in 3DMark06, my 2.4 GHz single core, 7900 GS Go SLI gets more than 5000.
David @ Jun 5th 2008 8:21PM
Dude that's not comparable, you couldn't fit that in a 15.4" notebook it must consume at least 2x as much power.
Enny Osong @ Jun 7th 2008 2:54PM
No that's a reasonable statement. A 8800M GTX will reach just under 10,000 in 3dMark06.
Frun @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:09AM
Any reason why they photoshopped the logo onto the chip? Looks kinda weird.
wickedpheonix @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:18AM
that's been standard for ages now on official photos...
toleraen @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:22AM
Does look a little funny, but at least you know it's for the mobile 9600 family, instead of just a "nVidia af282lj kadr0f1l" chip.
David @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:24AM
ahh yeah, the af282lj kadr0f1l, an excellent chip
Technex @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:37AM
I liked the af282lj kadr1f1l chip... Much better than the af282lj kadr0f1l....
:)
Mobius_1 @ Jun 3rd 2008 11:20AM
Most chips never see the light of day after assembly anyway, so logos are irrelevant
dj-kenpo @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:17AM
I hope they start using a socket based videocard in laptops like the one in the photo... we could actually upgrade then....
Chad @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:22AM
They have been able to do this for years but most manufacturers choose not to so they can save the 10 - 20 cents per unit the socket would cost them.
Papa Midnight @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:32AM
Chad unfortunately speaks the truth.
Mobius_1 @ Jun 3rd 2008 11:32AM
And they get a couple extra hundred bucks every time we upgrade a whole laptop rather than a video card
Deed @ Jun 3rd 2008 12:47PM
Well I suppose that does mean they lose $100-200 for every ten thousand units sold...
Man I never even considered the possibility for socket-based M GPUs. I hope these are implemented by the time I'd need a new laptop in three or so years. If I had that in my current laptop, I'd be able to switch out this apparently buggy 8600M GT. That'd be a real plus.
BigD145 @ Jun 3rd 2008 2:44PM
Slot based works perfectly fine. It's not as if socket based GPU's are in desktops so you could swap them with your laptop. I would just like to see less integrated GPU's in laptops.
teej @ Jun 3rd 2008 2:52PM
whoa there, i upgraded my 16MB Geforce 2 Go to a 32MB Geforce 2 Go on a Dell in 2003!
wickedpheonix @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:18AM
Alright! Can we get slightly updated MacBook Pros now please?
Dias @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:18AM
I hope next autumn MacBook Pro upgrade will have one of this.
roach @ Jun 3rd 2008 12:04PM
think of current gpu, then go one gpu down = Mac computer
PM1 @ Jun 3rd 2008 3:56PM
@ roach
Yeah, because the current 8600M GT on the Macbook Pro....is actually an 8400M in disguise....and when they went from the X1600 to the 8600M GT...they actually went one GPU down and the 8600M GT is now somehow slower than the X1600, even though all benchmarks prove otherwise.
Idiot.
Hackius @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:22AM
So can I open my XPS 1530 and slap this in?
majortom1981 @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:40AM
The xps 1530 notebook has the gpu on the motherboard itself . so no you cant.
If you had an inspiron 1520 then maybe but the xps line ahs them on the motherboadr itself (not as a card).
Daniel @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:22AM
sexy.
Frun @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:24AM
"These new notebooks will be optimized to deliver a visual experience and raw computing performance that traditional cookie-cutter notebooks with integrated graphics simply can't touch."
MBA reference?
Logan @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:45AM
Hmm, Hybrid SLI sounds interesting.... almost as interesting as to how they are going to fit two of those cards in today's laptops.
Juaquin @ Jun 3rd 2008 1:54PM
I'm wondering if Hybrid will be extended to desktop GPU's - it would make a great upgrade path. If you can only afford an 8800GTS now, then buy an 8800GTX later when the prices drop, and use both of them to get maybe 1.8x the performance of the GTS, that would rock.
iofthestorm @ Jun 3rd 2008 2:00PM
One of them will just be an IGP and the other will be an actual graphics card.
Kukawaki @ Jun 3rd 2008 2:25PM
Sorry guys, that's not how hybrid SLI works. Hybrid allows you to switch between integrated (think GF8200) and dedicated graphics. In this respect it could be awesome because you can achieve better battery life when GPU power is not needed. Good news is that they are also planning on supporting it on the desktop for all of you energy saving gamers out there. :)
fourthletter @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:45AM
Yummy, but will my laptop still burn through my jeans ?
teej @ Jun 3rd 2008 2:55PM
you shouldn't actually rest your laptop on your lap. assuming you're male, the heat generated from the laptop will kill your sperm count. now, if it's literally burning through your jeans, you have bigger problems.
crsh @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:00AM
Is this a "real" 9xxx series GPU or a re-branded G92 core like the current 9600-9800 cards? There's already 9500Ms in some Asus lappies anyway (that have been shipping for 2 months or so).. so they're just making it official because they had nothing else to announce?
Skry @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:35AM
these are updated chips as far as I know, the 9550 was just the old chip with slightly higher clocks, so Nvidia decided they wouldn't call it the true 9600, which hopefully this is.
IT-Accountant @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:01AM
*prepares to sell his left arm and left leg for an 9800mGTX*
egotman @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:05AM
Go for both your legs and keep the arm... otherwise no Crysis for you.
nelson @ Jun 3rd 2008 10:57AM
Put it in the montevina mbp!
OneLove @ Jun 3rd 2008 11:00AM
All they need to do now is to start selling these on newegg so i can upgrade my laptop gpu anytime I feel like it.
chadow @ Jun 3rd 2008 11:16AM
Aren't most of the laptops out MXM II and not MXM III? I think voltage went from 25W to 35W, so most laptops with replaceable graphics cards (including mine unfortunately) wont be able to power this....unless they changed the power specs.
Wait....that says it supports MXM3....does that mean it is natively 2???
Screen Deep @ Jun 3rd 2008 11:58AM
Wondering about the same thing. I have an Asus VX2S (8600GT 512MB) and would be keen to upgrade if possible. (More memory being the primary reason, not for gaming purposes but for oil and gas interpretation work...)
Jonathant21 @ Jun 3rd 2008 12:49PM
Yeah I would like to know the same thing. I have asus V1S-A1 and it currently has a 8600M GT in it. How do these new cards stack up again the one I already have?
drtibbs @ Jun 3rd 2008 2:07PM
Sorry guys but the spec for 2 is a different size and power, the only thing is that 3 is not a newer or better spec but just made for bigger notebooks, usually 17" screens. Bigger ones have more room for cooling thus can handle the hotter cards. I have the 8600m gt in my Acer 5920g and have no problems with it....after switching to xp. The good news is that 2 is not an outdated spec and we should still see new cards released for it.
Kukawaki @ Jun 3rd 2008 2:25PM
Wattage you mean? Or is it 25&35V as in Volts? :P
Franz Gruswitz @ Jun 3rd 2008 12:03PM
I'm guessing these will be in the next Macbook Pros, but I want one in a Mac Mini. Please!
Teddy @ Jun 3rd 2008 1:32PM
So can I expect a Dell XPS M1550 with a 9600M GT & Centrino 2 by next month ?
or maybe a M1350 with a 9500M GS & Centrino 2 ?
Matt @ Jun 3rd 2008 1:51PM
"but will also speed up today's lifestyle applications, like video encoding from a PC to a small personal media device, where the speed up in the video conversion is up to 5x faster with the GeForce 9M family GPUs."
um, yes please... where is that for desktop video editors?
xB Owner @ Jun 3rd 2008 1:53PM
I think it is funny that they are "announcing" this now as well. The 9M series of gpus have been available from manufacturers for a while. And almost all of them have been determined to be on par performance wise with the previous generation's equivalent. The difference being smaller architecture and in turn (hopefully) cooler running temps.
In the list of 15"+ notebooks I have been comparing I've noticed several 9M series gpus. The 9500M GS from Acer and Asus to replace the 8600M GT and the 9650M GS from Acer to replace the 8700M GT. When you compare the specs between the new and old generation gpus they are nearly identical. Though finding information on the newer models proved quite difficult since Nvidia didn't have any information on their site. Maybe now that will change.
Teddy @ Jun 3rd 2008 6:20PM
Just because the specs are similar or the same doesn't mean performance won't be better. I read somewhere that the 8600M GT is under-clocked and the 9600M GT won't be because of the smaller architecture (cooler running). In other words, the 9600M GT is a optimized 8600M GT with better performance. Crysis playable at medium settings perhaps which would make me happy considering the performance vs. mobility trade-off on a 15.4" notebook.
fish @ Jun 3rd 2008 2:09PM
If we can get something approaching 9600 GT performance in a laptop at a reasonable price and still not using masses of power, that would be very cool. Sorta 8-9K 3dMark06. I know you can get 8800M GTX but that costs a fortune.
My Vostro 1500 with 8600M GT is good, but latest games are beyond it (crysis, UE3 stuff, etc), so I'd be up for one of these.