NVIDIA GeForce GPUs Create the Ultimate Gaming Platform With Windows 7
Combination of NVIDIA GPUs and Windows 7 Take Gaming to New Levels of Immersion, Delivering Best Experience Yet for PC Gamers
SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - October 22, 2009) - PC gaming experienced a major inflection
point today with the release of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating
system, which creates the ultimate gaming platform when combined with
NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics processing units (GPUs).
"New advances in parallel computing, physics, and, stereoscopic 3D have
amplified the importance of the GPU," said Mike Ybarra, general manager of
Windows Product Management at Microsoft. "These advances, combined with
Windows 7, DirectX 11, and DirectCompute will transform PC gaming for years
to come."
A Windows 7 PC powered by NVIDIA GeForce GPUs will feature technologies
that provide an unprecedented level of immersion that make gaming more
rewarding than ever, including:
NVIDIA 3D Vision™ technology turns a 2D world into a fully immersive
stereoscopic 3D experience. Characters and objects appear to have real
depth and literally jump out of the screen.
NVIDIA PhysX™ engine turns a static world into a dynamic world that
comes to life. Walls can be torn down, with realistic effect. Glass can be
shattered. Trees bend in the wind. Water flows with body and force.
NVIDIA SLI™ technology allows the highest quality and fastest frame
rates by combining multiple GeForce GPUs in a PC. On average, SLI
technology is up to 15% faster on Windows 7 than on previous Windows
operating systems.
Microsoft DirectCompute, a new application program interface (API) for
GPU computing, will allow game developers to introduce new visual effects
with fewer compromises to performance. Applications include image
post-processing, shading & lighting effects, and artificial intelligence.
Microsoft DirectX 11, the next-generation Direct3D API, will enable
game developers to take advantage of NVIDIA's next generation GPU
architecture, codenamed "Fermi," and create advanced visual effects for
upcoming 2010 gaming titles.