RSSNvidia launches Ion netbook chips, new notebook drivers
By Jacqueline Emigh | Published December 18, 2008, 2:35 PM
Beyond rolling out a new graphics chipset for netbooks this week, Nvidia launched the beta edition of updated drivers for Windows XP and Vista notebook PCs outfitted with its graphics processors.
In addition to introducing the GeForce 9400M "Ion" graphics chipset for netbooks, Nvidia is now offering user-downloadable updated graphics drivers which extend its high-end CUDA architecture to notebook PCs.
Nvidia is aiming "Ion" at replacing the Intel graphics silicon currently used with Intel's Atom processor by providing netbook manufacturers with better graphics performance. Also in the interests of better performance, Nvidia's updated notebook PC drivers are designed to support features such as GPU-accelerated game physics and video conversion.
Starting today, users of many notebooks with GeForce 8- and 9-series GPUs or Quuadro NVS-equipped can download beta versions of the new 32- and 64-bit drivers directly from Nvidia's Web site.
Also on the site, Nvidia has posted a list of notebook PCs not yet supported by the new drivers.
Early next year, users will be able to download a WHQL-certified version of the drivers supporting all GeForce 7, 8, and 9 series and Quadro NVS series notebook GPUs, according to a statement from Nvidia.
this is great news...The Intel Atom is a very respectable netbook CPU but Intel marred it with a really old and crappy chipsets that uses more power than the CPU.
this nvidia chipset should be leaps and bounds ahead of the crappy and power hungry Intel 945 while giving much better gfx performance and video playback.
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Not on topic but lest we forget NVidia about those two trash boards you've marketed so far - working on a third - How about you just send me a good one for a change instead of pawning off this known and undenialble sh*t.
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Ah Jaq my dear. Still writing for BN against all odds. Would be so much more rewarding to find some links tho...
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LMAO...
Nice. Modded down.
*shakes head*
I agree with you 100%, man.
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Well, on 2nd thought I don't entirely agree with my 'against all odds' statement in the context of this being BN contrary to a respectable publication.
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