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| Release date | November 7, 1995 May 22, 1995[1][non-primary source needed] |
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| Codename | NV1 |
| DirectX | None |
| History | |
| Successor | RIVA 128 |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported | |
The Nvidia NV1, manufactured by SGS-Thomson Microelectronics under the model name STG2000, was a multimedia PCI card announced in May 1995 and released in November 1995.[2] It was sold to retail by Diamond as the Diamond Edge 3D.
The NV1 featured a complete 2D/3D graphics core based upon quadratic texture mapping, VRAM or FPM DRAM memory, an integrated 32-channel 350 MIPS playback-only sound card, and a Sega Saturn-compatible joypad port. As such, it was intended to replace the 2D graphics card, Sound Blaster-compatible audio systems, and 15-pin joystick ports, then prevalent on IBM PC compatibles.
Putting all of this functionality on a single card led to significant compromises, and the NV1 was not very successful in the market. A modified version, the NV2, was developed in partnership with Sega for the Sega Dreamcast, but ultimately dropped.[citation needed] Nvidia's next stand-alone product, the RIVA 128, focused entirely on 2D and 3D performance and was much more successful.
- ^ Nvidia Corporation (May 22, 1995). "Multimedia Accelerator From NVIDIA Corporation Transforms PC Into The Ultimate Multimedia Machine" (Press release). Archived from the original on November 12, 1996. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Nvidia Corporation (May 22, 1995). "NVidia, Links to other Press Releases" (Press release). Archived from the original on February 28, 1997.