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NVIDIA NFORCE PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY LEADING SERVER AND WORKSTATION MOTHERBOARD MANUFACTURERS

COMPUTEX - TAIPEI, TAIWAN - JUNE 2, 2004 - NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced that the Company's NVIDIA nForce(tm)3 Professional media and communications processors (MCPs) have been selected by IWILL and Tyan Computer Corporation-two of the industry's leading professional motherboard manufacturers - for their new high-performance server and workstation motherboard solutions.

Targeting the single and multi-processor AMD Opteron(tm)-based professional computing markets, IWILL and Tyan have selected NVIDIA nForce3 Professional MCPs for their highly integrated, single-chip design and advanced features and functionality, including hardware-optimised security solutions, system stability and IT manageability.

"Our NVIDIA nForce3 Professional 250-based DK8N workstation motherboard with support for dual AMD Opteron processors is fast becoming one of our most successful products ever," said Sunny S. Chang, Sales and Marketing Director at IWILL. "Working with industry core-logic leader NVIDIA enables us to develop cutting-edge products for the professional user and provide them with innovative features, performance and stability unmatched by other professional solutions."

"With their renowned success with their NVIDIA Quadro line of professional graphics solutions and now NVIDIA nForce3 Professional MCPs, it is clear that NVIDIA is on the forefront of technological innovation and we are excited to be working with them to develop products based on their next-generation platform technology," said Danny Hsu, Senior Director of Marketing at Tyan. "With NVIDIA, Tyan will be bringing professional users the compatible, stable and reliable 32-bit and 64-bit computing platform they have been asking for."

Designed for professional computing environments, the NVIDIA nForce3 Professional MCPs incorporate advanced technology solutions, including enterprise-class networking, fault tolerant storage designs and optimisations for NVIDIA Quadro workstation graphics solutions - which are currently supported by an industry-leading selection of certified software applications. The NVIDIA commitment to product longevity further ensures IT investment protection.

"We are thrilled to have partners of such high calibre as IWILL and Tyan - two leading suppliers of motherboard solutions to the retail channel and OEM professional markets," said Drew Henry, general manager of platform business at NVIDIA. "Professional users demand performance, stability and reliability from their workstation and server platforms and we're excited about the possibilities that IWILL and Tyan will be enabling in the professional computing market."

IWILL is currently shipping products based on the NVIDIA nForce3 Professional 250 MCP and NVIDIA is working closely both IWILL and Tyan during their development of new products based on NVIDIA's next-generation silicon, which will include additional support for PCIExpress and other new features.

NVIDIA AND AMD DELIVER IMPROVED SECURITY TO PROTECT THE PC DESKTOP

COMPUTEX - TAIPEI, TAIWAN - JUNE 2, 2004 - Recognising the need to thwart network-level hacking attacks and other security risks, NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced collaborative efforts with AMD and leading Taiwanese motherboard companies to help promote enhanced secure PC platform technology solutions and deliver innovative features and increased levels of protection for desktop PCs, workstations and servers based on the NVIDIA nForce(tm) and AMD64 computing platform.

"Recognising the downtime and costs associated with cleaning up after network infiltrations and virus attacks, it made perfect sense to both us and AMD to build security features directly into the silicon level," said Drew Henry, general manager of platform business at NVIDIA. "The combination of the NVIDIA nForce MCPs with the AMD Athlon FX and AMD Opteron processors provides end users with the best possible platform for performance, features and protection."

Already, NVIDIA and AMD have each incorporated cutting-edge security features at the silicon level to help combat the direct threat of networking-level hacking attacks and other common security risks. NVIDIA's solution - NVIDIA Firewall - is integrated directly into the Company's newest NVIDIA nForce media and communication processors (MCPs) for AMD Athlon(tm) and AMD Opteron(tm) processor-based motherboards. It provides driver-based protection the moment the PC is connected to the Internet or internal network, as well as a graphical user interface allowing customers to configure the Firewall, easily modify settings and manage the security settings remotely.

AMD64 technology processors, which include the AMD Athlon 64 FX and AMD Opteron processor families, incorporate Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) technology that will be enabled by the upcoming Windows(r) XP Service Pack 2 to help eliminate certain security risks and viruses by prohibiting common "buffer overflow" attacks. The combination of NVIDIA nForce MCPs and AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Opteron processors provides users with a great baseline level of protection. NVIDIA and AMD are both committed to providing customers with next-generation security technologies in order to make the PC platform as secure as possible.

"PC security is one of the most pressing and frustrating issues facing computer users today," said Marty Seyer, vice president and general manager of the Microprocessor Business Unit, AMD. "Viruses impact performance. Without hardware to address viruses, even great performing systems are potentially relegated to performing like 20-year old PCs. AMD and NVIDIA recognise the frustration and have done something about it. AMD's Enhanced Virus Protection technology, which will be enabled by the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2, is an ideal complement to NVIDIA's Firewall. Together they strengthen the PC platform to help withstand the ever-increasing number of computer attacks."

NVIDIA is also working with the top Taiwanese motherboard manufacturers, including market leaders ASUSTeK and MSI, to help market their line of nForce-based motherboards featuring integrated security features for the AMD64 market. Together, the companies will help educate consumers on the importance of PC security and begin promoting built-in security as a "must-have" feature for today's PC enthusiasts.

"ASUSTeK is dedicated to providing users with the best technology possible, we are as concerned about security as we are about performance," said Joe Hsieh, Director of ASUS Motherboard Business. "Together, NVIDIA and AMD are helping to bring innovative security technologies to the market at the silicon level, providing end users with a certain level of comfort and protection right out of the box."

"The fact that we are able to provide these innovative security features at no extra cost to our customers is truly revolutionary," said Mr. Rick Wu, Motherboard Product Marketing Manager at MSI. "By providing a combined, protected platform, NVIDIA and AMD are truly developing the next-generation in secure networking and computing."

Major motherboards utilising the security features offered by NVIDIA and AMD include, but are not limited to:

* ASUS K8N-E Deluxe
* Epox EP-8KDA3+
* Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939
* iWill DK8N
* MSI MSI7025
* MSI MSI7030