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NVIDIA accelerates PCI Express adoption

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INTEL DEVELOPERS FORUM-SAN JOSE, CA - SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 - NVIDIA
Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing
solutions, today reaffirmed support for the PCI Express(tm) architecture by
announcing that the Company is currently developing a complete family of
next-generation desktop, mobile, and workstation graphics processing units
(GPUs) that are designed to take advantage of the added bandwidth that the
new I/O interconnection standard delivers.

"Bandwidth has always been a gating factor for 3D graphics and the PCI
Express architecture addresses that issue with high frequency, scalable data
paths," said Dan Vivoli, executive vice president of marketing at NVIDIA
Corporation. "PCI Express will be a key enabler of cinematic computing
because it delivers the high-speed data transfer rates that NVIDIA needs to
push 3D graphic technology to the next level."

"The adoption of PCI Express by NVIDIA for its graphics processing units
illustrates the benefits that the PCI Express standard provides for graphics
applications," said Randy Wilhelm, vice president of the Client Platform
Division at Intel Corporation. "Through working with Intel on its PCI
Express product development, NVIDIA will help ensure that its devices work
effectively on Intel's platforms."

Next-generation NVIDIA® GPUs that support the new PCI Express standard will
be available in lock-step with Intel's PCI Express product launch schedules.

The PCI Express architecture is the next step in delivering the bandwidth
and features required for new graphics applications. PCI Express
significantly increases bandwidth between the central processing unit (CPU)
and GPU by enabling a balanced distribution of bandwidth to those
applications that require it the most. For end-users, this results in a
seamless multimedia experience with cinematic-quality graphics at its core.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation is a market leader in visual computing technology
dedicated to creating products that enhance the interactive experience on
consumer and professional computing platforms. Its graphics and
communications processors have broad market reach and are incorporated into
a wide variety of computing platforms, including consumer digital-media PCs,
enterprise PCs, professional workstations, digital content creation systems,
notebook PCs, military navigation systems and video game consoles. NVIDIA
is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 1,500
people worldwide. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at
http://www.nvidia.co.uk <http://www.nvidia.co.uk>.

Certain statements in this press release, including any statements relating
to the Company's performance expectations for NVIDIA's family of products
and expectations of continued revenue growth, are forward-looking statements
that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be
materially different than expectations. Such risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, manufacturing and other delays relating to
new products, difficulties in the fabrication process and dependence of the
Company on third-party manufacturers, general industry trends including
cyclical trends in the PC and semiconductor industries, the impact of
competitive products and pricing alternatives, market acceptance of the
Company's new products, and the Company's dependence on third-party
developers and publishers. Investors are advised to read the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled
"Certain Business Risks," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks
and uncertainties.