NV1
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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.
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Release date | November 7, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-11-07) May 22, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-05-22)[1][non-primary source needed] |
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Codename | NV1 |
DirectX | None |
History | |
Successor | RIVA 128 |
Support status | |
Unsupported |
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, focussed entirely on 2D and 3D performance and was much more successful.