Comparison of Nvidia chipsets
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nForceNForceThe nForce is a motherboard chipset created by Nvidia for AMD Athlon and Duron microprocessors. The chipset shipped in 3 varieties; 220, 415, and 420. 220 and 420 are very similar with each having the integrated GPU, but the 220 only has a single channel of memory available whereas 420 has the...
| Model | Release Date | Processors Supported | Fabrication process (nm) |
FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) |
Memory | Max. memory | AGP | PATA | Sound | Features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nForce 220 | 2001 | Athlon XP, Athlon, Duron | 266MHz, 200MHz | DDR | 1.5GB | AGP4X | 4 Ports | AC'97 NVAPU (MCP-D) |
64bit Geforce 2 MX (IGP-64) | ||
| nForce 415 | 2002 | Athlon XP, Athlon, Duron | 266MHz, 200MHz | DDR | 1.5GB | AGP4X | 4 Ports | AC'97 NVAPU (MCP-D) |
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| nForce 420 | 2001 | Athlon XP, Athlon, Duron | 266MHz, 200MHz | DDR | 1.5GB | AGP4X | 4 Ports | AC'97 NVAPU (MCP-D) |
128bit Geforce 2 MX (IGP-128) |
nForce2NForce2The nForce2 chipset was released by Nvidia in July 2002 as a refresh to the original nForce product offering. The nForce2 chipset was a platform for motherboards supporting AMD's Socket A CPUs along with DDR SDRAM...
| Model | Release Date | Processors Supported | Fabrication process (nm) |
FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) |
Memory | Max. memory | AGP | SATA | PATA | Sound | Features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nForce2 | 2002 | Athlon XP, Sempron, Athlon, Duron | 333MHz, 266MHz, 100MHz | DDR | 3GB | AGP8X | 4 Ports | AC'97 NVAPU (MCP-T) |
optional GeForce 4 MX IGP | optional dual channel memory interface | ||
| nForce2 400 | 2003 | Athlon XP, Sempron, Athlon, Duron | 400MHz, 333MHz, 266MHz, 100MHz | DDR | 3GB | AGP8X | 2x 1.5Gbit/s (MCP-S, MCP-Gb) | 4 Ports | AC'97 NVAPU (MCP-T) |
single channel memory interface | RAID (MCP-RAID, MCP-Gb) gigabit LAN (MCP-Gb) |
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| nForce2 Ultra 400 | 2003 | Athlon XP, Sempron, Athlon, Duron | 400MHz, 333MHz, 266MHz, 100MHz | DDR | 3GB | AGP8X | 2x 1.5Gbit/s (MCP-S, MCP-Gb) | 4 Ports | AC'97 NVAPU (MCP-T) |
dual channel memory interface | RAID (MCP-RAID, MCP-Gb) gigabit LAN (MCP-Gb) |
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nForce3NForce3The nForce3 chipset was created by Nvidia as a Media and Communications Processor. Specifically, it was designed for use with the Athlon 64 processor.- Features of the nForce3 :...
| Model | Release Date | Processors Supported | Fabrication process (nm) |
FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) |
Memory | AGP | SATA | PATA | Sound | Features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nForce3 250 | September 23, 2003 | Athlon 64, Sempron Socket 754 |
HT 800MHz | DDR | AGP8X | 4 Ports 1.5Gbit/s | 4 Ports | AC'97 | Gb variant includes gigabit LAN | ||
| nForce3 Ultra | June 1, 2004 | Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket 939 |
HT 1GHz | DDR | AGP8X | 4 Ports 1.5Gbit/s | 4 Ports | AC'97 | |||
For AMD processors
| Model | Release Date | Processors Supported | Fabrication process (nm) |
FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) |
Memory | PCI-Express | SLI | SATA | PATA | Sound | Features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nForce4 | October, 2004 | Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket 939, 754 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 / DDR | 1.0 | 4 Ports 1.5 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | AC'97 | ||||
| nForce4 Ultra | October, 2004 | Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket 939 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 / DDR | 1.0 | 4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | AC'97 | Same chipset as nForce4 SLI but with some resistors removed thus disabling SLI | |||
| nForce4 SLI | October, 2004 | Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket 939, 754 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 / DDR | 1.0 | SLI x8 | 4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | AC'97 | |||
| nForce4 SLI X16 | November, 2005 | Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket 939 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR | 1.0 | SLI x16 | 4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | AC'97 |
For Intel processors
| Model | Release Date | Processors Supported | Fabrication process (nm) |
FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) |
Memory | PCI-Express | SLI | SATA | PATA | Sound | Features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nForce4 Ultra | January 17, 2006 | Pentium D Pentium D The Pentium D brand refers to two series of desktop dual-core 64-bit x86-64 microprocessors with the NetBurst microarchitecture manufactured by Intel. Each CPU comprised two dies, each containing a single core, residing next to each other on a multi-chip module package. The brand's first processor,... , Pentium 4 Pentium 4 Pentium 4 was a line of single-core desktop and laptop central processing units , introduced by Intel on November 20, 2000 and shipped through August 8, 2008. They had a 7th-generation x86 microarchitecture, called NetBurst, which was the company's first all-new design since the introduction of the... , EE, Celeron D LGA 775 |
1066 MHz | DDR2 | 1.0 | 4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | HDA | ||||
| nForce4 SLI XE | January 17, 2006 | Pentium D, Pentium 4, EE, Celeron D LGA 775 |
1066 MHz | DDR2 | 1.0 | SLI x8 | 4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | HDA | |||
| nForce4 SLI | April 5, 2005 | Pentium D, Pentium 4, EE, Celeron D LGA 775 |
1066 MHz | DDR2 | 1.0 | SLI x8 | 4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | AC'97 | |||
| nForce4 SLI X16 | Pentium D, Pentium 4, EE, Celeron D , Core2 (unofficial, some MB), LGA 775 |
1066 MHz | DDR2 | 1.0 | SLI x16 | 4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | AC'97 |
nForce 500NForce 500The nForce 500 is a motherboard chipset series and the successor to the nForce4 series. It was revealed by NVIDIA on 2006-03-07 and released on 2006-05-23...
Series
| Model | Release Date | Processors Supported | Fabrication process (nm) |
FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) |
Memory | PCI-Express | SLI | SATA | PATA | Sound | Features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nForce 500 | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket AM2 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 / DDR | x16: 1 slot x1: 3 slots |
4 Ports 1.5 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | AC'97 | |||||
| nForce 500 Ultra | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket AM2 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 / DDR | x16: 1 slot x1: 3 slots |
4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | AC'97 | |||||
| nForce 500 SLI | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 Socket AM2 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 / DDR | x8: 2 slots x1: 3 slots |
SLI x8 | 4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | AC'97 | ||||
| nForce 520 LE | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket AM2 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 | x16: 1 slot x1: 2 slots |
2 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | |||||
| nForce 520 | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket AM2 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 | x16: 1 slot x1: 3 slots |
4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | |||||
| nForce 550 | March 7, 2006 | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket AM2 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 | x16: 1 slot x1: 4 slots |
4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | ||||
| nForce 560 | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket AM2 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 | x16: 1 slot x1: 3 slots |
4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | |||||
| nForce 560 SLI | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 Socket AM2 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 | x8: 2 slots x1: 2 slots |
SLI x8 | 4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | AC'97 | ||||
| nForce 570 Ultra | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket AM2 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 | x16: 1 slot x1: 4 slots |
6 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | |||||
| nForce 570 LT SLI | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 Socket AM2 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 | x8: 2 slots x1: 2 slots |
SLI x8 | 4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | ||||
| nForce 570 SLI | March 7, 2006 | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 Socket AM2 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 | x16: 1 slot x8: 1 slot x1: 4 slots |
SLI x8 | 6 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | |||
| nForce 590 SLI | March 7, 2006 | Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 Socket AM2 |
HT 1 GHz | DDR2 | x16: 2 slots x8: 1 slot x1: 6 slots |
SLI x16 | 6 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA |
For AMD processors
| Model | Release Date | Processors Supported | Fabrication process (nm) |
FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) |
Memory | PCI-Express | PCI Bus Master | SLI | SATA | PATA | Sound | Network | Features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nForce 630a / GeForce 7025 | September, 2007 | AMD Athlon 64, X2 64 AMD Sempron (Socket AM2) |
DDR2 | x16: 1 slot x1: 1 slot |
N/A | 4 ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 ports | HDA | 1 x 10/100/1000 | Onboard GeForce 7025 Onboard RAID 0, 0+1, 5 |
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| nForce 630a / GeForce 7050 | September, 2007 | AMD Athlon 64, X2 64 AMD Sempron (Socket AM2) |
DDR2 | x16: 1 slot x1: 1 slot |
N/A | 4 ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 ports | HDA | 1 x 10/100/1000 | Onboard GeForce 7050 w/DVI Onboard RAID 0, 0+1, 5 |
12 USB | |||
| nForce 630a / GeForce 7050PV | September, 2007 | AMD Athlon 64, X2 64 AMD Sempron (Socket AM2) |
110 nm | HT 1 GHz | DDR2 | x16: 1 slot x1: 3 slot |
PCI 2.2: 5 | N/A | 4 ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 ports | HDA 7.1 | 1 x 10/100/1000 | Onboard GeForce 7050 w/DVI Onboard RAID 0, 0+1, 5 |
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| nForce 680a SLI | December 6, 2006 | AMD Dual Dual-core Socket F | HT 1 GHz | DDR2 | x16: 2 slots x8: 2 slots x1: 8 slots |
PCI 2.2: 1 | SLI x16 | 12 ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 ports | HDA 7.1 | 4 x 10/100/1000 |
For Intel processors
| Model | Release Date | Processors Supported | Fabrication process (nm) |
FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) |
Memory | PCI-Express | SLI | SATA | PATA | Sound | Features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nForce 610i / GeForce 7050 | Intel Core 2, Pentium D, Pentium 4 LGA 775 |
1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz | DDR2 up to 800 single channel | x16: 1 slot x1: 1 slot |
4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | 2.1 channel | Supports quad core and 45 nm CPUs | ||||
| nForce 630i / GeForce 7100 | Intel Core 2, Pentium D, Pentium 4 LGA 775 |
1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz | DDR2 up to 800 single channel | x16: 1 slot x1: 2 slots |
4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | |||||
| nForce 630i / GeForce 7150 | Intel Core 2, Pentium D, Pentium 4 LGA 775 |
1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz | DDR2 up to 800 single channel | x16: 1 slot x1: 2 slots |
4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | |||||
| nForce 650i Ultra | Intel Core 2 LGA 775 |
1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz | DDR2 up to 800 with Dual Channel | x16: 1 slot x1: 2 slots |
4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | HDA | Extreme FSB Overclocking: Good | ||||
| nForce 650i SLI | Intel Core 2 LGA 775 |
1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz | DDR2 up to 800 with Dual Channel | x8: 2 slots x1: 2 slots or x16: 1 slot x1: 2 slots |
SLI x8 | 4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 4 Ports | HDA | Extreme FSB Overclocking: Good | |||
| nForce 680i LT SLI | March 26, 2007 | Intel Core 2 LGA 775 |
1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz | DDR2 up to 800 with Dual Channel | x16: 2 slots x8: 1 slot x1: 6 slots |
SLI x16 | 6 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | Extreme FSB Overclocking: Good | ||
| nForce 680i SLI | November 8, 2006 | Intel Core 2 LGA 775 |
1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz | DDR2 up to 1200 with Dual Channel SLI Ready Memory | x16: 2 slots x8: 1 slot x1: 6 slots |
SLI x16, Triple SLI x8 | 6 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | Extreme FSB Overclocking: Best |
For AMD processors
| Model | Release Date | Processors Supported | Fabrication process (nm) |
FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) |
Memory | PCI-Express | SLI | SATA | PATA | Sound | USB | Network | Features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nForce 720a | AMD Phenom, Athlon 64, X2 64 AMD Sempron (Socket AM2+) |
HT3.0 5.2/2.0 GHz |
DDR2 1066/800/667/533 | x16: 1 slot, x1: 2 slots (PCIe 2.0) |
Hybrid with IGP | 6 | 1 | HDA (Azalia) |
12 | GbE: 1 connection | PureVideo, GeForceBoost, HybridPower |
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| nForce 720d | AMD Phenom, Athlon 64, X2 64 AMD Sempron (Socket AM2+) |
HT3.0 5.2/2.0 GHz |
DDR2 1066/800/667/533 | x16: 1 slot, x1: 2 slots (PCIe 2.0) PCI: 3 slots |
Hybrid with IGP | 6 | 1 | HDA (Azalia) |
12 | GbE: 1 connection | PureVideo, GeForceBoost, HybridPower |
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| nForce 730a | May 2008 | AMD Phenom, Athlon 64, X2 64 AMD Sempron (Socket AM2+) |
HT3.0 5.2/2.0 GHz |
DDR2 1066/800/667/533 | x16: 1 slot, x1: 2 slots (PCIe 2.0) |
Hybrid with IGP | 6 | 1 | HDA (Azalia) |
12 | GbE: 1 connection | PureVideo HD, GeForceBoost, HybridPower |
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| nForce 750a | May 2008 | AMD Phenom, Athlon 64, X2 64 AMD Sempron (Socket AM2+) |
HT3.0 5.2/2.0 GHz |
DDR2 up to 1066 |
x8: 2 slots x1: 1 slot (PCIe 2.0) |
2 Way (2x8) | 6 | 1 | HDA (Azalia) |
12 | GbE: 1 connection | PureVideo HD, GeForceBoost, HybridPower, SLI-Memory Ready |
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| nForce 780a | May 2008 | AMD Phenom, Athlon 64, X2 64 AMD Sempron (Socket AM2+) |
90 nm | HT3.0 5.2/2.0 GHz |
DDR2 up to 1066 |
x16: 3 slots x1: 1 slot (PCIe 2.0) |
2, 3 Way (x16, x8, x8) | 6 | 1 | HDA (Azalia) |
12 | GbE: 1 connection | PureVideo HD, GeForceBoost, HybridPower, SLI-Memory Ready |
For Intel processors
| Model | Release Date | Processors Supported | Fabrication process (nm) |
FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) |
Memory | PCI-Express | SLI | SATA | PATA | Sound | Features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nForce 730i/Geforce 9300 | October 16, 2008 | Intel Core 2 LGA 775 |
1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz | DDR2-800 or DDR3-1333 | x16 2.0: 1 slot | N/A | 6 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | Onboard Geforce 9300M | ||
| nForce 750i SLI | Intel LGA 775 | 90 | 1066 / 1333MHz+ | DDR2 533/667/800/1066MHz | x16 2.0 : 2 slots | 2-way SLI (2x16) |
4 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 1 Port | HDA | |||
| nForce 780i SLI | December 17, 2007 | Intel Core 2, Quad Core LGA 775 |
1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz | DDR2 up to 1066 with Dual Channel | x16 2.0: 2 slots x16 1.0: 1 slot |
3-way SLI (3x16) |
6 Ports 3 Gbit/s | 2 Ports | HDA | |||
| nForce 790i SLI | March 2008 | Intel Core 2 Duo, Quad Core | 1600/1333 | DDR3 PC1600 2000MHz | x16 2.0: 2 slots x16 1.0: 1 slot |
3-way SLI (3x16) |
6 Ports 3 Gbit/s |
nForce 900
| Model | Release Date | Processors Supported | Fabrication process (nm) |
FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) |
Memory | PCI-Express | SLI | SATA | PATA | Sound | USB | Network | Features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nForce 980a | 2009 | AMD Phenom, Phenom II, Athlon II, Athlon, Athlon X2 | HT 3.0 5.2/2.6 GHz |
DDR3 1333/1066 DDR2 800/667 |
x16: 3 slots | 2 Way (2x16) 3 Way (3x8) MSI NF980-G65 Gen2 3 Way (2x16 + 1x8) |
6 | 1 | HDA (Azalia) |
12 | GbE: 2 connections | PureVideo HD, GeForceBoost, HybridPower, SLI-Memory Ready, FirstPacket |
nForce Professional
| Model | Release Date | Processors Supported | Fabrication process (nm) |
FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) |
Memory | PCI-Express | SLI | SATA | PATA | Sound | USB | Network | Features | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nForce Professional 2200 MCP | 01/2005 | AMD Opteron | 150 | HT 1.0 1.6 GHz |
DDR 266/333/400 Registered/ECC | 20 lanes, 4 links flexible x16: 2 slots | 2 Way (2x8) | 4 | 4 | Enhanced AC'97 2.3 |
10 | GbE: 1 connections | MediaShield | |
| nForce Professional 2200 MCP and 2050 | 01/2005 | AMD Opteron | 150 | HT 1.0 1.6 GHz |
DDR 266/333/400 Registered/ECC | 40 lanes, 8 links flexible x16: 2 slots | 2 Way (2x16) | 8 | 4 | Enhanced AC'97 2.3 |
10 | GbE: 2 connections | MediaShield | |
| nForce Professional 3400 MCP | AMD Opteron | HT 1 GHz 2000 MT/s |
DDR2 667 Registered/ECC | 28 lanes, 6 links fixed x16: 2 slots | 2 Way (2x8) | 6 | 2 | HDA Azalia |
10 | GbE: 2 connections | MediaShield | |||
| nForce Professional 3600 MCP | AMD Opteron | HT 1 GHz 2000 MT/s |
DDR2 667 Registered/ECC | 28 lanes, 6 links fixed x16: 2 slots | 2 Way (2x8) | 6 | 2 | HDA Azalia |
10 | GbE: 2 connections | MediaShield | |||
| nForce Professional 3600 MCP and 3050 | AMD Opteron | HT 1 GHz 2000 MT/s |
DDR2 667 Registered/ECC | 56 lanes, 12 links flexible x16: 2 slots | 2 Way (2x16) | 12 | 4 | HDA Azalia |
10 | GbE: 4 connections | MediaShield |
See also
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External links
- Product Comparison Chart - Nvidia nForce for AMD - Desktop
- Product Comparison Chart - Nvidia nForce for Intel - Desktop (dated Aug 2007 - nForce6, Core2, LGA 775)
- NVIDIA based motherboards for Intel - Desktop (dated Mar 2008 - nForce7, Core2, LGA 775)
- NVIDIA based motherboards for AMD - Desktop