Comparison of Nvidia chipsets

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This is a comparison of chipsets manufactured by Nvidia.

Contents 1 nForce 2 nForce2 3 nForce3 4 nForce4 4.1 For AMD Processors 4.2 For Intel Processors 5 nForce 500 Series 5.1 For AMD Processors 5.2 For Intel Processors 6 nForce 600 Series 6.1 For AMD processors 6.2 For Intel processors 7 nForce 700 7.1 For AMD processors 7.2 For Intel processors 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] nForce

Model	Release Date	Processors Supported	Fabrication process (nm)	FSB/HT Frequency (MHz)	Memory	PCI-Express	SLI	SATA	PATA	Sound	Features	Notes
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[edit] nForce2

Model	Release Date	Processors Supported	Fabrication process (nm)	FSB/HT Frequency (MHz)	Memory	AGP	SATA	PATA	Sound	Features	Notes
nForce2 Ultra 400		Athlon XP, Sempron, Athlon, Duron		400MHz, 333MHz, 266MHz, 100MHz	DDR	AGP8X	2 Ports 1.5Gbit/s	4 Ports	AC'97

[edit] nForce3

Model	Release Date	Processors Supported	Fabrication process (nm)	FSB/HT Frequency (MHz)	Memory	AGP	SATA	PATA	Sound	Features	Notes
nForce3 250Gb		Athlon 64, Sempron Socket 754		HT 800MHz	DDR	AGP8X	4 Ports 1.5Gbit/s	4 Ports	AC'97
nForce3 Ultra		Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket 939		HT 1GHz	DDR	AGP8X	4 Ports 1.5Gbit/s	4 Ports	AC'97

[edit] nForce4

[edit] 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		Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket 939, 754		HT 1 GHz	DDR2 / DDR			4 Ports 1.5 Gbit/s	4 Ports	AC'97
nForce4 Ultra		Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket 939		HT 1 GHz	DDR2 / DDR			4 Ports 3 Gbit/s	4 Ports	AC'97		Same chip as nForce4 SLI but with some resistors cut off to remove SLI
nForce4 SLI		Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket 939, 754		HT 1 GHz	DDR2 / DDR		SLI x8	4 Ports 3 Gbit/s	4 Ports	AC'97
nForce4 SLI X16		Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Socket 939		HT 1 GHz	DDR		SLI x16	4 Ports 3 Gbit/s	4 Ports	AC'97

[edit] 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		Pentium D,Pentium 4, EE, Celeron D Socket 775		1066 Mhz	DDR2			4 Ports 3 Gbit/s	4 Ports	HDA
nForce4 SLI XE		Pentium D,Pentium 4, EE, Celeron D Socket 775		1066 Mhz	DDR2		SLI x8	4 Ports 3 Gbit/s	4 Ports	HDA
nForce4 SLI		Pentium D,Pentium 4, EE, Celeron D Socket 775		1066 Mhz	DDR2		SLI x8	4 Ports 3 Gbit/s	4 Ports	AC'97
nForce4 SLI X16		Pentium D,Pentium 4, EE, Celeron D Socket 775		1066 Mhz	DDR2		SLI x16	4 Ports 3 Gbit/s	4 Ports	AC'97

[edit] nForce 500 Series

[edit] For AMD Processors

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

[edit] For Intel Processors

Model	Release Date	Processors Supported	Fabrication process (nm)	FSB/HT Frequency (MHz)	Memory	PCI-Express	SLI	SATA	PATA	Sound	Features	Notes

[edit] nForce 600 Series

[edit] For AMD processors

Model	Release Date	Processors Supported	Fabrication process (nm)	FSB/HT Frequency (MHz)	Memory	PCI-Express	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 7020 Onboard RAID 0, 0+1, 5
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
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	SLI x16	12 ports 3 Gbit/s	4 ports	HDA 7.1	4 x 10/100/1000

[edit] 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					DDR2 up to 800 single channel
nForce 630i / GeForce 7100		Intel Core 2, Pentium D, Pentium 4 Socket T		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 Socket T		1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz	DDR2 up to 800 single channeli	x16: 1 slot x1: 2 slots		4 Ports 3 Gbit/s	2 Ports	HDA
nForce 650i Ultra		Intel Core 2 Socket T		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 Socket T		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 Socket T		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 Socket T		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

[edit] nForce 700

[edit] For AMD processors

Model	Release Date	Processors Supported	Fabrication process (nm)	FSB/HT Frequency (MHz)	Memory	PCI-Express	SLI	SATA	PATA	Sound	Features	Notes
nForce 720a
nForce 730a
nForce 750a
nForce 780a

[edit] 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 750i SLI		Intel Socket 775	45	1066 / 1333MHz+	DDR2 533/667/800/1066MHz	x16 2.0 : 2 slots
nForce 780i SLI	December 17, 2007	Intel Core 2 Socket T		1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz	DDR2 up to 1066 with Dual Channel	x16 2.0: 2 slots x16 1.0: 1 slot	Triple SLI x16	6 Ports 3 Gbit/s	2 Ports	HDA	Extreme FSB Overclocking: Best
nForce 790i SLI	March 2008	Intel Core 2 Duo, Quad Core		1600/1333	DDR3 PC16000 2000MHz	2.0	Three way SLI	6 Ports 3 Gbit/s

[edit] See also

• Comparison of AMD chipsets
• Comparison of ATI chipsets
• List of Intel chipsets
• VIA chipsets

[edit] External links

• Product Comparison Chart - Nvidia nForce for AMD - Desktop
• Product Comparison Chart - Nvidia nForce for Intel - Desktop
• NVIDIA based motherboards for Intel - Desktop
• NVIDIA based motherboards for AMD - Desktop