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NVIDIA BUILDS ON RECORD SALES PERFORMANCE FOR THE ELEVENTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH

NVIDIA-based solutions remain the consumer’s premier choice at UK retail

THEALE, BERKSHIRE — DECEMBER 10th, 2003 — NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, today announced that it continues to enjoy record market share performance in the UK as shown by the ChartTrack report for November.

The latest results show that NVIDIA has reinforced its position as the market leader of visual computing technology by some margin over competitors, further reinforcing the company’s reputation as the premier choice for consumers. From November’s figures, the company now enjoys an 81 per cent share of the top 30 cards on the market (through Chart Track panel retailers) with its nearest competitors reaching 18 per cent and 1 per cent respectively.

Furthermore, NVIDIA-based products occupy the top eight slots in the Top Ten graphics cards sold in the month of November through Chart Track panel retailers. PNY Technologies have taken the top three positions with their Verto GeForce FX 5200 128Mb PCI, Verto GeForce2 MX400 64Mb PCI and Verto GeForce 4 MX440 AGP 64Mb DDR SDRAM respectivelyrespectively^[1]. 

“Our performance up to Christmas has been the product of a great deal of focus and commitment to our retail programmes,” said Roy Taylor, sales director EMEA at NVIDIA. “’The Way It’s Meant To Be Played’ campaign continues to be a complete success and our latest market share results are a testimony to all the hard work of the publishers, retailers and partners that have supported it. We are delighted.”

NVIDIA’s ‘The Way It’s Meant To Be Played’ (TWIMTBP) campaign has become a key driving force in the company’s success. The combination of deploying experienced developer and marketing support has helped achieve the programme’s key objective of supplying a reliable and stable console-like experience for the consumer on their home PC.

[1] Figures taken from ChartTrack, November 2003.

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 games consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 1,400 people worldwide. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.nvidia.co.uk.