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NForce 500
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| Socket supported | LGA 775 Socket AM2 |
|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | |
| Release date | May 23, 2006 |
| Predecessor | nForce4 |
| Successor | nForce 600 |
The 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 May 23, 2006. The nForce 500 series supports AMD's Socket AM2 and support for Intel's LGA 775 has also been added.
Specifications
[edit]Chipsets for AMD processors
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- Enthusiast dual GPU segment, with full 16+16 SLI support.
- Uses the C51XE northbridge and MCP55XE southbridge. The two chips provide a total of 46 PCI Express lanes.
nForce 570 SLI
[edit]- Performance dual GPU segment.
- Total of 28 PCI Express lanes.
nForce 570 LT SLI
[edit]- Performance dual GPU segment.
- Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.
nForce 570 Ultra
[edit]- Performance single GPU segment, lacking SLI support.
- Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.
nForce 560 SLI
[edit]- Performance dual GPU segment, featuring only one Ethernet and four SATA ports.
- Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.
nForce 560
[edit]- Mainstream single GPU segment, lacking SLI support, and featuring only one Ethernet and four SATA ports.
- Total of 19 PCI Express lanes.
nForce 550
[edit]- Mainstream single GPU segment, lacking SLI and RAID 5 support, and featuring only one Ethernet and four SATA ports.
- Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.
nForce 520
[edit]- Value/Mainstream single GPU segment, lacking SLI and RAID 5 support, and featuring only one 10/100 Ethernet and four SATA ports.
- Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.
- Uses MCP65S northbridge.
nForce 520 LE
[edit]- Value single GPU segment, lacking SLI, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5 support, and featuring only one 10/100 Ethernet, 8USB ports two SATA ports.
- Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.
nForce 500 SLI (nForce4 SLI AM2)
[edit]- Performance dual GPU segment.
- Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.
nForce 500 Ultra (nForce4 Ultra AM2)
[edit]- Performance single GPU segment.
- Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.
nForce 500 (nForce4 AM2)
[edit]- Value single GPU segment.
- Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.
Chipsets for Intel processors
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nForce 590 SLI
[edit]- Enthusiast dual GPU segment, with full x16 + x16 SLI support.
- Total of 48 PCI Express lanes.
nForce 570 SLI
[edit]- Performance dual GPU segment, with x8 + x8 SLI support.
- Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NVIDIA nForce 500 Series MCPs for AMD". NVIDIA official website. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "NVIDIA nForce 500 Series MCPs for Intel". NVIDIA official website. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "GPU Comparisons, Features And Benchmarks". anycompares.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
External links
[edit]- Official Site - All NVIDIA nForce AMD/Intel
- Official site - NVIDIA nForce 500 Series for AMD
- Official site - NVIDIA nForce 500 Series for Intel
- NVIDIA Official Press Release
- AnandTech - nForce 500: nForce4 on Steroids?
- AnandTech - nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition: NVIDIA prepares an Intel 975X Killer
- HardwareZone - NVIDIA nForce 500 Chipset Family
- iXBT Digit Life - NVIDIA nForce 500 Chipsets
- Mike's Hardware - Roadmap Q2 2006
- Sudhian - NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Review
- The Tech Report - NVIDIA's nForce 590 SLI