This is a comparison of chipsets designed by Nvidia. Nvidia stopped producing chipsets in 2009. Nvidia codenames its chipsets MCPs (Media and Communications Processors).
nForce nForce Model Release date Processors Supported Fabricationprocess (nm) FSB/HTFrequency (MHz) Memory Max. memory AGP Southbridge Integrated Graphics Notes nForce 220(-D) Q2 2001 Athlon XP, Athlon, Duron 266 MHz, 200 MHz DDR266single channel 1.5 GB AGP 4× MCPMCP-D Geforce 2 MX IGPModels ending -D use the MCP-D southbridge nForce 420(-D)DDR266dual channelnForce 415(-D)Q1 2002No
nForce Southbridges Model Release date Fabricationprocess (nm) PCI USB FireWire(IEEE1394) PATA SATA LAN Sound Features Notes MCP 2001 5 Ports 6 Ports Rev 1.1 No 2 Ports UDMA 100 No 100 Mbit/s AC'97 2.1 MCP-D AC'97 2.1NVAPU SoundStorm
nForce2 nForce2 Model Release date Processors Supported Fabricationprocess (nm) FSB/HTFrequency (MHz) Memory Max. memory AGP Southbridge Features Notes nForce2 SPP 2002 Athlon XP, Athlon, Sempron, Duron 333 MHz, 266 MHz, 200 MHz DDR266/333dual channel 3 GB AGP 8× MCP2MCP2-T nForce2 IGP GeForce 4 MX IGP nForce2 400 2003 400 MHz, 333 MHz, 266 MHz, 200 MHz DDR266/333/400single channel MCP2MCP2-TMCP2-S/R/GB nForce2 Ultra 400 DDR266/333/400dual channel
nForce2 Southbridges Model Release date Fabricationprocess (nm) PCI USB FireWire(IEEE1394) PATA SATA LAN Sound Features Notes MCP2 2002 5 Ports 6 Ports Rev 2.0 No 2 Ports UDMA 133 No 100 Mbit/s AC'97 2.1 MCP2-T 2 Ports 2× 100 Mbit/s AC'97 2.1NVAPU SoundStorm additional 100 Mbit/s LAN by 3Com MCP2-S/R 2004 6 Ports 8 Ports Rev 2.0 No 2 Ports 1.5 Gbit/s 100 Mbit/s AC'97 2.1 RAID 0, 1, 0+1 (MCP2-R) MCP2-GB 1000 Mbit/s RAID 0, 1, 0+1Gigabit LAN with nVidia Firewall
nForce3 The memory controller is integrated into the CPU, the supported memory types depend on the CPU and socket used. Model Code Name Release date Processors Supported Fabricationprocess (nm) FSB/HTFrequency (MHz) AGP PCI USB PATA SATA LAN Sound Features Notes nForce3 150 CK8 September 23, 2003 Athlon 64, Sempron 64Socket 939, 754 150 nm HT 600 MHz AGP 8× 6 Ports 6 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 No 100 Mbit/s AC'97 2.1 nForce3 250 March, 2004 HT 800 MHz 8 Ports Rev 2.0 4 Ports 1.5 Gbit/s AC'97 2.3 GB variant includes gigabit LANWhile the SATA controller supports four drives, the integrated SATA PHY only supports two drives; an external SATA PHY is required to support the other two nForce3 Ultra June 1, 2004 Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64Socket 939, 754 HT 1 GHz 1000 Mbit/s While the SATA controller supports four drives, the integrated SATA PHY only supports two drives; an external SATA PHY is required to support the other two
nForce4 For AMD processors The memory controller is integrated into the CPU, the supported memory types depend on the CPU and socket used. Model Code Name Release date Processors Supported Fabricationprocess (nm) FSB/HTFrequency (MHz) PCI-Express SLI PCI USB PATA SATA LAN Sound Features Notes nForce4-4x CK8-04 October, 2004 Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64Socket AM2, 939, 754 HT 800 MHz 1.0a20 lanes No 6 Ports 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 1.5 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s AC'97 2.3 nForce4 October, 2004 Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64Socket AM2, 939, 754 HT 1 GHz 1.0a20 lanes No 6 Ports 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 1.5 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s AC'97 2.3 nForce4 Ultra October, 2004 Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64Socket AM2, 939, 754 HT 1 GHz 1.0a20 lanes No 6 Ports 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s AC'97 2.3 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 64Socket AM2, 939, 754 HT 1 GHz 1.0a20 lanes x8+x8 6 Ports 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s AC'97 2.3 nForce4 SLI X16 Crush51 + CK8-04 November, 2005 Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64Socket 939 HT 1 GHz 1.0a38 lanes x16+x16 6 Ports 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s AC'97 2.3
For Intel processors (LGA 775) Model Code Name Release date CPU Socket Processors Supported Fab (nm) FSB/HTFrequency (MHz) Memory PCI-Express SLI PCI USB PATA SATA LAN Sound nForce4 Ultra Crush19 + MCP51 January 17, 2006 LGA 775 Pentium 4, Pentium EE, Pentium D, Celeron D 1066 MHz DDR2-667dual channel 1.0a20 lanes No 6 Ports 8 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s HDA nForce4 SLI XE Crush19 + MCP51 January 17, 2006 1066 MHz DDR2-667dual channel 1.0a20 lanes ×8+×8 6 Ports 8 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s HDA nForce4 SLI Crush19 + MCP04 April 5, 2005 1066 MHz DDR2-667dual channel 1.0a20 lanes x8+x8 6 Ports 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s AC'97 2.3 nForce4 SLI X16 Crush19 + MCP04 April 5, 2005 Pentium 4, Pentium EE, Pentium D, Celeron DCore 2 (unofficial, some MB) 1066 MHz DDR2-667dual channel 1.0a40 lanes x16+x16 6 Ports 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s AC'97 2.3
nForce 400 (GeForce 6000) The memory controller is integrated into the CPU, the supported memory types depend on the CPU and socket used. List is incomplete because multiple variants of 410 and 430 exist. Model Code Name Release date Processors Supported Fab(nm) HyperTransport(MHz) PCI-Express SLI PCI USB PATA SATA LAN Sound Features Notes GeForce 6100 + nForce 400 MCP61 2006 Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64Socket AM2, 93990 nm HT 1 GHz 1.0a2 lanes No 6 Ports 8 Ports Rev 2.0 1 Ports UDMA 133 2 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 100 Mbit/s HDA Onboard GeForce 6100 GeForce 6100 + nForce 405 MCP61 2006 Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64Socket AM2, 939 1.0a10 lanes GeForce 6150 + nForce 410 C51G + MCP51 2005 Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64Socket AM2, 939, 754 HT 1 GHz(800 MHz s754) 1.0a18 lanes 2 Ports UDMA 133 Onboard GeForce 6150 GeForce 6150 + nForce 430 rev. 1 C51G + MCP51 2005 Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64Socket AM2, 939 HT 1 GHz 1.0a18 lanes 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/sGeForce 6150 + nForce 430 rev. 2MCP61?Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64Socket AM2, 9391.0a10 lanes100 Mbit/s
nForce 500 Series For AMD processors The memory controller is integrated into the CPU, the supported memory types depend on the CPU and socket used. Model Code Name Release date CPU Socket Processors Supported Fab(nm) HyperTransport(MHz) PCI-Express SLI PCI USB PATA SATA LAN Sound Features Notes nForce 500 CK8-04 2006 Socket AM2 Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX OpteronSempron PhenomPhenom II 1 GHz 1.0a20 lanes No 5 Ports 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 1.5 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s AC'97 2.3 Rebranded nForce4 nForce 500 Ultra CK8-04 2006 No 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s AC'97 2.3 Rebranded nForce4 Ultra nForce 500 SLI CK8-04 2006 x8+x8 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s AC'97 2.3 Rebranded nForce4 SLI nForce 510 MCP51 2006 No 8 Ports Rev 2.0 1 Ports UDMA 133 2 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 100 Mbit/s HDA nForce 520 LE MPC61/MCP65 200790 nm / ? No 8 Ports Rev 2.0 1 Ports UDMA 133 2 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 100 Mbit/s HDAMPC61 is enhanced version of nForce 430 rev.2 with Disabled Onboard GeForce 6100 nForce 520 MCP65 2007 No 10 Ports Rev 2.0 1 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 100 Mbit/s HDA nForce 550 MCP55 March 7, 2006 No 10 Ports Rev 2.0 1 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s HDA nForce 560 MCP65 2007 No 10 Ports Rev 2.0 1 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s HDA Same chipset as nForce 570 LT SLI but with some resistors removed thus disabling SLI nForce 560 SLI CK8-04 2007 x8+x8 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s AC'97 2.3 Rebranded nForce4 SLI nForce 570 LT SLI MCP65 2007 x8+x8 10 Ports Rev 2.0 1 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s HDA nForce 570 Ultra MCP55 March 7, 2006 No 10 Ports Rev 2.0 1 Ports UDMA 133 6 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 2× 1000 Mbit/s HDA nForce 570 SLI MCP55 March 7, 2006 1.0a28 lanes x8+x8 10 Ports Rev 2.0 HDA nForce 590 SLI Crush51 + MCP55 March 7, 2006 1.0a46 lanes x16+x16 10 Ports Rev 2.0 HDA
For Intel processors Model Code Name Release date CPU Socket Processors Supported Fab (nm) FSB/HTFrequency (MHz) Memory PCI-Express SLI PCI USB PATA SATA LAN Sound nForce 570 SLI Crush51 + MCP51 2006 LGA 775 Pentium 4, Pentium EE, Pentium D, Celeron D, Core 2 1066 MHz DDR2-666dual channel 1.0a20 lanes x8+x8 (or x16+x1) 5 Ports 8 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s HDA nForce 590 SLI Crush51 + MCP55 2006 1066 MHz DDR2-666dual channel 1.0a48 lanes x16+x16 5 Ports 10 Ports Rev 2.0 1 Ports UDMA 133 6 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 2*1000 Mbit/s HDA
nForce 600 (GeForce 7000) Series For AMD processors The memory controller is integrated into the CPU, the supported memory types depend on the CPU and socket used. Model Code Name Release date CPU Socket Processors Supported Fab (nm) HyperTransport(MT/s) PCI-Express SLI PCI USB PATA SATA LAN Sound Graphic nForce 630a MCP68 September, 2007 Socket AM2 Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX OpteronSempron PhenomPhenom II 1.02000 1.120 lanes No 5 Ports 12 Ports Rev 2.0 1 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s HDA GeForce 7025/7050 nForce 680a SLI 2*MCP55 December 6, 2006 Socket F AMD Dual Dual-core 2 × 1.02× 2000 1.0a56 lanes x16+x16+x8+x8 5 Ports 20 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 12 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 4 × 1000 Mbit/s HDA none
HT1.0 = (2000 MT/s) HT3.0 = (5200 MT/s)
For Intel processors Model Code Name Release date CPU Socket Processors Supported Fab (nm) FSB/HTFrequency (MHz) Memory PCI-Express SLI PCI USB PATA SATA LAN Sound Graphics nForce 610i MCP73 2007 LGA 775 Pentium 4, Pentium EE, Pentium D, Celeron D, Core 2 1333 MHz DDR2-667single channel 1.118 lanes No 5 Ports 8 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 100 Mbit/s HDA GeForce 7050 nForce 630i MCP73 2007 1333 MHz DDR2-800single channel 1.118 lanes No 5 Ports 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s HDA GeForce 7100/7150 nForce 650i Ultra Crush55 + MCP51 2006 1333 MHz DDR2-800dual channel 1.118 lanes No 5 Ports 8 Ports Rev 2.0 4 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s HDA none nForce 650i SLI Crush55 + MCP51 2006 1333 MHz DDR2-800dual channel 1.118 lanes x8+x8 5 Ports 8 Ports Rev 2.0 4 Ports UDMA 133 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s HDA none nForce 680i LT SLI Crush55 + MCP55 March 26, 2007 1333 MHz DDR2-800dual channel 1.146 lanes x16+x16 5 Ports 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 6 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 2*1000 Mbit/s HDA none nForce 680i SLI Crush55 + MCP55 November 8, 2006 1333 MHz DDR2-800dual channel 1.146 lanes x16+x16x8+x8+x8 5 Ports 10 Ports Rev 2.0 2 Ports UDMA 133 6 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 2*1000 Mbit/s HDA none
nForce 700 Series For AMD processors The memory controller is integrated into the CPU; the supported memory is DDR2 in dual channel. Model Code Name Release date CPU Socket Processors Supported Fab (nm) HTFrequency (MHz) PCI-Express SLI PCI USB PATA SATA LAN Sound Features Notes nForce 710a MCP78 2008 Socket AM2+ Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX OpteronSempron PhenomPhenom II HT 3.02.6 GHz 2.020 lanes No 5 Ports 12 Ports Rev 2.0 1 Ports UDMA 133 6 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s 1000 Mbit/s HDA nForce 720a 2008 No Onboard GeForce 8100 nForce 720d 2008 No Rebranded nForce 710a nForce 730a MCP72 May 2008 No Onboard GeForce 8200 Hybrid with IGP nForce 740a SLI May 2008 x8+x8 nForce 750a SLI May 2008 2.018 lanes x8+x8 Onboard GeForce 8200 Hybrid with IGP nForce 780a SLI MCP72 + nForce200 May 2008 2.051 lanes x16+x16x16+x16+x8x8+x8+x8 Onboard GeForce 8200 Hybrid with IGP
For Intel processors