NVIDIA Corporation announced the new NVIDIA® GeForce 7800 GS graphics processing unit (GPU) for AGP-based systems.

The new GeForce 7800 GS GPU supports Microsoft^® DirectX^® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 and high dynamic-range (HDR) rendering for advanced lighting effects. The GPU features NVIDIA PureVideo™ technology and is optimized for Microsoft Windows Vista™.

“GeForce 7800 GPUs are widely considered the pinnacle of graphics performance for PC gaming enthusiasts, and today’s product introduction will allow a lot of extremely powerful AGP systems to benefit from upgrading to the GeForce 7 Series architecture,” said Ujesh Desai, general manager of desktop GPUs at NVIDIA. “PC gaming enthusiasts with tricked-out AGP systems have a lot invested in their computers so the new GeForce 7800 GS AGP GPU will allow them to extend the life of their systems, and keep their PCs on the bleeding edge.”