Comparison of Nvidia nForce chipsets
This is a comparison of chipsets designed by Nvidia. Nvidia stopped producing chipsets in 2009. Nvidia codenames its chipsets MCPs.
[nForce]
nForce
nForce Southbridges
[nForce2]
nForce2
nForce2 Southbridges
[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 | Fabrication process | FSB/HT Frequency | AGP | PCI | USB | PATA | SATA | LAN | Sound | Features | Notes |
| nForce3 150 | CK8 | September 23, 2003 | Athlon 64, Sempron 64 Socket 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 | CK8 | March, 2004 | Athlon 64, Sempron 64 Socket 939, 754 | 150 nm | HT 800 MHz | AGP 8× | 6 Ports | 8 Ports Rev 2.0 | 2 Ports UDMA 133 | 4 Ports 1.5 Gbit/s | 100 Mbit/s | AC'97 2.3 | GB variant includes gigabit LAN 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 | |
| nForce3 Ultra | CK8 | June 1, 2004 | Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64 Socket 939, 754 | 150 nm | HT 1 GHz | AGP 8× | 6 Ports | 8 Ports Rev 2.0 | 2 Ports UDMA 133 | 4 Ports 1.5 Gbit/s | 1000 Mbit/s | AC'97 2.3 | 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 | Fabrication process | FSB/HT Frequency | 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 64 Socket AM2, 939, 754 | HT 800 MHz | 1.0a 20 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 | CK8-04 | October, 2004 | Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64 Socket AM2, 939, 754 | HT 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 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 | CK8-04 | October, 2004 | Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64 Socket AM2, 939, 754 | HT 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 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 | CK8-04 | October, 2004 | Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64 Socket AM2, 939, 754 | HT 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 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 64 Socket 939 | HT 1 GHz | 1.0a 38 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)
nForce 400">NForce4#nForce400.2F405.2F410.2F430">nForce 400 (GeForce 6000">GeForce 6#GeForce 6100 and 6150 series">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 | HyperTransport | PCI-Express | SLI | PCI | USB | PATA | SATA | LAN | Sound | Features | Notes |
| GeForce 6100 + nForce 400 | MCP61 | 2006 | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64 Socket AM2, 939 | 90 nm | HT 1 GHz | 1.0a 2 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 64 Socket AM2, 939 | 90 nm | HT 1 GHz | 1.0a 10 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 6150 + nForce 410 | C51G + MCP51 | 2005 | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64 Socket AM2, 939, 754 | 90 nm | HT 1 GHz | 1.0a 18 lanes | No | 6 Ports | 8 Ports Rev 2.0 | 2 Ports UDMA 133 | 2 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s | 100 Mbit/s | HDA | Onboard GeForce 6150 | |
| GeForce 6150 + nForce 430 rev. 1 | C51G + MCP51 | 2005 | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64 Socket AM2, 939 | 90 nm | HT 1 GHz | 1.0a 18 lanes | No | 6 Ports | 8 Ports Rev 2.0 | 2 Ports UDMA 133 | 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s | 1000 Mbit/s | HDA | Onboard GeForce 6150 | |
| GeForce 6150 + nForce 430 rev. 2 | MCP61 | ? | Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron 64 Socket AM2, 939 | 90 nm | HT 1 GHz | 1.0a 10 lanes | No | 6 Ports | 8 Ports Rev 2.0 | 2 Ports UDMA 133 | 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s | 100 Mbit/s | HDA | Onboard GeForce 6150 |
[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 | HyperTransport | 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 Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 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 | Socket AM2 | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 lanes | No | 5 Ports | 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 | Socket AM2 | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 lanes | x8+x8 | 5 Ports | 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 | Socket AM2 | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 lanes | No | 5 Ports | 8 Ports Rev 2.0 | 1 Ports UDMA 133 | 2 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s | 100 Mbit/s | HDA | |||
| nForce 520 LE | MPC61/MCP65 | 2007 | Socket AM2 | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 90 nm / ? | 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 lanes | No | 5 Ports | 8 Ports Rev 2.0 | 1 Ports UDMA 133 | 2 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s | 100 Mbit/s | HDA | MPC61 is enhanced version of nForce 430 rev.2 with Disabled Onboard GeForce 6100 | |
| nForce 520 | MCP65 | 2007 | Socket AM2 | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 lanes | No | 5 Ports | 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 | Socket AM2 | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 lanes | No | 5 Ports | 10 Ports Rev 2.0 | 1 Ports UDMA 133 | 4 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s | 1000 Mbit/s | HDA | |||
| nForce 560 | MCP65 | 2007 | Socket AM2 | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 lanes | No | 5 Ports | 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 | Socket AM2 | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 lanes | x8+x8 | 5 Ports | 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 | Socket AM2 | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 lanes | x8+x8 | 5 Ports | 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 | Socket AM2 | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 1 GHz | 1.0a 20 lanes | No | 5 Ports | 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 | Socket AM2 | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 1 GHz | 1.0a 28 lanes | x8+x8 | 5 Ports | 10 Ports Rev 2.0 | 1 Ports UDMA 133 | 6 Ports 3.0 Gbit/s | 2× 1000 Mbit/s | HDA | |||
| nForce 590 SLI | Crush51 + MCP55 | March 7, 2006 | Socket AM2 | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom Phenom II | 1 GHz | 1.0a 46 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 |