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NVIDIA Corporation (ticker: NVDA, exchange: NASDAQ Global Market (.O)) News Release - August 7, 2003


NVIDIA Reports Operating Results for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2004

Strong Product Leadership Drives 13.5 Percent Quarter-Over-Quarter Revenue Growth

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 ended July 27, 2003.

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For the second quarter of fiscal 2004, revenue increased to $459.8 million, compared to $427.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2003, an increase of 8 percent. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 was $24.2 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to net income of $5.3 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2003.

Revenue for the six months ended July 27, 2003 was $864.8 million, compared to revenue of $1.01 billion for the six months ended July 28, 2002. Net income for the six months ended July 27, 2003 was $43.9 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, compared to net income of $88.5 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the six months ended July 28, 2002.

"The broad adoption of our new FX family of GPUs in the desktop, notebook, workstation, and media center segments is driving our revenue growth," stated Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA. "The FX GPUs were designed to bring Cinematic Computing to every platform and segment we serve, and as a result, NVIDIA has the strongest GPU offering available in the market today."

"Earlier this week, we announced our acquisition of MediaQ, the leading provider of graphics and multimedia technology for wireless mobile devices," added Huang. "With our combined strengths, we are in a terrific position to deliver rich media experiences in the three most important visual computing platforms -- personal computers, digital consumer electronics and handhelds."

NVIDIA will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors to discuss its second quarter fiscal 2004 financial results and current financial prospects today at 2:00 P.M. Pacific Time (5:00 P.M. Eastern Time). To listen to the call, please visit the Investor Relations section of the NVIDIA web site at http://www.nvidia.com/ir. A live web cast (listen-only mode) of the conference call will be held at the NVIDIA investor relations website and at http://www.streetevents.com. The web cast will be recorded and available for replay until the Company's conference call to discuss its financial results for its third quarter fiscal 2004.

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 1,600 people worldwide. For more information, visit the Company's web site at www.nvidia.com.

Certain statements in this press release regarding earnings in the second quarter of fiscal 2004, including the statements relating to the Company's expectations for NVIDIA's family of products and expectations of market position and growth, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, manufacturing and other delays relating to new products, difficulties in the fabrication process and dependence of the Company on third-party manufacturers, general industry trends including cyclical trends in the PC and semiconductor industries, manufacturing costs and the pricing of components such as memory, the impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, changes in industry standards and interfaces, market acceptance of the Company's new products, the Company's dependence on third-party developers and publishers and the impact of litigation and other proceedings. Investors are advised to read the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 25, 2003, particularly those sections entitled "Business Risks," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.

NOTE: Registered trademark NVIDIA(R) Corporation, Copyright 2003. All company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers.

 NVIDIA CORPORATION
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                    (In thousands, except per share data)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
                                     July 27,  July 28,  July 27,   July 28,
                                       2003      2002      2003       2002


    Revenue                          $459,774  $427,285  $864,757  $1,010,190

    Cost of revenue                   329,800   327,983   608,215     703,723

    Gross profit                      129,974    99,302   256,542     306,467

    Operating expenses:
      Research and development         65,620    57,229   124,930     109,721
      Sales, general and
       administrative                  39,722    35,908    80,632      73,390

          Total operating expenses    105,342    93,137   205,562     183,111

    Operating income                   24,632     6,165    50,980     123,356

    Interest and other income, net      2,029     1,340     3,891       3,071

    Income before income tax expense   26,661     7,505    54,871     126,427

    Income tax expense (A)              2,511     2,251    10,974      37,928

    Net income                        $24,150    $5,254    $43,897    $88,499

    Basic net income per share          $0.15     $0.03      $0.28      $0.58

    Diluted net income per share        $0.14     $0.03      $0.26      $0.51

    Shares used in basic per share
     computation                      160,077   152,296   159,350     151,490

    Shares used in diluted per share
     computation                      174,551   168,770   170,653     172,628

    (A) The effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended
        July 27, 2003 was 9.4% and 20%, respectively.  The effective income
        tax rate for the three and six months ended July 28, 2002 was 30%.


                              NVIDIA CORPORATION
                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                (In thousands)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                  July 27,        January 26,
                                                    2003              2003
    ASSETS

    Current assets:
      Cash, cash equivalents and
       marketable securities                    $1,011,587        $1,028,413
      Accounts receivable, net                     190,213           154,501
      Inventories                                  217,859           145,046
      Prepaid and other current assets              15,135            12,393
      Prepaid and deferred taxes                    11,249            11,249

        Total current assets                     1,446,043         1,351,602

    Property and equipment, net                    198,945           135,152
    Deposits and other assets                       12,720            10,473
    Prepaid and deferred taxes                      43,317            43,317
    Goodwill                                        55,139            54,227
    Intangible assets, net                          23,949            22,244

        Total assets                            $1,780,113        $1,617,015

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable                            $282,397          $141,129
      Accrued liabilities                          183,196           228,467
      Current portion of note and capital
       lease obligations                             6,528             5,676
      Interest payable                               4,117             4,176

        Total current liabilities                  476,238           379,448

    Capital lease obligations, less
     current portion                                 3,522             4,880
    Long-term convertible debenture                300,000           300,000
    Long-term liabilities                            4,500                --

    Stockholders' equity                           995,853           932,687

        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity                   $1,780,113        $1,617,015 

SOURCE NVIDIA Corporation

CONTACT:
Mohamed Siddeek, Investor Relations,
+1-408-486-7371, or
msiddeek@nvidia.com, or
Derek Perez, Public Relations,
+1-408-486-2512, or
dperez@nvidia.com,
both of NVIDIA Corporation