NForce 500 explained

Table Name:	Nvidia nForce 500
Socket:	LGA 775 Socket AM2
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

• Support for NVIDIA SLI technology, including Quad SLI (enabling the simultaneous use of four GPUs) and SLI LinkBoost developments.
• Support for up to six SATA 3 Gbit/s hard disks and ten USB 2.0 devices.
• Support for dual RAID 5.

Chipsets for AMD processors^[1]

nForce 590 SLI MCP

• 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

• Performance dual GPU segment.
• Total of 28 PCI Express lanes.

nForce 570 LT SLI

• Performance dual GPU segment.
• Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

nForce 570 Ultra

• Performance single GPU segment, lacking SLI support.
• Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

nForce 560 SLI

• Performance dual GPU segment, featuring only one Ethernet and four SATA ports.
• Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

nForce 560

• Mainstream single GPU segment, lacking SLI support, and featuring only one Ethernet and four SATA ports.
• Total of 19 PCI Express lanes.

nForce 550

• 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

• 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

• 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)

• Performance dual GPU segment.
• Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

nForce 500 Ultra (nForce4 Ultra AM2)

• Performance single GPU segment.
• Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

nForce 500 (nForce4 AM2)

• Value single GPU segment.
• Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

Chipsets for Intel processors^[2]

nForce 590 SLI

• Enthusiast dual GPU segment, with full x16 + x16 SLI support.
• Total of 48 PCI Express lanes.

nForce 570 SLI

• Performance dual GPU segment, with x8 + x8 SLI support.
• Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

See also

• Comparison of Nvidia chipsets^[3]

External links

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: NVIDIA nForce 500 Series MCPs for AMD . 2013-10-15 . NVIDIA official website.
2. Web site: NVIDIA nForce 500 Series MCPs for Intel . 2013-10-15 . NVIDIA official website.
3. Web site: GPU Comparisons, Features And Benchmarks . 2023-09-25 . anycompares.com . en-US.