While that might not sound like a lot, it really is for mobile platforms with your average laptop screen.  NVIDIA released its first GeForce GT 500M series chip. The GeForce GT 540M is based on the GF108 GPU, it has 96 CUDA cores, a 128-bit memory bus, 672MHz core, 1344MHz shaders, and up to 1.5GB GDDR5 (or SDDR3) clocked at up to 3600MHz.

OEMs are launching these Optimized notebooks with GeForce GT 540M GPUs and dual-core "Arrandale" CPUs in order to hit mainstream price points sooner, ahead of Huron River dual-core platforms that will not be released until later in 2011. It is available immediately in China from Acer, and will be available worldwide next month.

With GeForce GT 540M, we are taking an already proven architecture and using the maturity of the manufacturing process to create GPUs with higher clock settings while staying in the same power envelope. As a result, the GeForce GT 540M delivers a significant increase in fill-rate and memory bandwidth, which ultimately translates to better overall performance.

GeForce GT 540M GPUs are DirectX 11 done right, and like all GeForce GPUs, they support the differentiating features that set our GPUs apart from the competition, including: NVIDIA Optimus technology, PhysX, 3D Vision, 3DTV Play, CUDA, and Verde drivers to keep your notebook optimized for tomorrow.