EXHIBIT 99.1

NVIDIA Subsidiary Completes Its Purchase of Certain 3dfx Graphics Assets

Santa Clara, CA - April 19, 2001 - NVIDIA(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA)
announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, NVIDIA US Investment Company,
completed its purchase of certain graphics assets of 3dfx Interactive (Nasdaq:
TDFX).

On December 15, 2000, NVIDIA US Investment Company, NVIDIA and 3dfx signed an
asset purchase agreement for NVIDIA US Investment Company to purchase from 3dfx
certain graphics assets, which include, but are not limited to, patents, patent
applications, trademarks, brand names and other graphics related assets. At the
closing, NVIDIA US Investment Company paid $55 million in cash to 3dfx. Subject
to the satisfaction of certain additional conditions, 3dfx may receive
additional consideration from NVIDIA US Investment Company in the form of cash
and/or shares of Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation. As a result of today's
closing, the patent infringement litigation between NVIDIA Corporation and 3dfx
will be jointly dismissed with prejudice.

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NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), based in Santa Clara, CA, is the global
leader in advanced graphics and multimedia processing technology for the
consumer and professional computing markets. Its 2D, 3D, video and multimedia
capabilities make NVIDIA one of the premier semiconductor companies in the
world. NVIDIA offers a wide range of products and services, delivering superior
performance and crisp visual quality for PC-based applications such as
manufacturing, science, e-business, entertainment, and education.

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entitled "Factors Affecting Operating Results," for a fuller discussion of these
and other risks and uncertainties.

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