The elusive TNT2 has been flushed out of hiding by gaming site Sharkey Extreme, and lavished with critical acclaim.

According to an exclusive review on the site, nVIDIA's next-generation chipset is a vast improvement over its predecessor, the TNT.

The web site reports that nVIDIA will formally announce the TNT2 chipset on Monday.

For full benchmark results from Sharkey's first-look testing of an Ultra TNT2-based Diamond Viper V770, visit http://www.sharkyextreme.com .