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EVGA video cards have attained "Designed for Windows XP" certification. These video cards have passed rigorous testing and take full advantage of all of the features and capabilities that Microsoft Windows XP.
Key Features
- CineFX 3.0 Engine: Powers the next generation of cinematic realism. Full support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture delivers faster and smoother gameplay.
- UltraShadow II Technology: Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games, like id SoftwareÕs Doom III, that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources and objects. 2nd-generation technology delivers more than 4x the shadow processing power over the previous generation.
- Intellisample 3.0 Technology: The industryÕs fastest antialiasing delivers ultra-realistic visuals, with no jagged edges, at lightning-fast speeds. Visual quality is taken to new heights through a new rotated grid sampling pattern.
Other Features
- Superscalar 16-Pipe GPU Architecture: Delivers 8x the shading power of previous generation products for screaming gaming performance.
- Adaptable Programmable Video Processor: PureVideoÕs programmable technology adapts to new video encoding formats as they are developed to provide a future-proof video solution.
- 64-Bit Texture Filtering and Blending: Based on the OpenEXR technology from Industrial Light & Magic, NVIDIAÕs 64-bit texture implementation sets new standards for image clarity and quality through floating point capabilities in shading, filtering, texturing, and blending.
- Unified Driver Architecture (UDA): Part of the NVIDIA Forceware unified software environment (USE). The NVIDIA UDA guarantees forward and backward compatibility with software drivers. Simplifies upgrading to a new NVIDIA product because all NVIDIA products work with the same driver software.
- nView Multi-Display Technology: The nView hardware and software technology combination delivers maximum flexibility for multi-display options, and provides unprecedented end-user control of the desktop experience. NVIDIA GPUs are enabled to support multi-displays, but graphics cards vary. Please verify multi-display support in the graphics card before purchasing.
- Digital Vibrance Control 3.0 Technology: Allows the user to adjust color controls digitally to compensate for the lighting conditions of their workspace, in order to achieve accurate, bright colors in all conditions.
- PCI Express Certified: Designed to run perfectly with the next-generation PCI Express bus architecture. This new bus doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X delivering over 4GB/s in both upstream and downstream data transfers.
- NVIDIA SLI Technology: Dramatically scales performance by allowing two graphics cards to be run in parallel. Only available on select PCI-Express models.
- NVIDIA PureVideo Technology: The combination of the GeForce 6 Series GPUsÕ high-definition video processor and NVIDIA video decode software delivers unprecedented HD video, stunning picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for all video content to turn your PC into a high-end home theater.
- High-Speed GDDR3 Memory Interface: Support for the worldÕs fastest GDDR3 memory delivers fluid frame rates for even the most advanced games and applications.
- 256-Bit Memory Interface with Advanced Memory Control Delivers more memory bandwidth and efficiency to power the latest games and applications at blazing speeds.
- 128-Bit Studio-Precision Computation: 128-bit studio-precision computation through the entire pipeline prevents image defects due to low precision and ensures the best image quality for even the most demanding applications.
- Full-Speed 32-Bit Color Precision: Delivers increased image quality with no performance compromise.
- Integrated TV Encoder: Provides best-of-class TV-out functionality for resolutions up to 1024x768.
- Dual 400MHz RAMDACs: Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh ratesÐup to 2048x1536 at 85Hz.
- Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Optimizations and Support: Ensures the best performance and application compatibility for all DirectX 9 applications.
- OpenGL 2 Optimizations and Support: Ensures the best performance and application compatibility for all OpenGL applications
Product Description
PCI-Express GeForce PCX 6800 GT 256MB Graphics Card with Dual DVI ports and S-Video port.The groundbreaking NVIDIA GeForce 6800 graphics processing units (GPUs) and their revolutionary technologies power worlds where reality and fantasy meet; worlds in which new standards are set for visual realism and quality performance and video functionality. The GeForce 6800 GPUs deliver powerful elegant graphics to drench your senses immersing you in unparalleled worlds of visual effects for the ultimate PC experience.* SLI Certified NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology is a revolutionary approach to scalability and increased performance. NVIDIA SLI takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture and features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPUs (graphics processing units) and NVIDIA nForce4 MCPs (media and communications processors). Together the NVIDIA SLI patent-pending technologies work seamlessly to deliver heart-pounding PC performance. And depending on the application NVIDIA SLI can deliver as much as 2x the performance of a single GPU configuration for unparalleled gaming experiences. * PCI Express Support PCI Express is a Intel bus architecture that doubles the bandwidth of the AGP 8X bus delivering over 4 GB per second in both upstream and downstream data transfers. * Revolutionary Superscalar Architecture Delivers up to 8x the shading power of previous generation products for screaming gaming performance. * CineFX 3.0 Engine Powers the next generation of cinematic realism. Full support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture delivers faster and smoother gameplay. * On-Chip Video Processor Delivers unmatched video performance features and quality. * UltraShadow II Technology Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games like id Software s Doom III that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources an...