PNY Technologies NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Graphics Processing Unit (256 MB, DDR3)

by PNY

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002KU5J4
• Item model number: VCG6800GAPB
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The groundbreaking NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT graphics processing unit (GPU) and its 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 GT delivers powerful, elegant graphics to drench your senses, immersing you in unparalleled worlds of visual effects for the ultimate PC experience.

The NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT supercharges gaming--delivering unparalleled performance and advanced visual effects for next-generation games. Featuring a revolutionary superscalar architecture and backed by the NVIDIA ForceWare software, the GeForce 6800 GT delivers ultra-realistic effects, unmatched features, and rock-solid stability so you can play your game the way it's meant to be played.

Key features and benefits:

• Superscaler GPU architecture delivers 8x the shading power of previous-generation products for screaming gaming performance
• NVIDIA 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
• Industry's first on-chip video processor: full MPEG support with features such as advanced adaptive de-interlacing, video scaling and filtering, deliver smooth video and DVD playback
• 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 color: 128-bit studio precision computation through the entire pipeline ensures the best image quality for even the most demanding applications
• NVIDIA Ultra Shadow II technology enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources
• NVIDIA Intellisample 3.0 technology delivers ultra-realistic visuals with no jagged edges at lightning fast speeds with visual quality taken to new heights through a new rotated grid sampling pattern
• NVIDIA 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
• NVIDIA nView multi-display technology: advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control of multiple monitors
• Integrated full hardware MPEG-2 decoder delivers full-frame rate, full-screen MPEG-2 video on your desktop
• Integrated TV encoder provides world-class TV-output functionality, up to 1,024 x 768 resolution
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0 optimizations and support ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for all DirectX 9.0 applications
• OpenGL 1.5 optimizations and support ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for all OpenGL applications

What's in the Box
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT graphics card, a quick-installation guide, a CD-ROM (including a detailed installation guide on PDF, NVIDIA GeForce 6 drivers, Microsoft DirectX 9, NVIDIA GeForce 6 demos, NVIDIA NVDVD multimedia software, NVIDIA wallpapers, and Verto wallpapers), a DVI-to-VGA adapter, an S-video cable, and an external power cable.

Product Description

The GeForce 6800 GPU is the next generation of powerful, elegant graphics for your game. No more compromises on performance -- the powerful CineFX 3.0 Engine offers incredible gaming at all times. The advanced Adaptive De-Interlacing technology smoothes video and DVD playback on progressive displays. The 256-Bit Memory provides memory bandwidth, and 128-bit studio-precision computation prevents image defects, even the most demanding applications. Dual single-link DVI support drives the largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays Optimized support for OpenGL 1.5 and Microsoft DirectX 9.0, for superior performance and application compatibility Full MPEG support Memory Bandwidth - 35.2 GB/sec. Fill Rate - 6.4 billion texels/sec. Vertices per Second - 600 Million Memory Data Rate - 1100 MHz Pixels per Clock(peak) - 16 Textures per Pixel - 16(per single pass)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Value Around, November 19, 2004

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Brandon Thompson "SuperFly" (Waco, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PNY Technologies NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Graphics Processing Unit (256 MB, DDR3) (Personal Computers)

This card was not intially slated for release, but because of ATi's X800 Pro Nvidia had to respond with a $400 card of its own. To put it simply this card owns. The diffrence between this and the Ultra is marginal at best. I reclocked this card to Ultra speeds and fell only 300 3DMark03 points behind an ultra.

This card comes with 16 pipelines active, 4 more than the X800 Pro. A 350Mhz Core clock and i believe either 450 or 500Mhz memory, both of which can be reclocked using coolbits (serach google if you don't know what that is).

It also contains the DirectX 9.0c spec which i currently use with Need For Speed Underground 2. And this card performs AMAZING absolutely 0 frame lag @ 1600x1200 and max detail, its that fast.

Point blank: if you don't want to speedn $550+ for an ultra this is your only choice, the 6800GT. Even if your considering an Ultra do you want to pay $150 for 5 more FPS? There is that little diffrence between the 2 :P

Check out www.tomshardware.com and search 6800GT for an apples to apple comparison of 6800GT and 6800 Ultra.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy PNY -- unethical company, September 16, 2005

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Chess Mizell (Sanford, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PNY Technologies NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Graphics Processing Unit (256 MB, DDR3) (Personal Computers)

I bought a PNY graphics card that recently died. The card has a lifetime replacement warranty, so I thought "no problem, I'm covered." Sounds simple. HOW WRONG I WAS. I bought the card in December 2002, so the thing is not yet 3 years old. It turns out that PNY considers the life of a video card to be 1 year (or so, they're not very specific) and refuses to service my card under the lifetime replacement warranty.

I don't know about all you, but I consider my computer equipment to have a lifetime of more than 1 year, and even 4-5 years as I pass my old machine on to the kids.

Bottom line: PNY doesn't have the ethics of a company I'm willing to deal with. I'd look somewhere else if I were you.

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality, December 20, 2007

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Nate S. (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PNY Technologies NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Graphics Processing Unit (256 MB, DDR3) (Personal Computers)

This is a great card for the price. There is no beating it. PNY is a very good company. I dont know why people dont like this card. It has served me very well for a year now and I cant say one bad thing about it. Great for a gamer on a budget.