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Backed by free 24/7/365 world-class tech support and the best lifetime warranty in the industry, the BFG GeForce® 8400 GS graphics card offers the features of the GeForce 8 series architecture for an incredible value. Essential for accelerating the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ experience, the BFG GeForce® 8400 GS is designed to enhance the Windows Vista Aero™ graphical 3D interface, allow you to play Microsoft DirectX® 9 and DirectX 10 games, and enjoy an HD movie experience with PureVideo™ HD technology.

GAMING
Revolutionary architecture dramatically enhances 3D gaming features, enabling lifelike character animation and rich, immersive environments

Up to a 2x performance increase over the comparable 6 series GPU - NVIDIA® GeForce 6200

Film-quality effects and unparalleled graphics realism with Microsoft DirectX® 9 and DirectX 10 games

HD VIDEO
First PC video technology to deliver 100% CPU offload for all three Blu-ray & HD DVD video formats (H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2)

Brilliant high definition images that have up to six times the detail of standard DVD movies

Lower CPU utilization results in reduced power consumption, heat, and noise

ADVANCED COMPUTING
View crisp, vibrant photos with unprecedented color clarity thanks to NVIDIA Digital Vibrance Control™

NVIDIA® nView™ Multi-Display Technology is seamlessly integrated within Microsoft® Windows®, providing viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors

Dedicated graphics processor offloads work from the CPU and increases productivity with faster desktop response time for efficient multi-tasking


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Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™
NVIDIA's fourth-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista gives users the best possible experience with the Windows Aero 3D graphical user interface, included in the new operating system (OS) from Microsoft.

Full Microsoft DirectX 10 Support
World's first DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects. 

NVIDIA unified architecture
Fully unified shader core dynamically allocates processing power to geometry, vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to 2x the gaming performance of prior generation GPUs.

GigaThread™ Technology
Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.

NVIDIA Lumenex™ Engine
Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy with ultra-fast frame rates.

NVIDIA Quantum Effects™ Technology
Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation enable a new level of physics effects to be simulated and rendered on the GPU—all while freeing the CPU to run the game engine and artificial intelligence (AI). 

NVIDIA ForceWare® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications. ForceWare provides the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.

OpenGL® 2.0 Optimizations and Support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.

NVIDIA nView® Multi-Display Technology
Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors.

NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technology¹
The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video.

¹ - Feature requires supported video software. Features may vary by product.