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The BFG NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500 GT 1GB 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 NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500 GT is designed to enhance the Windows Vista Aero™ graphical 3D interface, allow you to play the latest Microsoft DirectX® 9 and DirectX 10 games, and enjoy the ultimate HD movie experience with PureVideo™ HD technology.

GAMING
• Revolutionary architecture dramatically enhances 3D gaming features, enabling lifelike character animation and rich, immersive environments
• Film-quality effects and unparalleled graphics realism with Microsoft DirectX® 9 and DirectX 10 games
• Supports NVIDIA SLI® technology which delivers up to 2X the performance of a single graphics card

HD VIDEO
• World’s first video processor to offload 100% of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Disc® H.264 decoding from the CPU
• 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™
• Connect 2 displays for increased productivity
• Premium user experience in Microsoft® Windows Vista™ with dedicated graphics processor


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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 SLI® Technology¹
Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single graphics card configuration for unequaled gaming experiences by allowing two graphics cards to run in parallel. The must-have feature for performance PCI Express® graphics, SLI dramatically scales performance on today's hottest games.

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 the while freeing the CPU to run the game engine and 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 Technology²
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.

HDCP Capable³
Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays.

PCI Express Support
Designed to run perfectly with the PCI Express bus architecture, which doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X to deliver over 4 GB/sec. in both upstream and downstream data transfers.

¹ - NVIDIA SLI certified versions of GeForce PCI Express GPUs only.
² - Feature requires supported video software. Features may vary by product.
³ - Requires other HDCP-compatible components.