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| | Less Power Consumption, Same Great Performance!
The BFG GeForce 9800 GT with EcoIntelligence™ low power design reduces power consumption by up to 30% as compared to a standard GeForce 9800 GT graphics card. The EcoIntelligence version no longer requires a supplementary power connector from your power supply, yet still delivers the same great 9800 GT-class performance as previous versions
GAMING PERFORMANCE
Features 112 stream processors and an impressive 256-bit frame-buffer for amplified graphics processing power
NVIDIA
PhysX™ technology brings your games to life with massively destructible
environments and ultra-realistic physical interaction in games such as
Mirror’s Edge by Electronic Arts Inc
NVIDIA SLI®-compatibility
boosts game performance up to 2x and PCI Express® 2.0 compatibility
provides the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-hungry
games
GRAPHICS PLUS™
Accelerate video transcoding of digital movies to your iPod, PSP, or Zune up to 20x faster than a CPU
Experience super fast, silky smooth image processing with full GPU acceleration support for Adobe® Photoshop® CS4
Convert
low quality video from cameras, camcorders, and cell phones to higher
resolutions with GPU-accelerated video enhancement capabilities
Enjoy
your favorite videos and Blu-ray movies with scene by scene color and
contrast enhancement delivering a crisp clear vibrant video experience
EcoIntelligence™ Design
Power Efficiency. New design reduces power consumption by up to 30% as compared to standard GeForce 9800 GT graphics cards
No Additional Power. No longer requires a supplementary power connector from your power supply
Great Performance. Delivers the same great 9800 GT-class performance with unprecedented performance per watt
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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.
Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Support
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 GPU 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 HybridPower™ Technology2
Lets
you switch from the GeForce 9800 GT graphics card to the motherboard
GeForce GPU when running non graphically-intensive applications for a
quiet, low power PC experience.
NVIDIA PhysX™-Ready3
GeForce
GPU support for NVIDIA PhysX technology, enabling a totally new class
of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic
experience with GeForce.
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology4
CUDA
technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate
the most demanding system tasks - such as video transcoding -
delivering incredible performance improvements over traditional CPUs.
PCI Express® 2.0 Support
Designed
to run perfectly with the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture,
offering a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow’s most bandwidth-hungry
games and 3D applications by maximizing the 5 GT/s PCI Express 2.0
bandwidth (twice that of first generation PCI Express). PCI Express 2.0
products are fully backwards compatible with existing PCI Express
motherboards for the broadest support.
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.
16x Anti-aliasing Technology
Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 16x sample rates obliterates jagged edges.
128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Lighting
Twice the precision of prior generations for incredibly realistic lighting effects—now with support for anti-aliasing.
NVIDIA GeForce Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Delivers
a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the
widest range of games and applications. NVIDIA® GeForce® drivers
provide the best out-of-box experience for every user and deliver
continuous performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA
GeForce® GPUs.
OpenGL® 2.1 Optimizations and Support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.
Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates–up to 2048x1536@85Hz.
Dual Dual-link DVI Support
Able to drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays
up to 2560x1600 and with support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).
HDMI Output
Support for HDMI output enables sending both high-definition video and audio signals to an HDTV via a single cable.
NVIDIA PureVideo® HD Technology5
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.
Discrete, Programmable Video Processor
NVIDIA
PureVideo is a discrete programmable processing core in NVIDIA GPUs
that provides superb picture quality and ultra-smooth movies with 100%
offload of H.264 video decoding from the CPU and significantly reduced
power consumption.
Hardware Decode Acceleration
Provides ultra-smooth playback of H.264, VC-1, WMV and MPEG-2 HD and SD movies.
Dual Stream Hardware acceleration
Supports picture-in picture content for the ultimate interactive Blu-ray and HD DVD movie experience.
Dynamic Contrast Enhancement & Color Stretch
Provides post-processing and optimization of High Definition movies on a scene-by-scene basis for spectacular picture clarity.
Dual-link HDCP Capable6
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.
Advanced Spatial-Temporal De-Interlacing
Sharpens
HD and standard definition interlaced content on progressive displays,
delivering a crisp, clear picture that rivals high-end home-theater
systems. High-Quality Scaling
Enlarges
lower resolution movies and videos to HDTV resolutions, while
maintaining a clear, clean image. Also provides downscaling of videos,
including high-definition, while preserving image detail.
Inverse Telecine (3:2 & 2:2 Pulldown Correction)
Recovers
original film images from filmsconverted-to-video (DVDs, 1080i HD
content), providing more accurate movie playback and superior picture
quality.
Bad Edit Correction
When videos are edited,
the edits can disrupt the normal 3:2 or 2:2 pulldown cadence. PureVideo
uses advanced processing techniques to detect poor edits, recover the
original content, and display perfect picture detail frame after frame
for smooth, natural looking video.
Noise Reduction
Improves movie image quality by removing unwanted artifacts.
Edge Enhancement
Sharpens movie images by providing higher contrast around lines and objects.
Integrated SD and HD TV Output
World-class
TV-out functionality via Composite, S-Video, Component or DVI
connections. Supports resolutions up to 1080i/1080p, depending on
connection type and TV capability
1 - NVIDIA SLI-certified versions of GeForce PCI Express GPUs only.
2 - Requires NVIDIA HybridPower™- enabled motherboard.
3 - NVIDIA PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game GPU PhysX acceleration. Visit www.nvidia.com/PhysX for details.
4 – Requires application support for CUDA technology.
5 – Feature requires supported video software. Features may vary by product.
6 – Requires other HDCP-compatible components |