contents

hardware
 
NVIDIA Issues the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 GPU

NVIDIA has issued the new NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 GPU. The GeForce 9800 GX2 gives the best gaming performance in the world, while HybridPower means a quiet, low power and more environmentally friendly PC and PureVideo HD takes your PC to the cutting edge of High Definition. The GeForce 9800 GX2 is at the cutting edge of technology: with 256 screaming fast processor cores and a 1GB total framebuffer, all running through PCI Express 2.0, means the GeForce 9800 GX2 is designed from the ground up for gaming at Extreme HD resolutions.

Combining a GeForce 9800 GX2 with one of the latest motherboards featuring NVIDIA's nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipset makes your system ready for HybridPower. Not all applications require a high end GeForce discrete GPU, for times such as these an integrated GeForce GPU can run these applications perfectly while saving power and therefore the environment. The intelligent HybridPower system can also combine the power of the GeForce 9800 GX2 with the onboard graphics for maximum performance.

PureVideo HD makes High Definition content come to life on your PC – whether video's are downloaded, streamed, or on Blu-Ray – even the most demanding HD content plays back effortlessly thanks to the best HD engine available on the market. But it is not only the speed of HD rendering that is improved, with PureVideo HD films comes to life with dynamic Contrast Enhancement and automatic enhancements to Greens, Blues, & Skin Tones.

Specifications:
- Processor Cores: 256 (128 per GPU);
- Core Clock: 600MHz;
- Shader Clock: 1500MHz;
- Memory Clock: 1000MHz;
- Memory: 1GB GDDR3 (512MB per GPU);
- Power Connector: 8-pin + 6-pin;
- Board Power: 197W;
- Thermal: Patent Pending Integrated Cooling Solution;
- Outputs: 2x DVI-DL + HDMI.



write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Computing News :: home page