• 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 PhysX ™ Technology1
- 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™ Technology2
- CUDA technology unlocks the power of the CPU's processor to accelerate the most demanding system tasks - such as video transcoding - delivering incredible performance improvements over traditional CPUs

•3-way NVIDIA SLI® Technology3
- Industry leading 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) under Windows Vista with solid, stateof-the-art drivers

•NVIDIA HybridPower™ Technology4
- HybridPower technology lets you switch from the GeForce 9800 GTX graphics card to the motherboard GeForce GPU when running non graphically-intensive applications for a silent, low power PC experience

•PCI Express 2.0 Support
- Designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, while maintaining backwards compatibility 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 at 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® 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® 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 and with support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).

•OpenGLR 2.1 Optimization 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 industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 and with support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)

•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 providing more accurate movie playback and superior picture quality.

•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 HDCPcompliant 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 hometheater systems

•High-Quality Scalin
- 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 films-converted-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

•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