Processor
| Processor frequency |
590 MHz |
| Graphics adapter RAMDAC |
400 MHz |
| Graphics processor family |
NVIDIA |
| Stream processors |
216 |
| Shader clock |
1296 MHz |
Performance
| Fill rate |
42.5 billion texels/sec |
| DirectX version |
10.0 |
| OpenGL version |
2.1 |
| Shader model version |
4.0 |
| HDCP |
Y |
Memory
| Graphics adapter memory type |
GDDR3 |
| Memory bandwidth (max) |
111.9 GB/s |
| Memory bus |
448 bit |
| Memory clock speed |
1998 MHz |
Other features
| HDMI |
Y |
| Mac compatibility |
N |
Ports & interfaces
| Interface type |
PCI Express 2.0 |
| DVI-I ports quantity |
2 |
System requirements
| Minimum hard disk space |
100 MB |
| Minimum RAM |
1024 MB |
Additionally
| Graphics controller |
GeForce GTX 260 |
| Dual-link DVI |
Y |
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NVIDIA® PhysX™ technology brings your games to life with massively destructible environments and ultra-realistic physical interaction
2nd Generation NVIDIA Unified Architecture enables multiple, true-to-life characters to be rendered in complex, dynamic worlds
GRAPHICS PLUS™ WITH CUDA™
Experience super fast, silky smooth image processing with full GPU acceleration support for Adobe® Photoshop® CS4
Accelerates video transcoding of digital movies to your iPod, PSP, or Zune up to 20x faster than a CPU
Experience GPU-accelerated video enhancement capabilities to convert low quality video from cameras, camcorders, and cell phones to higher resolutions
2nd Generation NVIDIA® Unified Architecture
Second generation architecture delivers 50% more gaming performance over the first generation through 240 enhanced processing cores that provide incredible shading horsepower.i
NVIDIA PhysX™ Ready
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.
3-way NVIDIA SLI® Technology
Industry leading 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing 3-way AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) for the world’s fastest gaming solution under Windows Vista with solid, state-of-the-art drivers.
Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Support
DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects for today's hottest games.
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology
CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks - such as video transcoding - delivering up to 7x performance over traditional CPUs.
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 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.
OpenGL® 2.1 Optimizations and Support
Provides top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.
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).
NVIDIA PureVideo® HD Technologyv
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.
Dual-stream Hardware Acceleration
Supports picture-in-picture content for the ultimate interactive Blu-ray movie experience.
Dynamic Contrast Enhancement & Color Stretch
Dynamically provides post-processing and optimization of High Definition movies for spectacular picture clarity.
