Memory
| Graphics adapter memory type |
GDDR3 |
| Memory bus |
512 bit |
| Discrete graphics adapter memory |
1 GB |
Performance
| DirectX version |
10 |
| OpenGL version |
2.1 |
| Shader model version |
4.0 |
| PhysX |
N |
| TV tuner integrated |
N |
| HDCP |
Y |
Other features
| HDMI |
Y |
| Mac compatibility |
N |
Ports & interfaces
| Interface type |
PCI Express 2.0 |
Additionally
| Graphics controller |
GeForce 9800 GX2 |
| Dual-link DVI |
Y |
N9800GX2-1GPX-F, 1024MB DDR3, PCI-E 2.0, DirectX 10
Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™
NVIDIA® GPUs are essential for accelerating the Windows Vista™ experience by offering an enriched 3D user interface, increased productivity, vibrant photos, smooth, high-definition videos, and realistic DirectX® 10 games.
NVIDIA® nView™ Multi-Display Technology
Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors.
Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates-up to 2048x1536@85Hz.
NVIDIA® UltraShadow™ II technology
Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games, featuring complex scenes with multiple light sources and objects. 2nd-generation technology delivers more than 4x the shadow processing power over the previous generation.
NVIDIA® CineFX™ 4.0 Engine
Using the CineFX™ 4.0 engine, developers can create and display the most advanced and high-quality visual effects for emerging PC games and other cutting-edge visual applications.
NVIDIA® Intellisample™ 4.0 Technology
The fourth-generation Intellisample™ technology introduces two new antialiasing modes—transparency adaptive supersampling and transparency adaptive multisampling—which increase the quality and performance of antialiasing.
NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance Control (DVC)
NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance control (DVC) 3.0 Color controls and Image sharpening controls
NVIDIA® ForceWare® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications.
RoHS Compliant
Choose an environment-friendly, fully RoHS-compliant ECS product as the foundation for keeping harmful substances out of our ecosystem.
Dual-link DVI Support
Able to drive the industry's largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600.
Blu-Ray and HD DVD Support
Essential for the ultimate Blu-ray and HD DVD movie experience on a Desktop PC or notebook computer.
Integrated SD and HD TV Output
Supports Composite, S-Video, Component, DVI or HDMI output at resolutions up to 1080p, depending on connection type and TV capability.
HDCP Support
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.
HDMI Output
Integrated HDMI connector enables sending both high-definition video and audio signals to an HDTV via a single cable.
NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI™Technology
Hybrid SLI™ increases graphics performance with GeForce® Boost and provides intelligent power management with HybridPower™.
NVIDIA® Quad SLI™Technology
Quad NVIDIA® SLI™ technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing 4-way AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering), for the world’s fastest gaming solution under Windows Vista™ with solid, state-of-the-art drivers.
OpenGL® 2.1 Optimizations and Support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL® applications.
PCI Express 2.0 Support
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).
NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD Technology
PureVideo™ HD is a superset of the PureVideo™ functionality that is essential for the ultimate Blu-ray and HD DVD movie experience on a Desktop PC or notebook computer.
NVIDIA® Quantum Effects™ Technology
- Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation
- Simulate and render physics effects on the graphics processor
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.
GigaThread™ Technology
Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.
NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology
Delivers up to 2X the performance of a single GPU configuration for unparalleled gaming experiences by allowing two graphics cards to run in parallel.
