Processor
Processor frequency |
1620 MHz |
Graphics processor family |
NVIDIA |
CUDA |
Y |
Shader clock |
128 MHz |
Performance
Fill rate |
43.2 billion texels/sec |
DirectX version |
10 |
OpenGL version |
3.0 |
NVIDIA 3D Vision |
Y |
Shader model version |
4.0 |
PhysX |
Y |
TV tuner integrated |
N |
HDCP |
Y |
Memory
Graphics adapter memory type |
GDDR3 |
Memory bandwidth (max) |
64 GB/s |
Memory bus |
256 bit |
Memory clock speed |
2000 MHz |
Discrete graphics adapter memory |
1 GB |
Other features
HDMI |
Y |
Mac compatibility |
N |
Ports & interfaces
Interface type |
PCI Express 2.0 |
DVI-I ports quantity |
1 |
HDMI ports quantity |
1 |
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity |
1 |
Power
Minimum system power supply |
450 W |
System requirements
Minimum hard disk space |
100 MB |
Minimum RAM |
512 MB |
Minimum processor |
Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Anthon XP |
GTS 250L - 1024MB, PCIe
The PNY XLR8 GeForce® GTS 250 powers next generation games with amazing performance & price. Has full support of DirectX®9 and DirectX 10 for games. It also features CUDA and SLI Technology and is PhysX-Ready. See HD movies with HD-DVD and Blu-ray playback capability.
Immerse yourself in full NVIDIA® PhysX™ gaming and bring your games to life with massively destructible environments and ultra-realistic physical interaction in games such as Mirror’s Edge by Electronic Arts Inc. With full support for NVIDIA® GeForce® 3D Vision™ experience over 350 games in stereoscopic 3D* and give your eyes something to talk about.
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.
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 PhysX™ Technology
GeForce CPU 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™ Technologyi
CUDA technology unlocks the power of the CPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks – such as video transcoding – delivering up to 20x performance over traditional CPUs.
3-way NVIDIA SLI® Technologyii
Industry leading 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) under Windows Vista with solid, state-of-the-art drivers.
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.
NVIDIA SLI® Multi-Monitor Support
Switch seamlessly between multi-display desktop mode and full screen 3D gaming with SLI. And enjoy full multi-GPU support for dual-display capable 3D games such as World in Conflict, Supreme Commander Forged Alliance, and Flight Simulator X.
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.
OpenGL 2.1 optimization and Support
Provides top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.
Dual Dual-link DVI Supportiii
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 Technologyiv
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).
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.