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GeForce 8500GT Chipset Features |
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| NVIDIAฎ TurboCache technology |
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TurboCache technology shares the capacity and bandwidth of dedicated
video memory and dynamically available system memory for turbocarged
performance and larger total graphics memory. |
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On-board Graphic Memory |
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256MB |
512MB |
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256MB |
256MB |
512MB |
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256MB |
512MB |
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1GB |
512MB |
512MB |
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| NVIDIA CineFX 5.0 Shading Architecture |
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Microsoft Vista Features
- Next-generation Instancing
- Geometry Shaders
- Steamed Output
- 8 MRTs
- 32 bpp HDR Formats
- Shadow Maps
Vertex shaders
- Support for Microsoft DirectX 10.0 Vertex Shader 4.0
- Encompass' Transform and Lighting
- Displacement mapping
- Geometry instancing
Pixel shades
- Support for DirectX 10.0 Pixel Shader 4.0
- Support for full pixel branching
- Support for Multiple Render Targets (MRTs)
- Infinite-length pixel programs
Next-generation texture engine
Full 128-bit studio-quality floating point precision through the
entire rendering pipeline,with native hardware support for 32 bpp,64
bpp,and 128 bpp rendering modes. |
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| 64-Bit Texture Filtering and Blending |
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Full floating point is supported throughout entire pipeline
Floating point filtering improves the quality of images in motion
Floating point texturing drivers new levels of clarity and image detail
Floating point frame buffer blending gives detail to special effects like motion blur and explosions |
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| NVIDIA Intellisample 4.0 Technology |
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Advanced 16X anisotropic filtering (up to 128 taps)
Rotated-grid antialiasing for removing jagged edges for incredible edge quality
Support for advanced lossless compression algorithms for color, texture,and z-data at higher resolutions and frame retes
Fast z-clear
Support for normal map compression
New transparent supersampling and transparent multisampling antialiasing modes. |
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| NVIDIA UltraShadow II Technology |
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Designed to enhance the performance of shadow-intensive games,like id Software's Doom 3 |
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NVIDIA SLI Technology |
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Patented hardware and software technology allows two GPUs to run in parallel to scale performance
Scales performance on over 60 top PC games and applications
Support for NVIDIA nView multi-display for scalable performance across two displays. |
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| NVIDIA PureVideo Technology |
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Patented hardware and software technology allows two GPUs to run in parallel to scale performance
Three dedicated video engines
MPEG-2 HD and WMV HD video playback up to 1920 X1080p resolution
H 264 hardware decode acceleration
Decryption supported for all standard HD Video formats-AES-128 CTR mode,AES-128 CBC
mode,and AES-128 ECB mode.
Industry's most advanced video algorithms
Overlay color temperature correction
Microsoft Video Mixing Renderer (VMR) support for multiple video windows with full video
quality and features in each window
Integrated HDTV output. |
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| Advanced Display Functionality |
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Dual integrated 400MHz RAMDACs for display resolutions up to and including 2048 X 1536
at 85 Hz
Dual MIO ports for interfacing to external TMDS transmitters and external TV encoders
Full NVIDIA nView multi-display technology capability |
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| Advanced Engineering |
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Designed for PCI Express X16
Designed for high-speed GDDR3 and GDDR4 memory
Cooling as low as 24 dB delivered by adcanced thermal managemenet and thermal
monitoring |
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| NVIDIA Digital Vibrance Control (DVC) 3.0 Technology |
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DVC color controls
DVC image sharpening controls |
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| API Support |
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Complete DirectX support,including the latest version of Microsoft DirectX 10.0 Shader
Model 3.0
Full OpenGL support,including OpenGL 2.0 |
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| Preformances |
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Graphics Bus Technology: PCI Express |
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Memory: 256MB |
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Memory Interface: 128-bit |
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Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec): 12.8 |
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Fill Rate (Billion pixels/sec): 3.6 |
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RAMDACs (MHz): 400 |
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| Bundle Software |
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| MSI developed software |
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VGA Driver |
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MSI Live Update Series ( Live VGA BIOS & Live VGA Driver) |
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Automatically
online download & update VGA BIOS & Drivers, reduce the risk of
getting the wrong files, and never have the trouble on web site
searching. |
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StarOSD NEW! |
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StarOSD can monitor system information, adjust monitor figuration, and overclock system. |
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Dual Core Center NEW! |
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GoodMen |
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Automatically release the system memory space, reduce the risk of system hang-up. |
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LockBox |
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Instantly enter the data lock mode when you must leave your system for a while. |
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WMIinfor |
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Automatically list the detail system configuration, it helpful for engineering service people. |
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MSI VIVID NEW! |
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Vivid
brings the easiest way to optimize graphic quality. Colorize your
vision when browsing photos!!! Sharpen characters edge! Enhance
contrast when playing game! |
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MSI Live NEW! |
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Including
all real time life information you need, such as Live MSI Product News,
Live Daily Information, Live Personal Schedule Manager, Live Search and
more. |
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MSI Secure DOC |
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E-Color |
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MediaRing |
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ShowShift |
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ThinSoft Be Twin |
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Adobe Acrobat Reader |
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Norton Internet Security 2005 |
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Microsoftฎ DirectX 9.0c |
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