The groundbreaking new NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6800 graphics processing units (GPUs) and their revolutionary technologies power worlds where reality and fantasy meet; worlds in which new standards are set for visual realism and quality, performance, and video functionality. The GeForce 6800 GPUs deliver powerful, elegant graphics to drench your senses, immersing you in unparalleled worlds of visual effects for the ultimate PC experience.
The NVIDIA® GeForce 6800 GPUs supercharge gaming—delivering unparalleled performance and advanced visual effects for next-generation games. Featuring a revolutionary superscalar architecture and backed by the NVIDIA® ForceWare software, the GeForce 6800 GPUs deliver ultra-realistic effects, unmatched features, and rock-solid stability so you can play your game the way it’s meant to be played.
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Superscalar 16-Pipe GPU Architecture
Delivers 8x the shading power of previous generation products
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CineFX 3.0 Engine
Powers the next generation of cinematic realism. Full support
for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables
stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader
architecture delivers faster and smoother gameplay.
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The Industry's First On-Chip Video
Processor
Delivers unmatched video performance and features.
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UltraShadow II Technology
Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games, like id Software’s
Doom III, that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources
and objects. 2nd-generation technology delivers more than 4x
the shadow processing power over the previous generation.
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High-Precision Dynamic-Range (HPDR)
Technology
Based on the OpenEXR technology from Industrial Light &
Magic, NVIDIA HPDR sets new standards for image clarity and
quality through floating point capabilities in shading, filtering,
texturing, and blending.
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Intellisample 3.0 Technology
The industry’s fastest antialiasing delivers ultra-realistic
visuals, with no jagged edges, at lightning-fast speeds. Visual
quality is taken to new heights through a new rotated grid sampling
pattern.
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Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Part of the NVIDIA Forceware unified software environment (USE).
The NVIDIA UDA guarantees forward and backward compatibility
with software drivers. Simplifies upgrading to a new NVIDIA
product because all NVIDIA products work with the same driver
software.
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nView Multi-Display Technology
The nView hardware and software technology combination delivers
maximum flexibility for multi-display options, and provides
unprecedented end-user control of the desktop experience. NVIDIA
GPUs are enabled to support multi-displays, but graphics cards
vary. Please verify multi-display support in the graphics card
before purchasing.
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Digital Vibrance Control 3.0
Allows the user to adjust color controls digitally to compensate
for the lighting conditions of their workspace, in order to
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High-Speed GDDR3 Memory Interface
Guarantees forward and backward compatibility.
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256-Bit Memory Interface with Advanced
Memory Control
Delivers more memory bandwidth and efficiency to power the latest
games and applications at blazing speeds. |
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128-Bit Studio-Precision Computation
128-bit studio-precision computation through the entire pipeline
prevents image defects due to low precision and ensures the
best image quality for even the most demanding applications.
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Full-Speed 32-Bit Color Precision
Delivers increased image quality with no performance compromise.
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Full MPEG Support
Delivers a stunning video experience through encoding and decoding
of analog and digital content.
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Advanced Adaptive De-Interlacing
Smoothes video and DVD playback on progressive displays.
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Video Scaling and Filtering
High-quality scaling and filtering technology improves video
playback quality at any window size, including full-screen HDTV
resolutions.
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Integrated TV Encoder
Provides best-of-class TV-out functionality for resolutions
up to 1024x768.
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Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Optimizations
and Support
Ensures the best performance and application compatibility
for all DirectX 9 applications.
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OpenGL® 1.5 Optimizations and
Support
Ensures the best performance and application compatibility
for all OpenGL applications.
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AGP 8X
Provides double the bandwidth of AGP 4X—2.1GB/sec.
vs. 1.1GB/sec. AGP 8X enables more complex models and detailed
textures, creating richer and more lifelike environments. Uninterrupted
data flow allows for smoother video streaming and faster, more
seamless gameplay.
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Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high,
ergonomic refresh rates–up to 2048x1536@85Hz.
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Dual Single-Link DVI Support
Able to drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution
flat-panel displays.
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0.13 Micron Process Technology
Delivers high performance through faster clock rates.
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