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Cinematic Graphics Power……Can
you live without it?
Leave the dark, dull world of integrated graphic technology
behind. Enter a whole new world……the World of Cinematic
Computing. The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 delivers industry-leading
features and performance enabling special effects on par with
Hollywood films. Engineered for compatibility with the latest
software, the GeForce FX 5500 is the only Microsoft® DirectX®
9.0 GPU in its class.
With an NVIDIA GeForce
FX 5500 card you can…….
- Dramatically improve your overall systems performance
- Run faster and multi-task more efficiently - as a second
processor in your PC, a dedicated GPU specializes in handling
your graphics, freeing up your CPU and allowing your system
to run your applications faster
- Enjoy stunning digital photos, with crisp, vivid color
- View flicker-free video playback
- Experience ultra-realistic characters and environments
in 3D games at lightning speeds, so you can play your games
the way they’re meant to be played.
| See the Cinematic Difference…… |
Non-Cinematic
(Basic PC Integrated Graphics*) |
Cinematic
(GeForce FX 5500 AGP Graphics with DirectX 9) |
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- Image is dark and dull
- Water has color but no detail showing wind direction
- Water has no reflective properties
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- Image is bright and lifelike with visible depth
of field and realistic shadowing effects
- Water has detailed color and texture showing wind
direction
- Water shows detailed reflections of surrounding
area
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| * Tested on Intel® Extreme Graphics2 (Intel
865 Chipset) |
KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS |
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NVIDIA® CineFX™ engine
Delivers film-quality effects and studio-quality color for every
application.
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128-bit Studio-Precision Color
The industries best image quality for the most demanding applications.
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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
achieve accurate, bright colors in all conditions. |
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Integrated TV encoder
Provides best-of-class TV-out functionality up to 1024x768 resolutions.
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Integrated full hardware MPEG-2 Decoder
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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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Open GL Optimizations and Support
Ensures the best application compatibility performance for all
OpenGL applications.
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Unified Driver Support
Guarantees forward and backward compatibility.
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| PERFORMANCE FEATURES |
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CineFX 256-bit graphics core |
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270MHz GPU Clock |
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400MHz memory data rate |
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1.1 billion texels/sec. fill rate |
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67.5 million vertices/sec setup |
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High-performance 2D/3D rendering engine |
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4 Pixels per Clock Cycle (peak) |
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16 textures per pixel (max in a single rendering pass) |
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Accuview Antialiasing |
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Digital Vibrance Control 3.0 |
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Dual 350MHz RAMDAC’s
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DirectX and S3TC texture compression |
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Full DirectX 9 with Vertex/Pixel Shader 2.0+ Support |
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Flat Panel display support with resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 |
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Max display resolution 2048 x 1536 x 32 bpp at 85Hz |
| MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS |
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Intel Pentium® III, AMD Duron
or Athlon™ class processor or higher |
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128MB system RAM |
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A 250W system power supply |
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A motherboard with an AGP 2.0 slot |
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50MB of available hard disk space |
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CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive |
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Windows® 98 or higher, ME, 2000,
XP, or Windows® NT4.0. (Service Pack 5 or 6) |
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VGA compatible monitor |
| Included in the box |
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NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5500 graphics card |
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Quick Installation Guide |
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CD which includes
Detailed Installation Guide (PDF file)
NVIDIA® Forceware drivers
Microsoft® DirectX® 9
NVIDIA® GeForce™ demos
NVIDIA & PNY Wallpapers
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S-video cable |
| Warranty and Service |
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One year (plus an additional 2 years upon completion of a registration form on PNY's website) |
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