Palit GeForce 9800 GX2 Announced

Today Palit Microsystems, leading graphics card manufacturer, announces the dual graphics processor Palit GeForce^TM 9800 GX2. With the power of two GeForce^TM 9800 GPUs in a single graphics solution the Palit GeForce^TM 9800 GX2 will exceed the expectations of gamers across the world with the fastest graphics card on the planet!

Palit GeForce^TM 9800 GX2 features a 600 MHz core frequency, 256 blistering fast stream processors with 1GB GDDR3 memory operating at 2 GHz. Palit GeForce^TM 9800 GX2 allows the users to switch from the GeForce^TM 9800 GX2 graphics card to the motherboard GeForce^TM GPU when running non graphically-intensive applications for a silent, low power PC experience.

Along with the latest PCI-Express 2.0 platform and Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 technology, Palit GeForce^TM 9800 GX2 features the second generation PureVideo HD technology engine, delivers unsurpassed Blu-ray and HD DVD movie picture quality, and offers full hardware acceleration of high definition movie. The integrated HDMI^TM connector allows the users to send both high-definition video and audio signals to your HDTV via a single cable.

Features

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:

World's first DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects.

PCI Express 2.0 Support:

Designed to sun perfectly with the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, offering a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow's most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications by maximizing the 5GT/s PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth.

128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range (HDR):

Twice the precision of prior generations for incredibly realistic lighting effects-now with support for anti-aliasing.

Dual Dual-link DVI Support:

Able to drive the industries largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560 x 1600.

Built for Microsoft Windows Vista^TM

NVIDIA's fourth-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista^TM gives users the best possible experience with the Windows Aero 3D graphical user interface, included in the new operating system (OS) from Microsoft.

NVIDIA PureVideo^TM HD Technology

The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video.

HybridPower^TM Technology

HybridPower technology lets you switch from the GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card to the motherboard GeForce GPU when running non graphically-intensive applications for a silent, low power PC experience.

HDCP Capable

Design to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specification 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:

An integrated HDMI^TM connector allows you to send both high-definition video and audio signals to your HDTV via a single cable.