Press Release
Mar 3, 2009
   

SPARKLE Announced GeForce GTS 250 Graphics Card For Mainstream Gamers

 

Taipei, Taiwan – Mar 3, 2009 - SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today announced the SPARKLE GeForce GTS 250 Graphics Cards which taking gaming graphic beyond anything that’s ever been possible before on a mainstream consumer computing platform.
 

Specification

Model Number

SXS2501024D3-NM
SXS250512D3-NM

Graphics Processing Unit

GeForce GTS 250

Core Clock

738MHz

Memory Clock

2200MHz

Memory Type

1GB/512MB GDDR3

Memory Interface

256-bit

Stream Processors

128

Stream Processors Clock 1836MHz

Bus Type

PCI-Express 2.0

RAMDAC

400 MHz

Outputs

HDMI+CRT+DVI-I+HDCP


 

  • The Advanced Rendering Architecture
    Based on NVIDIA’s next generation G92 architecture, the SPARKLE GeForce GTS 250 Graphics Cards adopt innovative unified architecture, dynamically allocates processing power to geometry, vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to times the gaming performance of prior generation GPUs. Built upon technologies such as NVIDIA Lumenex Engine, providing support for DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0, NVIDIA Quantum Effects technology for physics computation and GigaThread Technology for extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.
     

  • 55nm Process
    Taking the performance increase into account, SPARKLE GeForce GTS 250 Graphics Cards feature 55nm chip process from TSMC. Thanks to advanced 55nm process, now It features  groundbreaking speeds, the core speed is 738MHz,  the shader clock is 1836MHz, these speeds can brings amazing floating point processing power for unmatched gaming performance. SPARKLE GeForce GTS 250 Graphics Cards feature 512MB or 1GB GDDR3 video memory, bringing the most compelling DirectX 10 visual experience the world has ever seen.
     

  • 1GB Extreme Large-capacity GDDR3 memory
    Today‘s game, such as GTA IV,Crysis, Alone in the Dark 5, Stalker: clear sky, they normally use a large number of bump texture, transparent texture to describe faces of characters and render realistic gaming scenes, so these games put higher demands on the capacities of video memory. The current situation demands at least 512 MB video memory to run these games. Compared with ordinary GeForce GTS 250 graphics cards on market,
    the SPARKLE GeForce GTS 250 1GB Graphics Card comes with incredible large 1GB GDDR3 video memory, making them to be first batch of GeForce GTS 250 graphics cards in the world with 1GB video memory. The SPARKLE GeForce GTS 250 1GB Graphics Card can let mainstream users to pass the 3DMark Vantage High Test which strictly demand at least 512MB video memory, providing much more detail information to mainstream users for better understanding its graphics capability.
     

  • Native HDMI Support
    keeping pace with HD tideway, SPARKLE GeForce GTS 250 Graphics Cards feature brand new stepping for providing native HDMI support. They can deliver vivid HD gaming audio and video through one single cable, provide more convenience to pc games and video enthusiasts to play games or watch HD videos on their HDTV

  • 3-Way SLI Support
    The SPARKLE GeForce GTS 250 Graphics Cards support NVIDIA 3-way SLI technology, which provides even higher frame rates and permits higher quality settings for the ultimate experience in PC gaming when connected to a high-end, high-resolution monitor.


  • 2nd Generation PureVideo  HD
    High-definition video decoder and post-processor delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video and accurate color for movies and video.

  • Cooling System
    Exquisitely made cooling fans, which have high performance thermal compound ensures optimal thermal dissipation even after years of use.

  • 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.

  • NVIDIA™ PhysX
    GeForce GPU 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 Technology
    CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU's processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks such as video transcoding delivering up to 7x performance over traditional CPUs.