• Next-Generation Superscalar GPU Architecture
Delivers over 2x the shading power of previous generation products taking gaming performance to extreme levels. 

• Full Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 support
The standard for today’s PCs and next-generation consoles enables stunning and complex effects for cinematic realism.  NVIDIA GPUs offer the most complete implementation of the Shader Model 3.0 feature set—including vertex texture fetch (VTF)—to ensure top-notch compatibility and performance for all DirectX 9 applications.

• NVIDIA® CineFX™ 4.0 engine
Delivers advanced visual effects at unimaginable speeds. Full support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture with new texture unit design streamlines texture processing for faster and smoother game play.

• NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
NVIDIA SLI technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows users to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an NVIDIA nForce SLI MCP.  The must-have feature for performance PCI Express® graphics, SLI dramatically scales performance on today’s hottest games. (NVIDIA SLI-certified versions only.)

• NVIDIA® Intellisample™ 4.0 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, advanced 128 Tap sample coverage, 16x anisotropic filtering, and support for transparent supersampling and multisampling.

• True High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Rendering Support
The ultimate lighting effects bring environments to life for a truly immersive, ultra-realistic experience. Based on the OpenEXR technology from Industrial Light & Magic (http://www.openexr.com/), NVIDIA’s 64-bit texture implementation delivers state-of-the-art high dynamic-range (HDR) visual effects through floating point capabilities in shading, filtering, texturing, and blending.

• NVIDIA® PureVideo 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. PureVideo HD includes required content protection circuitry (HDCP) for playing the new Blu-ray and HD DVD movies at the highest quality possible, and is directly integrated with the leading HD movie software players. PureVideo HD delivers the ultimate high-definition movie experience on a PC. Supported video software is required to experience certain features. Go to www.nvidia.com for more details.

• Discrete, Programmable Video Processor
PureVideo is a discrete programmable processing core in NVIDIA GPUs that provides picture quality and ultra-smooth movies with low CPU utilization and power.

• Hardware Decode Acceleration
Provides ultra-smooth playback of H.264, VC-1, WMV, and MPEG-2 HD and SD movies. 

• Spatial Temporal De-Interlacing
Sharpens HD and standard definition interlaced content on progressive displays, delivering a crisp, clear picture that rivals high-end home-theater systems.

• High-Quality Scaling
Enlarges lower resolution movies and videos to HDTV resolutions, up to 1080i, while maintaining a clear, clean image. Also provides downscaling of videos, including high-definition, while preserving image detail.

• Video color correction
NVIDIA’s Color Correction Controls, such as Brightness, Contrast and Gamma Correction let you compensate for the different color characteristics of various RGB monitors and TVs ensuring movies are not too dark, overly bright, or washed out regardless of the video format or display type.

• Integrated SD and HD TV Output
Provides world-class TV-out functionality via Composite, S-Video, Component, DVI connections. Supports resolutions up to 1080p depending on connection type and TV capability.

• 256-bit memory interface
Delivers more memory bandwidth and efficiency to power the latest games and applications at blazing speeds.

• NVIDIA® UltraShadow™ II technology
Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games, like id Software’s DOOM 3, that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources and objects.

• 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.

• Full-Speed 32-Bit Color Precision
Delivers increased image quality with no performance compromise

• NVIDIA® ForceWare™ Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications. ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.

• OpenGL 2.0 optimizations and support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.

• NVIDIA® nView® Multi-Display Technology
Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors.

• NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance Control® 3.0 Technology
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.

• PCI Express support
Designed to run perfectly with the next-generation PCI Express bus architecture. This new bus doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8x delivering over 4GB/s in both upstream and downstream data transfers. 

• Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates –up to 2048x1536@85Hz.

• Dual Dual-Link DVI Support
Able to drive  industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600.

• 90nm Process Technology
Delivers higher performance through blazing clock rates.

• High-Speed GDDR3 Memory Interface
Support for 1GB of fast GDDR3 memory delivers fluid frame rates for even the most advanced games and applications.

• Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™
NVIDIA’s third-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista gives users the best possible experience with the 3D graphical user interface in the upcoming operating system (OS) from Microsoft.

• HDCP Capable
Allows playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and other protected content at full HD resolutions with integrated High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) support.