The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680-based video card is built on the much anticipated successor to the Fermi architecture. Kepler is not only the world's fastest GPU, but also the world's most power efficient. With the GTX 680 are new technologies that fundamentally improve the smoothness of each frame and the richness of the overall experience.

New features include GPU Boost, which intelligently monitors graphics work load and increases the clock speed whenever possible. The result is that the GPU always performs at its peak and you get the highest framerate possible. Adaptive V-Sync enables vertical synching (V-Sync) only when the frame rate exceeds the refresh rate of the monitor. When the frame rate drops below this rate, V-Sync is automatically disabled, minimizing stuttering. FXAA is a new way of performing antialiasing that's fast, effective, and optimized for modern game engines. FXAA picks out the edges in a frame based on contrast detection. It then smoothes out the aliased edges based on their gradient. All this is a done as a lightweight, post processing shader. Previously, two NVIDIA GPUs were required to support three monitors. NVIDIA Surround now supports one card powering three monitors for simulation (and a forth monitor for email or web browsing). At 5760 x 1080, the expanded field of view fully engages human peripheral vision and provides for the most immersive experience

The key features of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 card include:

• 1,006 MHz base graphics clock rate (1058 MHz boost clock rate).
• 1,502 MHz memory clock.
• 256-bit 2 GB GDDR5 memory; 6.0 GBPS memory speed, 192.2 GB/sec maximum memory bandwidth.
• Texture fill rate 128.8 billion/sec.
• 1,536 CUDA cores.
• Full support for Microsoft DirectX 11 including Shader Model 5.0.
• GPU Boost.
• Adaptive Vertical Sync.
• Two new anti-aliasing modes: FXAA and TXAA.
• PCI Express 3.0 support.
• NVIDIA Surround multi-monitor support; 3 monitors for simulation, plus a 4th monitor.
• Supports NVIDIA 3D Vision, PhysX, and SLI.
• 3.54 billion transistors.
• Power connectors: 2 x 6-pin.
• HDMI 1.4a technology for combined video and audio output.
• Four display outputs: one dual link DVI-I, one dual link DVI-D, one HDMI, one DisplayPort.
• Maximum digital resolution 2560 x 1600; maximum VGA resolution 2048 x 1536.
• Supports Windows 7, Vista, Windows XP.
  
  

The NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT OC offers a powerfully immersive experience designed for high-definition gaming and video playback, with resolutions up to 2560 x 1600, at a lower cost.

With up to a 90% performance increase over the GeForce 8600 GTS and same size footprint as the GeForce 8800 GT, the GeForce 9600 GT OC supports DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, and Vista to deliver unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects.

The key features of the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT OC include:

• 675 MHz core clock rate.
• 512 MB GDDR3 memory; memory clock rate 1.8GHz on a 256-bit bus.
• Memory data rate: 1800 MHz; memory bandwidth: 57.6 GB/sec.
• 1700MHz shader clock.
• Full support for Microsoft DirectX 10 including Shader Model 4.0.
• PCI Express 2.0 bus interface.
• NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology, which provides the combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing to deliver unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling.
• 64 stream processors.
• 21.6 billion/sec. texture fill rate.
• NVIDIA SLI technology, which delivers up to 2 times the performance of a single graphics card configuration for unequaled gaming experiences by allowing two graphics cards to run in parallel.
• Maximum digital resolution 2560 x 1600.
• Display outputs: 2 dual-link DVI-I, HDTV + TV out.

The NVIDIA Quadro 6000 features frame lock and genlock support (via external hardware).

Based on NVIDIA's new Fermi architecture and featuring new Scalable Geometry Engine technology, the Quadro 6000 can deliver 1.3 billion triangles per second. For high-precision, data-sensitive applications, it is the only professional graphics solution with ECC memory and fast double precision capabilities to ensure the accuracy and fidelity of your results.

The key features of the NVIDIA Quadro 6000 include:

• 574 MHz GPU core clock rate.
• 750 MHz memory clock rate.
• 144 GB per second memory bandwidth.
• 6 GB GDDR5 total frame buffer.
• 384-bit memory interface.
• 2560 x 1600 maximum display resolution at 60 Hz.
• Full support for Microsoft DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.0.
• Genlock and framelock support via add-on NVIDIA Quadro G-Sync card which enables multiple systems to synchronize frame rendering across multiple displays, plus synchronize one or many systems to a common sync source.
• NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Technology, which enables dynamically scalable graphics performance, enhanced image quality, and expanded display real-estate.
• Dual dual-link DVI-I outputs drive two digital displays at resolutions up to 2560 x 1600 at 60 Hz.
• 64 X FSAA (maximum) (128 X with SLI).
• The CUDA GPU computing software provides a C language environment and tool suite that unleashes new capabilities to solve complex, visualization challenges such as real-time ray tracing and interactive volume rendering.
• Fast 3D textures, jumbo xxx textures processing; Fast transfer and manipulation of 3D textures resulting in more interactive visualization of large volumetric dataset. Faster processing of very large textures resulting in higher performances when zooming and panning through high resolution images.
  

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