PNY XLR8 GeForce GTX 275 Graphics Card

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PNY Technologies, announced today the new XLR8 GeForceGTX 275 graphics card. The newest edition to PNY’s high-performance graphics cards
features an NVIDIA GeForce GPU supporting CUDA for GPU-acceleration of NVIDIA Graphics Plus technologies, including PhysX.

With an extensive list of features and NVIDIA Graphics Plus technology, PNY’s GTX 275 allows gamers to go beyond traditional graphics and experience spectacular visual effects. Change the standard 3D gaming experience with stunning PhysX gaming effects, which bring surreal visual detail and dynamic forces of nature to life. With NVIDIA PhysX, Stereoscopic 3D gaming, and GPU-accelerated HD video and image processing, get the Graphics Plus performance that the latest games and CUDA applications demand with the new XLR8 GeForce GTX 275 graphics card.

“The GTX 275 fills a niche for gamers that seek high performance that doesn’t come with a high cost,” said Nicholas Mauro, senior marketing manager, PC components for PNY. “This is a perfect addition to our high-end card line-up, with astonishing gaming and incredible GPU performance, all at an affordable
price.”

XLR8 GeForce GTX 275

• 896MB of GDDR3 frame buffer memory
• 633 MHz core clock and 1404 MHz shader clock
• 127 GB/second memory bandwidth
• A texture fill rate of 50.6 billion/second
• An effective memory data rate of 2268 MHz
• MSRP: $249.99

From the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 200 series, PNY’s newest graphics card comes equipped with the following features:

• 2nd Generation NVIDIA Unified Architecture
• Full Microsoft DirectX 10 support
• NVIDIA CUDA technology
• NVIDIA SLI technology
• NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology
• NVIDIA PhysX technology
• PCI Express 2.0 support
• Two dual-link DVI outputs
• HDMI support
• Dual-link HDCP Capable
• OpenGL 3.0 optimization and support

PNY offers a five-year warranty on XLR8 brand graphics cards: 3-years standard with a two-year upgrade upon completion of the registration form on PNY’s website.

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The GeForce GTX 275 GPU with CUDA technology not only provides astonishing gaming performance, but it also delivers incredible GPU computing performance for everything from video transcoding to video and photo editing. Whether it’s transcoding (converting) HD videos in minutes to your portable video player using Badaboom, helping discover a cure for cancer via folding@home, or rapidly editing digital photos using Adobe CS4, the GeForce GTX 275 GPU does it all with outstanding performance.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 GPUs Details
Whether it’s ripping through DirectX 10 games at blazing fast frame rates, experiencing a new world of realistic physical motion and massively destructible environments, transcoding HD videos to you portable video player, or helping discover a cure for cancer via Folding@home, you can put your PC to work for you with the power of the NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 200 GPUs.

2ndGeneration NVIDIA Unified Architecture
Second generation architecture delivers 50% more gaming performance over the first generation through enhanced processor cores that provide incredible shading horsepower.

3-way NVIDIA SLI Technology
Industry leading 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling y implementing 3-way AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) for the world’s premier gaming solution under Windows Vista with solid, state-of-the-art drivers.

Microsoft DirectX 10 Support
DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects for today’s hottest games

NVIDIA CUDA Technology
CUDA Technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks – such as video converting – delivering up to 20x performance over traditional CPUs

NVIDIA SLI Multi-Monitor support
Switch seamlessly between multi-display desktop mode and full screen 3D gaming with SLI. And enjoy full multi-GPU support for dual-display capable 3D games such as World in Conflict, Supreme Commander Forged Alliance, and Flight Simulator X.

GigaThread Technology
Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next-generation shader programs.

NVIDIA Lumenex Engine
DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects for today’s hottest games

16x Anti-aliasing Technology
Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 16x sample rates obliterates jagged edges.

128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Lighting
Twice the precision of prior generations for incredibly realistic lighting effects—now with support for anti-aliasing.

OpenGL 3.0 Optimization and Support
Provides top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.

Dual Dual-link DVI Support
Able to drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 and with support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)iii.

HDMI Output
Support for HDMI output enables sending both high-definition video and audio signals to an HDTV via a single cable

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.

Discrete, Programmable Video Processor
NVIDIA PureVideo is a secrete programmable processing core in NVIDIA GPUs that provide superb picture quality and ultra-smooth movies with 100% offload of H.264 video decoding from the GPU and significantly reduced power consumption.

Dual-stream Hardware Acceleration
Supports picture-in-picture content for the ultimate interactive Blu-ray movie experience

Dynamic Contrast Enhancement & Color Stretch
Dynamically provides post-processing and optimization of High Definition movies for spectacular picture clarity.

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Product Specifications

• Core Clock: 633 MHz
• Processor Cores: 240
• Processor Clock: 1404 MHz
• Texture Fill Rate: 50.64 Billion/sec.
• On-board Frame Buffer: 896MB GDDR3
• Memory Data Rate, effective: 2268 MHz
• Memory Interface: 448-bit
• Memory Bandwidth: 127 GB/sec.
• On-board Outputs: DVI-I and DVI-I and Mini DIN
• Additional Outputs Supported: HDMI, VGA, Component, S-Video, Composite
• Bus Type: PCI Express 2.0

Key Features

• 2nd Generation NVIDIA Unified Architecture
• Full Microsoft DirectX 10 support
• NVIDIA CUDA technology support
• NVIDIA PhysX technology support
• NVIDIA 3-Way SLI technology support
• NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology support
• Dual-link HDCP Capable
• OpenGL 3.0 support
• Minimum System Requirements
• PCI Express or PCI Express 2.0-compliant motherboard with one dual-width x16 graphics slot
• Two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors
• A minimum 550W or greater system power supply (with a minimum 12V current rating of 40A)
• Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP class processor or higher
• 100MB of available hard disk space
• 1GB system memory (2GB recommended)
• Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP Operating System (32-bit or 64-bit)
• CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive for installation

Included in the box

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 PCIe 2.0 Graphics Card
• Quick Installation Guide
• Installation CD, which includes:
  
  • - Detailed installation guide
  • - Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
  • - NVIDIA Graphics Drivers
  • - PhysX System Software
• DVI-to-HDMI adapter
• HDMI audio cable
• DVI-to-VGA adapter
• HDTV/SDTV Breakout Cable
• 6-pin pcie to Molex power adapter

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3D technology refers to images or content viewed in a way that lets you perceive depth the same way you do in everyday life. Only GeForce GPUs power hundreds of games in Stereoscopic 3D right out of the box. Not a gamer, select from an assortment of published 3D movies.