Redefine your gaming reality with the EVGA GeForce® 8600 GT 256MB PCI Express graphics card featuring the world's first DirectX® 10 GPU and a powerful unified architecture that delivers an incredibly true-to-life gaming experience. Power through games at record speeds and charge through game maps with vividly realistic, sun-up to sun-down HDR lighting effects while steering clear of mind-blowing physics effects such as explosions, fire, and smoke. Crank up 16x full-screen anti-aliasing without missing a beat - no jaggies, no worries. And relax watching your favorite movies with NVIDIA PureVideo™ technology.

Specifications

GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Maximum Resolution 2560 x 1600 (Digital)

Video Memory 256MB

Memory Type GDDR3

Memory Bandwidth 22.4GB/sec.

Interface Type PCI Express

Interface Speed 16x

Connector(s) Dual DVI (Dual Link)
HDTV/S-Video

Multiple Monitors Support Yes


Features

* Full DirectX 10 Support
World's first DirecX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphic realism and film-quality effects
* OpenGL 2.0 Optimizations and Support
Ensures top-Notch compatiblity and performance for OpenGL applications
* NVIDIA Lumenex Engine
Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy at ultra-fast frame rates
* NVIDIA Quantum Effects Technology
Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation enable a new level of physics effects to be simulated and rendered on the GPU - all while freeing the CPU to run the game engine and AI
* GigaThread™ Technology
Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.
* 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.

Minimum System Requirements

* Intel® or AMD® compatible motherboard
* At least 512MB system RAM
* PCI Express® compliant motherboard
* A minimum 300W system power supply
* 50MB of available hard disk space
* CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
* Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP or Vista
* VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor