Date: June 7th, 2003
Article by: Roger (Hardware Reviewer)
Edited by: Nathan Glentworth (Owner, Head Editor)
Product was donated by: Chaintech America
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Interface
- AGP interface
- 4x/8x AGP supports
Chipset
- NVIDIA GeForce FX5500
Memory
- 128/256MB DDR SDRAM
General features
- 0.14u process technology
- 128-bit advanced memory interface
- 256-bit graphics architecture
- 270 MHz engine clock
- 400 MHz memory clock
- 350 MHz internal RAMDAC
- 68 Million vertices/ sec
- 1.0 Billion texels/ sec fill rate
- 3.2 GB/sec memory bandwidth (64bit,400MHz)
- 6.4 GB/sec memory bandwidth (128bit,400MHz)
- 4 pixels per clock rendering engine
- 16 texels per pixel with 8 textures applied per clock
- NVIDIA CineFX 2.0 Engine
- Advanced Display Pipeline with full nView Capabilities
- High-performance, high-precision 3D rendering engine
- High-performance 2D rendering engine
- UltraShadow technology
- Intellisample HCT Performance Technology
- Advanced Display Pipeline with full nView Capabilities
- Digital Vibrance Control (DVC) 3.0
- NVIDIA nView multi-display technology
- Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
High quality video playback
- Dual, 350MHz RAMDACs for display resolutions up to and including 2048x1536@85Hz
- Integrated NTSC/PAL TV encoder support resolutions up to 1024x768 without the need for panning with built-in Macrovision copy protection
- DVD and HDTV-ready MPEG-2 decoding up to 1920x1080i resolutions
- Support for single-link DVI for compatibility with next- generation flat panel displays with resolutions greater than 1600x1200 without the need for reduced blanking
Full software support
- Microsoft DirectX optimizations and support
- Full OpenGL 1.4 and lower support
- Complete support DirectX 9.0 and lower
- WHQL-certified Windows XP, 2000, ME, 98, 95
Function
- 15-pin D-sub VGA out
- TV-out (Mini Din 4pin S-Video connector)
- DVI (DVI connector)
Bundled software
- WinDVD 4(Optional)
- WinDVD Creator(Optional)
- WinRip(Optional)
- Adobe Photoshop Album
Accessories
- S-Video Cable (150cm)
- Composite Cable (Optional)
- DVI to VGA Adapter (Optional)
Price
- ~US$95-$100
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