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GeForce® 9800 GX2 1000MB DDR3 Standard (PV-T98U-ZHF9)
GeForce® 9800 GX2 1000MB DDR3 Standard (PV-T98U-ZHFU)
GeForce® 9800 GX2 1000MB DDR2 XT (PV-T98U-ZHE9)
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GeForce® 9800 GX2 1000MB DDR3 XXX (PV-T98U-ZHD9)
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GeForceTM 9800 GX2

Engineered for the true performance junky, the 9800 GX2 1GB (512 bit) graphics card combines the power of two GeForce® 9800 GPUs in a single graphics solution. 256 screaming fast stream processors, Dual Dual Link Technology and HDMI help ensure that this card exceeds the expectations of PC and console gamers. This card also is HDTV-, HD Gaming- and SLI™-Ready.

KEY FEATURES

  • 1GB of DDR3 Memory
  • HDCP ready for viewing High
    Definition movie content
  • NVIDIA® Unified Architecture with GigaThread™ technology
  • Dual 9800 GPU
  • Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Shadow Model 4.0 support
  • Lumenex™ engine
  • 16x full-screen anti-aliasing
  • Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ and Windows Media Center
  • NVIDIA® Quantum Effects™ physics processing technology
  • Two dual-link DVI outputs support
    two 2560x1600 resolution displays
  • PCI Express® 2.0 support
  • HDMI Output
  • HDMI Certified
  • 128-bit High Dynamic-Range Rendering

 

 


Bus Type
N/A
PCI-E 2.0
Performance
N/A
Black, Standard, XT, XXX
GPU Clock MHz
The main attributes of the GPU are the core clock rate, which typically ranges from 250 MHz to 1200 MHz in modern cards.
600 - 700 MHz
Shader Clock (MHz)
The number of pipelines (vertex and fragment shaders), which translate a 3D image characterized by vertices and lines into a 2D image formed by pixels.
1500 - 1700 MHz
Stream Processors
Through the use of stream processing, computer benefit from the ability to transparently access a large number of 'cores' (or, computational units) on a chip without having to separately manage each and every one of them along with their associated busses, memories, I/O, etc.
256
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec)
This is the speed at an image can be rendered or "painted". This rate is specified in texels per second, the number of 3D pixels that can be painted per second. A texel is a pixel with depth (3D). The fill rate comes from the combined performance of the clock speed of the processor and the number of pixels it can process per clock cycle, and will tell you how quickly an image can be fully rendered on screen.
76.8 - 89.6 Billion/Sec
Vertices/second (Billion)
Graphics chips don't work on curves, rather they process flat surfaces. A curve is created by multiple flat planes arranged to look like a curve. 3D objects are created with multiple triangular surfaces, sometimes hundreds or even thousands, tessellated to represent the curves and angles of the real world. 3D artists are concerned with the number of polygons required to form a shape.
N/A
Pixels per clock (peak)
This impacts on the rendering capability of the GRU. The clock speed itself is not the critical factor. Rather it is the per-clock performance of the graphics processor, which is indicated by the number of pixels it can process per clock cycle.
128
Memory Interface Bus (bit)
The bit data rate between memory and the GPU.
512
Memory Type
VRAM was typically based on DDR technology. During and after that year, manufacturers moved towards the vastly superior DDR2, GDDR3 and GDDR4.
DDR2, DDR3
Memory Size (MB)
the video card will have its own video memory which is called Video RAM or VRAM. The VRAM capacity of most modern video cards range from 128 MB to 2.0 GB.
1000 MB
Memory Clock (MHz)
The memory clock rate in modern cards are generally between 400 MHz and 2.4 GHz.
2000 - 2100 MHz
Turbo Cache Technology
The revolutionary TurboCache technology utilizes the additional bandwidth of the PCI Express graphics bus to reach higher levels of graphics performance than traditional video memory solutions, delivering the performance and features you expect from NVIDIA graphics hardware. By allowing the graphics processing unit (GPU) to share the capacity and bandwidth of dedicated video memory and dynamically available system memory, TurboCache turbocharges performance and provides larger total graphics memory.
-
Output HDCP Capable
Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays. Requires other HDCP-compatible components.
N/A
NVIDIA® CineFX® Engine
Delivers advanced visual effects at unimaginable speeds. Full support for the latest Microsoft® DirectX® Shader Model enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture with new texture unit design streamlines texture processing for faster and smoother gameplay.
N/A
NVIDIA® Intellisample 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.
N/A
NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance Control® 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.
N/A
Microsoft® DirectX® 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 feature set-including vertex texture fetch (VTF)-to ensure top-notch compatibility and performance for all DirectX applications.
10.0
Shader Model Support
Enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture delivers faster and smoother gameplay.
4.0
Open GL Optimization and Support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.
2.1
Minimum Power Requirement (Watt)
This is the minimum power supply wattage requirement for the graphics card to perform properly.
500
Cooling Heatsink
Generally referred to as a passive cooling device, it has no moving parts and, therefore, is soundless and very reliable; it absorbs and dissipates heat from the GPU using thermal contact (by either direct or radiant contact with a cooling medium such as air).
-
Cooling Fansink
Sometimes known as an active cooling device, a small electrical fan which drives air across a heat sink and as such will generate a small amount of noise. It is more effective than a heat sink alone at cooling.
√
Output S-Video
Included to allow the connection with DVD players, video recorders and video game consoles.
N/A
Max Resolution Digital Hoizontal
Maximum Horizontal Screen Resolution indicates the maxiumum possible sharpness and clarity of an image that a monitor can display, measured in number of dots (pixels) horizontally.
2560
Max Resolution Digital Vertical
Maximum Vertical Screen Resolution indicates the maxiumum possible sharpness and clarity of an image that a monitor can display, measured in number of dots (pixels) vertically.
1600
Max Resolution Digital Hoizontal
Maximum Horizontal Screen Resolution indicates the maxiumum possible sharpness and clarity of an image that a monitor can display, measured in number of dots (pixels) horizontally.
2560
Max Resolution Digital Vertical
Maximum Vertical Screen Resolution indicates the maxiumum possible sharpness and clarity of an image that a monitor can display, measured in number of dots (pixels) vertically.
1600
ROHS
The RoHS Directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment". This Directive bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.
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Dimensions L (Inches)
N/A
10.5 Inches
Dimensions W (Inches)
N/A
4.376 Inches
Dimensions H (Inches)
N/A
1.5 Inches
Dimensions L (Metric)
N/A
26.7
Dimensions W (Inches)
N/A
4.376 Inches
Dimensions H (Metric)
N/A
3.8
Profile
Some graphics cards have the capability to swap out the current bracket to make it compatible with low-profile computer systems that require a lower bracket card.
Double
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VIrtual Zone 85 Marks
Unlike many other manufacturers which bundle a little dated, or not-so-popular games, with XFX we get the latest game, Assassin's Creed bundled in our packages for both the 9800 GTX Black and the 9800 GX2 Black. Not only that, factory-overclocked performance is very impressive, and both cards hold one of the highest factory overclocked speeds out there in the market.
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There is no doubt that the XFX 9800 GX2 Black Edition is one of the best performing video cards on the market. It outperformed all the stock 9800GX2s I have tested and posted significantly better minimum frame rates on game tests. The XFX 9800 GX2 Black Edition and the Asus EN9800GX2 Top were a virtual tie performance wise. Both the cards also offer a nice game bundle. However, the XFX 9800 GX2 Black Edition edges the Asus card out in game quality and warranty.
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When the dust settled there was no doubt that the XFX 9800 GX2 is the fasted video card in the land. The raw performance allowed me to play Crysis at the highest settings I have played at with any two other video cards. I can’t wait to see what the XFX 9800 GX2 can do in quad SLI.
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XFX RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS
  • PCI-Express 16 x Slot
  • 1 GB System Memory
  • Intel or AMD processor
  • PCI Express or PCI Express 2.0 compliant motherboard
  • One 8-pin and one 6-pin supplementary power connector
  • HDCP Compliant Analog / DVI Display (Optional)
  • HDCP Compliant Optical CD/DVD Drove (Optional)
  • IDE Hard Drive / Serial ATA Hard Drive
  • PC Tower > Full Size

 

SOFTWARE
  • Windows® XP / Windows® XP x 64 Professional
  • Windows Vista™ 32-bit / Windows Vista™ 64-bit
  • Directx® 9c
  • Directx® 10

 

XFX RECOMMENDED POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS
  • Non-SLI: 500Watt or greater
  • SLI: 600Watt or greater

 

NVIDIA MINIMUM POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS
  • Minimum 380Watt or greater system power supply (with a minimum 12V current rating of 40A)
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