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XFX GEFORCE 8600 GTS PREVIEW

"Fight between the XFX Geforce 8600 GTS and the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro. XFX Geforce 8600 GTS appears to have the speed by offering 155 Mhz faster core and 880 Mhz faster memory. However there is one problem with the XFX Geforce 8600 GTS and that is it's 128 Bit memory interface which is half of the 256 Bit interface found on Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro."
XFX GEFORCE 8600 GTS

"Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ - NVIDIA’s fourth-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista gives users the best possible experience with the Windows Aero 3D graphical user interface."

"Double Lifetime Warranty - Now you-and your card's next owner-are both covered by the XFX "shield" of protection. Should something go wrong with your Series 6 or greater Graphics Card, and you've registered the card with us online, we'll cover the cost of repair and service-absolutely free!"

"Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Support - World’s first DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects."

"NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology - Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single GPU configuration for unparalleled gaming experiences by allowing two graphics cards to run in parallel. The must-have feature for performance PCI Express graphics, SLI dramatically scales performance on over 60 top PC games."

"OpenGL™ 2.0 Optimizations and Support - Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for all OpenGL applications. NVIDIA® nView® Multi-display Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors."

"NVIDIA® Lumenex™ Engine - Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy at ultra-fast frame rates."

"NVIDIA® nView® Multi-Display Technology - Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors."

"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."

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

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

XFX GEFORCE 8600 GTS

VIDEO CARD GPU CORE
CLOCK
MEMORY
CLOCK
MEMORY
TYPE
MEMORY
INTERFACE
PIXEL
SHADER
DIRECTX
XFX GEFORCE 8600 GTS G84 730 2260 256MB GDDR3 128 32 10
CONNECT3D X1950 PRO RV570 575 1380 256MB GDDR3 256 36 9.0C
VIDEO CARD GPU CORE
CLOCK
MEMORY
CLOCK
MEMORY
TYPE
MEMORY
INTERFACE
PIXELS
SHADER
DIRECTX

SYSTEM

VIDEO CARD

NVIDIA DRIVER
ATI DRIVER
PROCESSOR
MOTHERBOARD
MEMORY
OPERATING SYSTEM
DIRECTX VERSION
INFORMATION

XFX GEFORCE 8600 GTS
CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO
FORCEWARE v158.19
CATALYST v7.3
AMD ATHLON64 4000 SAN DIEGO (2.4GHZ)
ASROCK 939 DUAL SATA 2 (BIOS 2.30)
2 x 512MB OCZ GOLD XTC PC3200 DDR
WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2
v9.0C

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