EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Video Card
The EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 graphics card rips through DirectX
10 games at blazing fast frame rates and enables realistic physical motion and
massively destructible environments with NVIDIA's new PhysX. technology. And
that's not all. The EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 graphics card also supports extreme
HD (2560x1600) resolutions, and gives your system the power of up to 216 multi-threaded
processor cores, offloading the most intensive processing tasks from your CPU
to your Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).
Gaming
that shakes you to the core
With more gaming horsepower than ever before and 896 MB of memory, the GeForce
GTX 260 Core 216 GPU’s 216 processing cores make games such as Age of Conan:
Hyborian Adventures and Bionic Commando® feel like the real thing. Its
powerful NVIDIA PhysX™ technology creates rich, immersive physical
effects with stunningly accurate realism. Experience absolute immersion
and a 50% pure performance boost than prior generation GPUs with the GeForce
GTX 260 Core 216 GPU.
The power
to take you beyond
Beyond the field of play, GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 seamlessly shifts tasks from the
CPU to the GPU, allowing you to dive into the latest Blu-ray movie, surf
the web in 3D, or transcode video to a personal video player up to 7x faster
than traditional CPUs1. Now you can work and play at full speed.
HD Video
Unlock the power of 216 processing cores to tackle demanding system tasks
such as viewing photos in 3D or transcoding video to a personal video player
up to 7X faster than the CPU.
PureVideo® HD technology provides the ultimate interactive Blu-ray DVD movie
experience with full hardware acceleration of HD movies and picture-in-picture
content.
Dual
Monitor Ready
This product supports Dual Monitors and has Dual DVI Ports.
Dual View technology offers multiple display support on up to two separate
monitors. This improves the capabilities and productivity of the user by
allowing them to spread multiple windows over two monitors and view them
simultaneously. Dual Monitors is one of the simplest, yet most amazing
productivity boosters you can add to your PC! Click
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Knowledge
Before You Buy! Make sure your motherboard is
compatible with this video card. For example, PCI Express video cards won't
work with motherboards designed only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice
versa. Please read the specifications carefully or call us for expert advice.
ESSENTIAL SPECS: • Interface Type: PCI Express 2.0 x16
• Maximum Resolution: 2500 x 1600 (Digital)
• Video Memory: 896MB GDDR3
Specifications
Chipset:
NVIDIA GeForce
GPU Series:
NVIDIA GeForce 200
Lifestyle:
Enthusiast
GPU/VPU:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216
Additional Features:
HDCP Enabled
Nvidia PureVideo HD
PhysX by NVIDIA
Video Card Profile:
Double
Video Memory:
896MB
Memory Type:
DDR3
Memory Interface:
448-bit
Stream Processors:
216
Core Clock:
626 MHz
Memory Clock:
2106 MHz
Interface Type:
PCI Express 2.0
Interface Speed:
x16
Connector(s):
HDTV
Dual DVI (Dual Link)
Multi-GPU Support:
3-Way SLI
Overclocked:
Yes
APIs:
DirectX 10
OpenGL 2.1
Shader Model 4.0
NVIDIA CUDA
1080p Support:
Yes
Video Output:
DVI
S-Video
Low Profile:
No
Cooling Type:
Fan
Heatsink
Specification Notes:
[3] To provide the most accurate specifications, the specifications listed are based upon the manufacturer's exact model specification as published on the manufacturer's website.
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.6
Customer Reviews: 61
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Value
4.6
Features
4.7
Quality
4.5
Performance
4.6
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Killer
Reviewer:
killabee228 on
Feb 07, 2010 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
4.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
this graphics card is amazing. Iam new to Nvidia cards and iam now hooked. Killer speed and can play almost everything on highest specs. Especially Battle field Bad Company 2 just amazing.
Loving it
Reviewer:
DMA on
Feb 02, 2010 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Aside from stellar graphics performance, I love the heat sink design. Having it vent out of the case on it's own drastically reduces the heat generated with in the case. Beware though, this card is a monster! You definitely want to make sure that there is nothing directly behind your graphics slot cuz this thing takes up a ton of room. I had to move a few of my hard disks around but it was well worth it. Awesome Card!
Fab for the Cash
Reviewer:
Jair666 on
Feb 01, 2010 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Gorgeous output and very well worth the money. A shame its for my stepson! As per previous comments its worth checking the size out before you buy, tis a tight squeeze even in the largish midi-tower we are using.
GREAT CARD!!
Reviewer:
MofakkaJeff on
Jan 26, 2010 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I loved my first one so much that I just HAD to buy a new MoBo and a second GTX 260 so that I could SLI them! The single card worked wonderful but, now I'm twice as happy. I am running them overclocked at the SSC card spex. No need to spend the extra $$ for a SSC card when you can use the EVGA Precision Tool and crank it up yourself WITHOUT voiding the warranty. I am quite sure they will OC even farther but, they perform very well and run cool and stable as I have them. Make sure you register your card(s) with EVGA within 30 days of purchase to activate the Full Lifetime Warranty.
Paper weight
Reviewer:
CATINHAT on
Jan 19, 2010 Customer Rating:
1.0
Value
1.0
Features
1.0
Quality
1.0
Performance
1.0
New card right from the box and nothing. The fan doesn't turn over which means power isn't getting to the card. Even tho I have more power then what the card needs... was looking up to getting it to run. Looks like time to get call tech support on the line and hope they know the bases of what a computer is.
maybe they will tell me that this card needs a 1000 watts to run...
keep an eye out when you buy this card.
3-Way NVIDIA SLI® Technology
Industry leading 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling
by implementing AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering), under Windows Vista with
solid, state-of-the-art drivers.
NVIDIA PhysX™ Technology
Delivering physics in games is no easy task. It's an extremely compute-intensive
environment based on a unique set of physics algorithms that require tremendous
amounts of simultaneous mathematical and logical calculations.
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology is the world’s only C language environment
that provides access to processing power of NVIDIA GPUs. It enables developers
to utilize NVIDIA GPUs to solve the most complex computation-intensive challenges
such as oil and gas exploration, financial risk management, product design,
medical imaging, and scientific research.
NVIDIA® Unified Architecture
(Second Generation)
Fully unified shader core dynamically allocates processing power to geometry,
vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to 2x the gaming
performance of prior generation GPUs.
Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Supportclick
here for demo »
World's first DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled
levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects.
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. Feature requires supported
video software. Features may vary by product.
Discrete, Programmable
Video Processor
NVIDIA PureVideo is a discrete programmable processing core in NVIDIA
GPUs that provides superb picture quality and ultra-smooth movies
with 100% offload of H.264 video decoding from the CPU and significantly
reduced power consumption.
Hardware Decode Acceleration
Provides ultra-smooth playback of H.264, VC-1, WMV and MPEG-2 HD and SD
movies.
Dual Stream Hardware acceleration
Supports picture-in picture content for the ultimate interactive Blu-ray
and HD DVD movie experience.
Dynamic Contrast Enhancement
Provides post-processing and optimization of High Definition movies on
a scene by scene basis for spectacular picture clarity.
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.
Advanced Spatial-Temporal De-Interlacing
Sharpens HD and standard definition interlaced content on progressive
displays, delivering a crisp, clear picture that rivals high-end home-theater
systems.
High-Quality Scaling
Enlarges lower resolution movies and videos to HDTV resolutions, while
maintaining a clear, clean image. Also provides downscaling of videos,
including high-definition, while preserving image detail.
Inverse Telecine (3:2 and 2:2 Pulldown Correction)
Recovers original film images from filmsconverted-to-video (DVDs, 1080i
HD content), providing more accurate movie playback and superior picture
quality.
Bad Edit Correction
When videos are edited, the edits can disrupt the normal 3:2 or 2:2 pulldown
cadence. PureVideo uses advanced processing techniques to detect poor
edits, recover the original content, and display perfect picture detail
frame after frame for smooth, natural looking video.
Noise Reduction
Improves movie image quality by removing unwanted artifacts.
Edge Enhancement
Sharpens movie images by providing higher contrast around lines and objects.
Integrated SD and HD TV Output
World-class TV-out functionality via Composite, S-Video, Component or
DVI connections. Supports resolutions up to 1080i/1080p, depending on
connection type and TV capability.
OpenGL® 2.1 Optimizations and Support
Ensures 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).
Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic
refresh rates–up to 2048x1536@85Hz.
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, included in the new operating system (OS) from Microsoft.
PCI Express 2.0 Support
Designed to run perfectly with the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, offering
a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow's most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D
applications by maximizing the 5GT/s PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth (twice that
of first generation PCI Express). PCI Express 2.0 products are fully backwards
compatible with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.
NVIDIA
ForceWare It takes a powerful suite of software to complement these complex
processors. NVIDIA ForceWare™ unified software environment (USE) is the
key to unleashing the full power and features in NVIDIA’s desktop, platform,
mobile, and multimedia products. Delivering a proven record of compatibility,
reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications,
ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers.
3-Way
NVIDIA SLI® Technology
Industry leading 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance
scaling by implementing AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering), under Windows
Vista with solid, state-of-the-art drivers.
Windows
Vista Ready
Windows Vista is the first operating system to require a GPU (Graphics Processing
Unit) to realize the best experience possible.
PCI
Express 2.0 Support
Designed to run perfectly with the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture,
offering a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow's most bandwidth-hungry games
and 3D applications by maximizing the 5GT/s PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth (twice
that of first generation PCI Express). PCI Express 2.0 products are fully
backwards compatible with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest
support.
Minimum System Requirements
1GB of system memory (2GB recommended)
CD or DVD-ROM drive
100MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
Microsoft Windows Vista. or XP operating system (Windows Vista. required
for 3-Way NVIDIA SLI)
PCI Express or PCI Express 2.0-compliant system motherboard with one vacant
PCI Express x16 slot
One vacant add-in card slot below the PCI Express x16 slot. This graphics
card physically occupies two slots
500W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current
rating of 36A or more
Two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors
For support on this product, please contact EVGA at 888-881-3842. Defective exchanges for identical item within 30 days of purchase permitted on this product with prior manufacturer approval.
Manufactured by:
EVGA Mfg Part No:
896-P3-1257-AR UPC No:
843368009045 Box Size:
( Length: 13, Width: 10, Depth: 3 )
Shipping Weight:
2.6000 pound(s)
Limited Warranty:
This product has a Lifetime Warranty.
Click here for full warranty and support information
Limited Warranty: A full text version of the limited warranty
may be obtained by mailing a self addressed, stamped envelope to the
address below and requesting the warranty for item number:
E145-0264