BFG GEFORCE 260 GTX OC PCIe 2.0 896MB

BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB PCIe 2.0
RETAIL Part #: BFGRGTX260896OCE
The BFG GeForce® GTX 260 OC™ graphics card is overclocked out-of-the-box, supported by world-class free 24/7/365 tech support, and backed by the best lifetime warranty in the industry. This power house 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 BFG GeForce GTX 260 graphics card also supports extreme HD (2560x1600) resolutions, and gives your system the power of up to 192 multi-threaded processor cores, offloading the most intensive processing tasks from your CPU to your Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).
GAMING
NVIDIA SLI® technology and 896MB of dedicated graphics memory allow you to max out game settings and resolution (2560x1600). Out of the box overclocking provides a free boost to already blazing performance
NVIDIA® PhysX™ technology* brings your games to life with massively destructible environments and ultra-realistic physical interaction
2nd Generation NVIDIA Unified Architecture enables multiple, true-to-life characters to be rendered in complex, dynamic worlds
* PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game GPU PhysX acceleration. Visit www.nvidia.com/PhysX for more details.
HD VIDEO
Unlock the power of 192 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
2nd Generation NVIDIA® Unified Architecture
Second generation architecture delivers 50% more gaming performance over the first generation through 240 enhanced processing cores that provide incredible shading horsepower.i
NVIDIA PhysX™ Readyii
GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA PhysX technology,enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.
3-way NVIDIA SLI® Technology
Industry leading 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing 3-way AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) for the world’s fastest gaming solution under Windows Vista with solid, state-of-the-art drivers.
Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Support
DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects for today's hottest games.
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology iii
CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks - such as video transcoding - delivering up to 7x performance over traditional CPUs.
PCI Express® 2.0 Support
Designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.
GigaThread™ Technology
Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.
NVIDIA Lumenex™ Engine
Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy with ultra-fast frame rates.
16x Anti-aliasing Technology
Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 16x sample rates obliterates jagged edges.
128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Lighting
Twice the precision of prior generations for incredibly realistic lighting effects—now with support for anti-aliasing.
OpenGL® 2.1 Optimizations and Support
Provides 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).iv
NVIDIA PureVideo® HD Technologyv
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.
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.
Dual-stream Hardware Acceleration
Supports picture-in-picture content for the ultimate interactive Blu-ray movie experience.
Dynamic Contrast Enhancement & Color Stretch
Dynamically provides post-processing and optimization of High Definition movies for spectacular picture clarity.
i The number of processor cores varies by model. GeForce GTX 280 has 240 processor cores. GeForce GTX 260 has 192 processor cores.
ii GeForce GTX 280/260 GPUs ship with hardware support for NVIDIA PhysX technology. NVIDIA PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game GPU PhysX acceleration. Refer to www.nvidia.com/PhysX for more information.
iii Requires application support for CUDA technology.
iv Playback of HDCP protected content requires other HDCP-compatible components.
v Feature requires supported video software. Features may vary by product
Specs
Performance
GPU NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260
Core Clock 590MHz (vs. 576MHz standard)
Shader Clock 1296MHz (vs. 1242MHz standard)
Shader Model 4.0
Texture Fill Rate 37.8 Billion/sec.
Processor Cores 192
Memory
Video Memory 896MB
Memory Type GDDR3
Memory Data Rate 1998MHz
Memory Interface 448-bit
Memory Bandwidth 111.9GB/sec.
Connections
Bus Type PCI Express® 2.0 (Backward compatible with PCI Express®)
Display Connectors 2 Dual-Link DVI-I, HDTV + TV Out
RAMDACs Dual 400MHz
Multiple Monitor Support Yes
HDCP Capable Yes, Dual link (Requires other compatible components which are 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)
HDMI™ Capable Yes
NVIDIA® SLI® Support Yes, 2-Way & 3-Way
Included In Box
> BFG NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260 OC™ 896MB graphics card
> Quick install guide
> DVI to VGA adapter
> DVI to HDMI™ adapter
> S/PDIF audio cable (1 ft.)
> HDTV (component) breakout cable
> Dual 4-pin peripheral to single 6-pin PCI Express® power adapter
> Driver CD, which includes: NVIDIA ForceWare unified graphics drivers and Full Multiple Language Installation Manual.pdf
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
> 525W PCI Express®-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 38A or more (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core®2 Extreme QX9650 processor)
> Two 6-pin PCI Express® supplementary power connectors -or- One 6-pin PCI Express® and two 4-pin peripheral supplementary power connectors
> NOTE: For the power requirements of multiple GeForce® GTX 260-based graphics cards in an NVIDIA SLI® configuration, please visit www.bfgtech.com/slipower