A. PRODUCT INFORMATION
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GeForce 6 Series User’s Manual
A. 3 Key Features for 6800 Series
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First superscalar architecture supercharges gaming performance
Up to 8x floating-point shader power (over previous generation)
Up to 4x shadow processing power with NVIDIA® UltraShadow™ II
technology (over previous generation)
Up to 2x vertex processing power (over previous generation)
First chip designed for the world’s fastest GDDR3 memory
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Full support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 for ultra-realistic games
Built for today’s hottest games
Unlimited programmability for advanced visual effects
Displacement mapping enables the creation of unique 3D characters and objects
Infinite program length allows for a new class of special effects
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Complete support for NVIDIA High-Precision Dynamic-Range (HPDR) technology
makes graphics more vibrant and lifelike
Full floating point support throughout entire pipeline
Floating point filtering vastly improves the quality of images in motion
Floating point texturing drives new levels of clarity and image detail
Floating point blending gives detail to special effects like motion blur and
explosions
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World’s first on-chip video processor for unmatched video functionality
MPEG video encode and decode delivers a stunning video experience
WMV9 decode acceleration provides unmatched performance for Microsoft®
Windows® Media Center Edition
Advanced adaptive de-interlacing smoothes playback on progressive displays
High-quality video scaling and filtering improves playback quality at any
window size
High-definition video support delivers crystal-clear imagery
Integrated TV-encoder for direct-to-TV playback
PCI Express support speeds up data transfers to accelerate video editing
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Renowned NVIDIA compatibility and reliability ensure a no-compromise experience
NVIDIA® ForceWare™ software delivers unmatched features and rock-solid
stability
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NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
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Game profiles
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Auto-overclocking tool delivers stability as it safely pushes the GPU’s
performance limits