A. PRODUCT INFORMATION
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GeForce 6 Series User’s Manual
A. 4 Key Features for 6600 Series
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Supercharged gaming performance: Only Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model
3.0 and PCI Express GPU in its class
Built for screaming frame rates on next-generation Shader Model 3.0 games like
Far Cry and S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl
PCI Express
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support delivers BGB/sec of raw graphics bandwidth
NVIDIA® SLI
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multi-GPU ready-with the power of two GPUs, gaming will
never be the same (GeForce 6600 GT only)
Designed for high-speed GDDR3 memory (GeForce 6600 GT only)
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Best-in-class visual effects for ultra-realistic gaming
64-bit texture filtering support delivers full-speed, high dynamic-range (HDR)
lighting effects
Unmatched image quality delivered through new 16x anisotropic filtering and
rotated grid antialiasing
4x shadow processing power with NVIDIA® UltraShadow
TM
II for next
generation games like Doom III
Infinite program length allows for a new class special effects
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On-chip video processor delivers an unmatched multimedia experience
Hardware-accelerated MPEG and WMV9 decode delivers smooth, artifact-free
video
Dedicated video hardware reduces CPU utilization and improves overall system
performance
On-chip video encoder and motion estimation engine provides fast, high-quality
encoding from TV tuner
Programmable video engine ensures compatibility with future video codecs
High-quality video scaling and filtering improves playback quality at any
window size
PCI Express support accelerates video editing by speeding up data transfer rates
Integrated HDTV-output brings content from your desktop to your
high-definition TV
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Renowned NVIDIA compatibility and reliability ensure a no-compromise gaming
and multimedia experience
NVIDIA® ForceWare
TM
software delivers unmatched features and rock-solid
stability
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NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
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Game profiles
NVIDIA®: the way it’s meant to be played
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Ensures hardware compatibility with the games you want to play
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Hundreds of game titles in the program and growing