BFG Tech GeForce GTS 250

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BFG Tech GeForce GTS 250
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BFGEGTS2501024DE
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PCIe 2.0
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nVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

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Newegg N82E16814143211

For a list of all currently documented nVIDIA SoC's with specifications, see nVIDIA.

Overview

The NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 250 graphic card delivers world-class HD graphics performance plus GPU-accelerated NVIDIA® PhysX™ gaming effects, lightning fast video and image processing, and full NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ support allowing you to game in true stereoscopic 3D.

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Mirror's Edge © 2008 EA Digital Illusions. World Class Graphics Performance Plus PhysX. Experience world class graphics performance in the hottest games of this season and bring your games to life with NVIDIA® PhysX™ effects for massively destructible environments and ultra-realistic physical interaction in games such as Mirror’s Edge by Electronic Arts Inc.

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GPU-Accelerated Video Transcoding, Image Editing and HD Video Playback. Accelerate video transcoding of digital movies to your iPod, PSP, or Zune up to 10x faster than a CPU.* Experience super fast, silky smooth image processing with full GPU acceleration support for Adobe® Photoshop® CS4.

Features

  • NVIDIA® PureVideo® HD Technology1
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.
  • Dual-stream Hardware Acceleration
Supports picture-in-picture content for the ultimate interactive Blu-ray and HD DVD movie experience.
  • Dynamic Contrast Enhancement & Color Stretch
Provides post-processing and optimization of High Definition movies on a scene-by- scene basis for spectacular picture clarity.
  • 3-way NVIDIA SLI® Technology2
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™ Technology3
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.
  • NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology4
CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks - such as video transcoding - delivering incredible performance improvements 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.
  • Hybrid SLI® technology
Based on NVIDIA’s industry-leading SLI technology, delivers multi-GPU (graphics processing unit) benefits when an NVIDIA® motherboard GPU is combined with an NVIDIA discrete GPU. Hybrid SLI increases graphics performance with GeForce® Boost and provides intelligent power management with HybridPower™.
1 Feature requires supported video software. Features may vary by product.
2 NVIDIA SLI-certified versions of GeForce PCI Express GPUs only. A
  GeForce GTS 250 must be paired with another GeForce GTS 250, regardless
  of graphics card manufacturer.
3 NVIDIA PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game GPU PhysX
  acceleration. Refer to www.nvidia.com/PhysX for more information.
4 Requires application support for CUDA technology.

Features

Note: The below specifications represent this GPU as incorporated into NVIDIA's reference graphics card design. Graphics card specifications may vary by Add-in-card manufacturer. Please refer to the Add-in-card manufacturers' website for actual shipping specifications.

Model                                   BFGEGTS2501024DE
Chipset Manufacturer                    NVIDIA
GPU                                     GeForce GTS 250

System Requirements:

450W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined
     12V current rating of
24A or more*
*Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with
         an Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 processor
Interface PCI Express 2.0 x16

GPU Engine Specs:

CUDA Cores                             128
Graphics Clock (MHz)                   738 MHz
Processor Clock (MHz)                  1836 MHz
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec)        47.2 

Memory Specs:

Memory Clock (MHz)                     1100 
Standard Memory Config                 1GB GDDR3
Memory Interface Width                 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec)              70.4

Feature Support:

NVIDIA SLI®-ready*                     2-way/3-Way
NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready                 yes
NVIDIA PureVideo® Technology**         HD
NVIDIA PhysX™-ready                    yes 
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology                yes
NVIDIA HybridPower™-ready              yes
Microsoft DirectX                      10
OpenGL	3.0 
Certified for Windows 7                yes

Display Support:

Maximum Digital Resolution             2560x1600 
Maximum VGA Resolution                 2048x1536 
Standard Display Connectors            Two Dual Link DVI 
Multi Monitor                          yes
HDCP                                   yes
HDMI                                   yes
Audio Input for HDMI                   SPDIF

Standard Graphics Card Dimensions:

Height                                 4.376 inches (111 mm) 
Length                                 9 inches (228.6 mm) 
Width                                  Dual-slot 

Thermal and Power Specs:

Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)         105  C
Maximum Graphics Card Power (W)        150  W
Minimum Recommended System Power (W)   450  W
Supplementary Power Connectors         6-pin 
Unified Architecture	 


- The number of processor cores may vary by model.
- Feature requires supported video software. Features may vary by product.
- Playback of HDCP-protected content requires other HDCP-compatible components.
- Certain GeForce 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.
- NVIDIA SLI certified versions of GeForce PCI Express GPUs only. A GeForce GPU must be paired with an identical GPU, regardless of graphics card manufacturer. SLI requires sufficient system cooling and a compatible power supply. Visit www.slizone.com for more information and a listing of SLI-Certified components.
- Requires external DisplayPort transmitter. 10-bit per component scanout requires future GeForce driver support.
- Memory interface width may vary by model.
- Requires NVIDIA HybridPower™- enabled motherboard.

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