Introduction; Highlights - Asus V9950 Ultra / Delux / TVD / 256M User Manual

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing an ASUS V9950 Series Graphics Card!
Powered by the NVIDIA™ GeForce FX™ 5900 Series graphics processing
unit (GPU), the ASUS V9950 series delivers breakthrough leading-edge
graphics performance. Enjoy superior image fidelity regardless of the CPU
(central processing unit) employed by the computer system. With the ASUS
V9950 series, you will experience stunning yet realistic 3D graphics.

Highlights

• Powered by NVIDIA
~ The most programmable and precise GPU with the powerful CineFX2.0 engine
~ Delivers cinema-quality video to your PC
• Built-in 256/128MB DDR frame buffer with 256-bit bus
~ Provides the most resolution and color depth
• Advanced CineFX 2.0 shader engine
~ Delivers 2x floating-point pixel shading power and a visible
performance boost on pixel shader programs
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• NVIDIA UltraShadow technology
~ This new patent pending UltraShadow technology introduces stunning visual
shadow effects that create distinctive looks and digital environments
• Intellisample HCT (Hi-resolution Compression Technology)
~ Intelligent antialiasing captures a higher-resolution version of each image,
then resizes and resamples it for output to your your screen, smoothing away
imperfections
• Anisotropic Texture filtering
~ Produces higher image quality for most uses of texturing, color and Z compression
• ASUS innovative GameFace Technology
~ real-time audio/video communication feature, elevates the interactive gaming
experience by enabling point-to-point video conferencing functions and online
gaming at the same time
• AGP 8X support
~ By adding support for the newest AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) standard, the V9950
series takes advantage of the new peak AGP bandwidth of 2.1 GB/s to offer
even higher graphics
• nVIEW™ display technology
~ Supports TV encoder at 1024 x 768 resolution and two independent display
pipelines, providing the ultimate multiple display flexibility and user control
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• DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL
~ Ensures broad application support
• High-resolution LCD screen support
~ Supports up to 1600 x 1200 maximum LCD monitor resolution
Actual screen resolution varies depending on LCD monitor resolution.
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GeForce FX 5900 Series GPU
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1.4 support
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