Introduction; Preface; Key Features - Gigabyte GA-660 Series User Manual

GA-660 Series Graphics Accelerator
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INTRODUCTION

1.1. PREFACE

Welcome to use the GA-660 Series 3D/2D graphics accelerator. The GA-660
Plus 3D/2D graphics accelerator is an innovative design that delivers a new
level of balanced, scalable and sustained 3D performance along with smooth
video and great 2D graphics experience.
This manual will take you through the steps in order to properly install the
GA-660Plus graphics accelerator into your computer. Please note that your
computer may differ slightly from the illustrations and screen shots displayed
in this manual.

1.2. KEY FEATURES

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NVIDIA' s RIVA TNT2-A™ high-performance 2D/3D graphics processor.
q 32 or 16MB DRAM with 128-bit interface.
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AGP 2X/4X with sideband addressing.
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Integrated 300MHz RAMDAC.
q Single-pass multi-texturing.
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32-bit rendering.
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Per-pixel mip-mapping.
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Optimized for Direct3D acceleration.
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Complete DirectX 6.X support.
q Acceleration of full-motion video playback, sustaining 30 frames per
second with high quality color resolution.
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Advanced support for Direct Draw.
q Video acceleration for Direct show, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and Indeo.
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Built-in high quality TV-Out & DFP (660 Plus TV/DFP)
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