XFX today launched the XFX NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2-based graphics card in India.
The XFX NVIDIA GeForce 9800 card is said to give the most powerful performance for gamers and entertainment enthusiasts alike. The GeForce 9800 GX2-based graphics card combines the power of two GeForce 9800 GPUs into a single graphics solution. It also features NVIDIA HybridPower technology, 256 screaming fast stream processors and a 1GB framebuffer, this powerhouse clocks in at up to 50 percent faster across games than the GeForce 8800 Ultra.
The 9800 GX2’s powerful dual-GPU design allows smooth game play at resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600, even with all available in-game features turned on. The card is also designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture thus offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-intersive games and 3D applications, while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.
Along with the GX2-based graphics card XFX also introduced nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard. The new nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard is the only platform that supports DDR3 SLITM-Ready memory with EPP 2.0 and provides world-record setting memory speeds up to 2GHz. With a 1600 MHz FSB the XFX’s 790i Ultra SLI motherboard is the foundation for the world’s ultimate gaming PC, enabling users to build the fastest, most overclockable Intel CPU-based rig and experience unmatched DirectX 10 gaming for 2-way and 3-way SLI. This motherboard is also ESA certified.
The 9800 GX2 graphics card makes use of a second generation NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology engine for an unsurpassed home theater experience. PureVideo is a discrete programmable processing core that provides ultra smooth movies with 100 percent of H.264 video decoding from the CPU with significantly reduced power consumption.
The 9800 GX2 card also features Hardware Decode Acceleration that provides ultra-smooth playback of H.264, VC-1, WMV and MPEG-2 HD and SD movies. Dual-stream Hardware Acceleration supports picture-in-picture content and Dynamic Contrast Enhancement & Color Stretch ensures post-processing and optimization of High Definition movies on scene-by-scene basis with spectacular picture quality. An integrated HDMI connector enables users to send both high-definition video and audio signals to their HDTVs via a single cable.
The XFX 9800GX2 graphics card and 790i Ultra motherboard are sold by Rashi Peripherals and its branches across India at an estimated street price of Rs 45,999 and Rs 22,999 along with 3 and 2 years respectively.