GeForce GT 220

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Gorgeous Graphics Modern games and 3D applications demand more graphics performance than ever before and integrated graphics simply aren’t good enough. The GeForce GT 220 packs 48 processing cores into a compact power efficient design delivering up to 37x the performance1 of integrated solutions! If you want to play popular games like World of Warcraft, Spore, Sims3, Left 4 Dead or Fallout3, the GeForce GT 220 is an essential addition to your PC.

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Fantastic Video Get all the video processing power that your digital lifestyle requires. Clean up home video 4x faster and post to Facebook with the GeForce GT 220. Convert your video and put it on your iPod in minutes instead of hours3 or make your DVDs look like HD. Does your PC have a CPU powerful enough to playback high definition Blu-Ray Movies? It doesn’t matter, the GeForce GT 220 can playback any Blu Ray Movie with any modern CPU4.

Premium Windows 7 Experience Graphics processing units (GPUs) are an essential element of today’s PCs, enabling more visual and more interactive experiences. As a leader in visual computing and the inventor of the GeForce GPU, NVIDIA worked closely with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7 to ensure that its GPUs take full advantage of the great new features and functionality. If you use your PC to enhance photos, watch or edit videos, play games, or if you simply desire a fast and efficient graphical interface, NVIDIA GPUs will surely delight your senses and offer a premium experience for Windows 7.

¹ Compared to Intel G45. Measured using 3DMark Vantage, Performance Pre-set on a Pentium Dual Core E5200 system with
  2GB RAM, Vista SP1.
² Compared to E8200 CPU with no GPU. Measured using MotionDSP vReveal on G31 system with 2GB RAM, Vista SP1.
³ Comparison made using 30min 720p video clip on a Core2 Duo E8200, G31 system with 2GB RAM, Vista SP1. CPU test run on Apple
  iTunes. GPU test run on Elemental Technologies Badaboom.
⁴ Intel Atom CPU or better.

• NVIDIA Unified Graphics Architecture
  Fully unified graphics core dynamically allocates work to geometry, vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering superior graphics processing power.
• NVIDIA® CUDA™ Parallel Computing Architecture²
  Massively parallel computing architecture provides unprecedented levels of general processing power increasing performance up to 20x over CPUs.
• DirectCompute Support
  Full support for DirectCompute, Microsoft’s GPU computing API.
• OpenCL Support
  Full support for OpenCL GPU computing API.
• Microsoft Windows 7 Support
  Windows 7 is the next generation operating system that will mark a dramatic improvement in the way the OS takes advantage of the graphics processing unit (GPU) to provide a more compelling user experience. By taking advantage of the GPU for both graphics and computing, Windows 7 will not only make today’s PCs more visual and more interactive but also ensure that they have the speed and responsiveness customers want.
• NVIDIA® PhysX® Technology¹
  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.
• 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.
• GigaThread™ Technology
  Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.
• NVIDIA® Lumenex™ Engine
  Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy at ultra-fast frame rates.
• 16x Anti-aliasing Technology
  Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 16x sample rates obliterates jagged edges.
• 128-bit floating point High
  Dynamic-Range (HDR) Lighting
  Twice the precision of prior generations for incredibly realistic lighting effects— with support for anti-aliasing.
• NVIDIA® GeForce® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
  Delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications. GeForce drivers provide the best out-of-box experience for every user and deliver continuous performance and feature updates over the life of GeForce GPUs.
• NVIDIA® PureVideo® HD Technology³
  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.
• Hardware Decode Acceleration
  Provides ultra-smooth playback of H.264, VC-1, WMV, DivX, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 HD and SD movies without the need for a dual or quad-core CPU.
• 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.
• Enhanced Error Resilience
  Correct errors or losses in broadcast content to ensure crisp, high quality playback.
• Advanced Spatial-Temporal De-Interlacing
  Sharpens HD and standard definition interlaced content on progressive displays, delivering a crisp, clear picture that rivals high-end home-theater systems.
• High-Quality Scaling
  Enlarges lower resolution movies and videos to HDTV resolutions, while maintaining a clear, clean image. Also provides downscaling of videos, including high-definition, while preserving image detail.
• Inverse Telecine (3:2 & 2:2 Pulldown Correction)
  Recovers original film images from films-converted-to-video (DVDs, 1080i HD content), providing more accurate movie playback and superior picture quality.
• Bad Edit Correction
  When videos are edited, the edits can disrupt the normal 3:2 or 2:2 pulldown cadence. PureVideo uses advanced processing techniques to detect poor edits, recover the original content, and display perfect picture detail frame after frame for smooth, natural looking video.
• Noise Reduction
  Improves movie image quality by removing unwanted artifacts.
• Edge Enhancement
  Sharpens movie images by providing higher contrast around lines and objects.
• Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 Support
  DirectX 10.1 GPU with Shader Model 4.1 support.
• OpenGL® 3.0 Optimization and Support
  Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.
• Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
  Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates–up to 2048x1536@85Hz.
• Dual-link DVI Support
  Able to drive industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 and with support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).
• HDMI 1.3a Support
  Fully integrated support for HDMI 1.3a including xvYCC, Deep color and 7.1 digital surround sound.
• Dual-link HDCP Capable⁴
  Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc format, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays.

¹ NVIDIA PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game GPU PhysX acceleration. Refer to
   www.nvidia.com/PhysX for more information.
² Requires application support for CUDA technology.
³ Feature requires supported video software. Features may vary by product.
⁴ Requires other HDCP-compatible components.