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NVIDIA Releases GeForce 7800 GTX 512

NVIDIA Corp. announced the availability of the new NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 512 graphics processing unit (GPU). The companys award-winning GeForce 7800 GTX graphics chip already powers what many experts consider to be the fastest graphics cards around. With the new GeForce 7800 GTX 512, NVIDIA has released a new, supercharged version of the GPU that delivers tremendous performance in todays PC games.

In addition, the new GeForce 7800 GTX 512 GPU delivers terrific performance on some of the most anticipated games of the holiday season, with a measured performance increase of 33% over the previous award-winning GeForce 7800 GTX.

There is a whole new crop of games coming out for the holidays that use the same kinds of special effects that have been used in animated movies in the past, and these games tax even the most powerful gaming PCs, stated Ujesh Desai, gm of desktop GPUs at NVIDIA. For many gamers it is time to upgrade. The first evidence of this is a new game called F.E.A.R. from Monolith.

The NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 512 GPU is based on the award-winning GeForce 7 Series architecture featuring leading edge visual effects technologies, including support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, NVIDIA SLI technology, High Dynamic Range (HDR) lighting effects, NVIDIA PureVideo technology, advanced antialiasing algorithms and much more. In addition, NVIDIA added support for 512MB of fast graphics memory and has tuned the graphics engines core clock to turbo-charge the GeForce 7800 GTX 512. The combination of cutting-edge 3D graphics features and astonishing performance is an enticing combination for the hardcore PC gamer.

NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 512 GPU-based graphics cards are available immediately at major online retailers and from leading add-in card partners such as Asus, BFG, EVGA, Gainward, MSI, Point of View and XFX. NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 512 GPUs are also powering the fastest gaming systems from some of the worlds leading systems builders, including ABS, Alienware, Axcelerate Computers, Biohazard PC, Cyberpower, Falcon Northwest, Hypersonic, iBuyPower, Overdrive PC, PC Club, Polywell, Velocity Micro, Vicious PC and Voodoo PC.

NVIDIA Corp. (www.nvidia.com) is a worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies. The company creates innovative, industry-changing products for computing, consumer electronics and mobile devices. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

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Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.