nVidia Geforce2 256

Description: August 31, 1999 marked the introduction of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for the PC industry—the NVIDIA ... more

nVidia Geforce2 256 ... GeForce 256. The technical definition of a GPU is "a single-chip processor with integrated transform, lighting, triangle setup/clipping, and rendering engines that is capable of processing a minimum of 10 million polygons per second."

Graphics Core:256-bit
Memory Interface:128-bit
Triangles per Second:15 Million
Pixels Per Second:480 Million
Memory:Up to 128MB

Newest Review: ... the Microsoft website: www.microsoft.com/directx/default.asp. ** What is OpenGL? ** This is another programming API ... more

... for use with 3D Graphics and much like Direct X makes it easier for 3D graphics to be displayed by different bits of hardware. An advantage of OpenGL to Direct X is that is more widely supported on different Operating Systems, it is not just for Microsoft Windows but the UNIX and Mac platforms can also use this. For more information about Open GL please visit the Open GL website: www.opengl.org. ** GeForce 256 ** When this was released on 31 A...more

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nVidia Geforce2 256: Ooooo, nice Hardware! (802 words)
by ia_young - written on 29/10/01 (Very useful, 405 readings)
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First off when you start talking about Graphics Cards many people forget to talk about why a good one is very beneficial to your computer. There are many benefits that a good graphics card will have, it will free up processor time as it has it's own, it also free's up RAM as it has it's own. With the advent of 3D Graphics Cards this also means you can play computer games which look and feel more realistic than ever. Hopefully I will try and explain about Graphics Cards in an easy to understand way then give a review of the Nvidia GeForce 256. ** What do 3D Graphics Cards Do? ** The whole point of getting a 3D Graphics Card is that you will ...

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