Product Info
The BFG GeForce® GTX 260 OC™ MAXCORE 55™ graphics card combines the power of 24 more processing cores (versus the standard GTX 260) on a new 55nm GPU with BFG's out-ofthe- box overclocking to rip through DirectX 10 games at blazing fast frame rates and enable realistic physical motion and massively destructible environments with NVIDIA’s new PhysX™ technology. And that's not all—the BFG GeForce GTX 260 OC MAXCORE 55 graphics card also supports extreme HD (2560x1600) resolutions, and gives your system the power of up to 216 multi-threaded processor cores, offloading the most intensive processing tasks from your CPU to your Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). Backed by the best lifetime warranty in the industry and supported by world-class free 24/7/365 tech support, BFG GeForce GTX 260 OC MAXCORE 55 graphics card delivers an amazing visual computing experience you have to see to believe.
Features
- New MAXCORE 55 model features 24 more processor cores on a new 55nm GPU as compared to a standard GTX 260 for maximum performance
- Overclocked out of the box to deliver a free performance boost over standard models
- Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10, Shader Model 4.0 and PCI Express® 2.0 support
- Free 24/7/365 Tech Support and Lifetime Warranty
- Display Connectors: 2 Dual-Link DVI-I
- HDCP Capable, HDMI™ Capable
System Requirements
- 1GB of system memory (2GB recommended)
- CD or DVD-ROM drive
- 100MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
- Microsoft® Windows Vista™ or XP operating system (Windows Vista™ required for 3-Way NVIDIA SLI®)
- PCI Express® or PCI Express® 2.0-compliant system motherboard with one vacant PCI Express® x16 slot
- One vacant add-in card slot below the PCI Express® x16 slot. This graphics card physically occupies two slots
- 525W PCI Express®-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 38A or more (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core®2 Extreme QX9650 processor)
- Two 6-pin PCI Express® supplementary power connectors -or- One 6-pin PCI Express® and two 4-pin peripheral supplementary power connectors
- NOTE: For the power requirements of multiple GeForce® GTX 260-based graphics cards in an NVIDIA SLI® configuration, please visit www.bfgtech.com/slipower
Specifications
| Chipset |
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260 |
| Engine clock |
590MHz (vs. 576MHz standard) |
| Shader clock |
1296MHz (vs. 1242MHz standard) |
| Shader Model |
4.0 |
| Fillrate |
42.5 Billion/sec. |
| Stream Processors |
216 (vs. 192 standard) |
| Memory |
896MB GDDR3 |
| Memory clock |
1998MHz |
| Memory interface |
448-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth |
111.9 GB/s |
| Bus Interface |
PCI Express 2.0 (Backward compatible with PCI Express®) |
| SLI Capable |
2-way & 3-way |
| Cooling |
Dual slot active |
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| Resolution & Refresh |
Max Refresh: 240 Hz
Max VGA Resolution (with Adapter): 2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz, 32-bit color
Max Dual-Link DVI-I Resolution: 2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz, 32-bit color
Max HDMI Out Resolution (with Adapter): 1920 x 1080 (1080p) |
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| Connectors |
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| VGA |
Yes, With VGA-to-DVI Adapter |
| DVI |
2 x Dual-Link DVI-I |
| Video Out |
HDTV via DVI |
| HDCP Support |
Yes, Dual link (Requires other compatible components which are HDCP capable. Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays) |
| HDMI® Capable |
Yes with adapter |
| Video In |
N/A |
Package Contents
- BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 OC MAXCORE 896MB graphics card
- Quick install guide
- DVI to VGA adapter
- Dual 4-pin peripheral to single 6-pin PCI Express® power adapter
- Driver CD, which includes:
- NVIDIA ForceWare unified graphics drivers
- Full Multiple Language Installation Manual .pdf