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PNY Technologies Supercharges Its Verto GeForce 6800 GS PCI Express Graphics Card With Overclocked Performance

Posted on: Monday, 7 November 2005, 09:00 CST

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- PNY Technologies(R), Inc. today unveiled its new Verto(R) GeForce(TM) 6800 GS PCI Express(R) graphics card -- arming gamers with everything they need to play today's hottest games the way they're meant to be played. Based on the NVIDIA(R) GeForce 6 series, PNY's 256MB Verto GeForce 6800 GS PCI Express card comes overclocked right out-of- the-box.

"Next generation games such as F.E.A.R. and Call of Duty 2 will reap the benefits of an overall performance boost to run games at adrenaline pumping rates and even higher resolution settings than before," said Marca Armstrong, PNY Technologies senior marketing manager for PC systems. "Without compromising performance, our new Verto GeForce 6800 GS card provides gamers with the power of Shader Model (SM) 3.0, High Dynamic-Range (HDR) lighting and Scalable Link Interface (TM) (SLI) at a midrange price point."

The Verto GeForce 6800 GS overclocked card features a 470 GPU clock; 256MB of GDDR3 memory with a 1.1GHz memory data rate; and comes equipped with DVI + VGA + HDTV/S-Video outputs. The card is available now from leading retailers and e-tailers for a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $279. PNY offers a three year warranty (one year standard with upgrade upon completion of registration form on PNY website).

PNY Technologies' Verto GeForce 6800 GS overclocked model offers: -- NVIDIA(R) CineFX(TM) 3.0 Engine - Powers the next generation of cinematic realism. -- NVIDIA(R) PureVideo(TM) Technology - Delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for all video content to turn your PC into a high-end home theater. -- Microsoft(R) DirectX(R) 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support - Provides top-notch compatibility and performance for all Microsoft(R) DirectX 9.0(R) applications, including gaming titles utilizing Shader Model 3.0. -- Integrated HDTV Encoder with Video Scaling and Filtering - Improves video playback quality at any window size, including full-screen HDTV resolutions. -- 64-bit Floating Point Texture Filtering and Blending - Sets new standards for image clarity and quality through floating point capabilities in filtering, texturing and HDR lighting. -- NVIDIA(R) SLI(TM) Technology - Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single GPU configuration for unparalleled gaming experiences by allowing two graphics cards to run in parallel.

PNY Technologies provides a comprehensive line of Verto graphics cards powered by cutting-edge, NVIDIA GeForce graphics technology. With multiple PCI Express bus, AGP bus (Accelerated Graphic Port) and PCI bus (Peripheral Component Interconnect) compatible cards, Verto's broad product line provides an ideal graphics card solution for amateurs to enthusiasts. PNY Technologies also offers hi-speed Verto memory upgrade modules. For more information on product bundles, technical product support, FAQs and the latest up-to-date drivers, please visit PNY's Web site at http://www.pny.com/ .

About PNY Technologies

Established in 1985, PNY Technologies, Inc. is a leading supplier and marketer of Verto(R)-brand consumer graphics cards and NVIDIA Quadro(R) by PNY professional graphics boards. The company also offers a full line of high-end memory upgrade modules, flash memory, Attaché(TM) USB flash drives, flash peripherals and Vibe digital audio players. Headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., PNY maintains facilities in North America (Santa Clara, Calif. and Parsippany, N.J.), Europe (France, United Kingdom, Germany) and Asia (Taiwan). For additional information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.pny.com/ .

The PNY logo is a registered trademark of PNY Technologies, Inc. NVIDIA, GeForce, and UltraShadow are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

PNY Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Nancy Larson, Manager, Marketing Communications of PNYTechnologies, Inc., nlarson@pny.com , or Lara Chereso of Gibbs & Soell, Inc.,+1-847-519-9150 ext. 116, lchereso@gibbs-soell.com

Web site: http://www.pny.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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