In
an effort that proved to be an easy transition, Gigabyte, the same company well
known on the motherboard market, has revamped their GA-600 to produce the GA-660
Plus. As with many of the smaller card upgrades, this enhancement in the Plus
lies in the details. The Gigabyte 660 Plus actually performs a little trick
on the graphics chip itself, opting for the use of the TNT2-Pro processor as
opposed to the standard TNT2 that its predecessor used. As it turns out, the
switch appears to be a choice well made.
Specifications (courtesy of Gigabyte)
Key Features |
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NVIDIA’s RIVA TNT2-Pro, 128 bit, 2D/3D graphics processor |
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32/16MB ultra-fast DRAM with 128-bit interface |
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AGP 2x/4x with sideband addressing |
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300MHz palette RAMDAC |
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Single-pass multi-texturing |
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Per-pixel mip-mapping |
Advanced 3D Features |
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Hardware triangle setup engine |
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Complete DirectX 6.X support |
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TwiN Texel (TNT) 32-bit graphics pipeline |
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2 texture-mapped, lit pixels per clock |
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Single pass multi-texturing |
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Square and non-square texture support |
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Texture blending support |
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Per-pixel, perspective-correct, texture mapping, including: Fog, Light, Mip mapping |
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24-bit or 16-bit Z-buffer and 8-bit stencil buffer |
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Anti-aliasing (full scene and order independent) |
2D Acceleration |
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128-bit graphics engine, optimized for single cycle operation |
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Internal 256-bit data paths for high speed Windows acceleration |
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Execution of all 256 Raster Operations |
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Multi-buffering (double, triple, and quad) for smooth animation |
TV Out Option |
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Digital video output by integrated NTSC/PAL encoders |
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Complete S-VHS and Composite Video-Output Ports support |
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Up to 800 x 600 TV-out resolutions |
Flat Panel Option |
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Silicon Image PanelLink Sil-154 digital transmitter |
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Auto-expansion and centering for VGA text and graphics modes |
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Support for resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 |
2D Video Modes
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Resolutions |
Color Depth (bbp) |
Refresh Rate (Hz) |
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640 x 480 |
8/16/32 |
240 |
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800 x 600 |
8/16/32 |
240 |
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960 x 720 |
8/16/32 |
200 |
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1024 x 768 |
8/16/32 |
200 |
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1152 x 864 |
8/16/32 |
170/170/150 |
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1280 x 1024 |
8/16/32 |
150/150/120 |
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1600 x 900 |
8/16/32 |
120/120/100 |
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1600 x 1200 |
8/16/32 |
100/100/85 |
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1920 x 1200 |
8/16/32 |
85/85/75 |
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2048 x 1536 |
8/16 |
60/60 |
Available Models |
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GA-660 Plus: 32/16 MB with standard monitor output |
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GA-660 Plus TV: 32/16 MB with standard monitor output TV-out support |
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GA-660 Plus DFP: 32/16 MB with support for both standard monitors and digital flat panels |
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GA-660 Plus FT: 32/16 MB with monitors, digital panels, and TV-out support |
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