- Placed this card in my HTPC build. This card, for the price point (under 70) was a good purchase. Graphics are nice, playback is smooth, and connectivity (HDMI) through my HT Receiver was a non-issue. The card runs cool (not over clocked) and is relatively quiet, compared to others I have tried. Will have to wait and see how long it lasts as the HTPC remains on for days on end. Other cards I have purchased have not faired well.
- Tessellation allows for real-time rendering of ultra-realistic characters and an incredible level of detail with 3D images
- HDR Texture compression delivers an intense level of visual detail with efficiency and incredible image quality without increasing graphics memory footprint
- Multi-threading support for DirectX 11 helps accelerate rendering by leveraging all the CPU cores for blazing fast gaming performance
- DirectCompute helps improve PC performance by taking on some or all of a DirectX 11-enabled application's processing load, freeing up the computer's main processor to take on additional tasks.
- Offload data parallel compute tasks from the CPU to GPU, for improved performance and video playback
- Comprehensive OS support including Windows XP, Windows Vista, the very latest Windows 7 functionality and driver support
- Full support for stereoscopic 3D, a technique that presents 2D imagery (movies, games, photos) to be presented in a manner that creates the illusion of three-dimensional depth
- Native support for common transcoding instructions in each shader for motion estimation that is designed to accelerate video encoding
