Gigabyte Technology Co. announces the release of its much-anticipated new graphics accelerator, the GV-N57256V and GV-N57256DE. Release of the GV-N57256 series is concurrent with the exciting launch of NVIDIA's highly-publicized GeForce FX 5700 and 256MB DDR memory. The GV-N57256 series is designed as a high-performance gaming solution that delivers amazing cinematics, abundant features and rock-solid stability for next-generation games and applications.

The GV-N57256 series is based on the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 platform and is built on 0.13 micron process technology for higher levels of integration and greater operating clock speeds. The unique CineFX 2.0 engine provides 128-bit, studio-quality, floating-point precision computation through the entire rendering pipeline for outstanding output of high-resolution textures as well as decreasing low-precision image defects. The CineFX 2.0 engine truly offers real heart-pumping gaming for players and eye-catching visuals for those desiring fine color detail and clarity of picture. For shadow-intensive games, the Ultrashadow technology further boosts your gaming experience by enhancing shadow texturing and shading to bring depths and images alive.

Also, with NIVIDIA's own Intellisample high-resolution compression technology (HCT), highest quality antialiasing is delivered to produce sharp and crisp textures through the removal of dreaded problems such as jagged edges around images. Intellisample HCT includes an advanced anisotropic engine designed to produce true anisotropic filtering to give users maximum image quality without sacrificing system speed and performance. With such compelling features, the GV-N57256 series undoubtedly pushes graphics to the limit.

Gigabyte not only seeks to offer its millions of customers a complete range of high-end graphics solutions, but also affordability of purchase. Gigabyte bundles PowerDVD 5.0 as well as two action-packed games, "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness" and "Tom Clancy's Rainbox Six 3: Raven Shield" to offer added value and high returns for game fans. For video editing enthusiasts, the GV-N57256V bundles PowerDirector 3 ME so users can explore the exciting world of multimedia. With such compelling benefits, hardcore gamers and professional users alike will definitely agree that the GV-N57256 series power graphics applications and games at resolutions and speeds never before seen or experienced.

GeForce FX 5700 family Specifications:
GV-N57256V GV-N57256DE