User Guide

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Chapter 3 The GeForce3 Family of GPUs
Featuring the Quincunx Antialiasing (AA) mode (see “Additional Quincunx
Antialiasing Setting: GeForce3 only” on page 139), HRAA delivers a high level
of detail and performance for all applications.
DDR Memory Interface: 7.36GB per second memory subsystem ensures peak
performance and the smoothest frame rates.
High-Definition Video Processor (HDVP) can turn your PC into a fully
functional DVD player, and an HDTV player with the purchase of an additional
third-party decoder.
AGP 4X/2X and AGP Texturing Support take advantage of new methods of
transferring information more efficiently and allow content developers to use
high-quality, 32-bit color textures and high-polygon-count scenes.
Microsoft DirectX 8.0 and OpenGL Optimizations (“OpenGL Settings” on
page 130) and Support deliver the best performance and guarantees
compatibility with all current and future applications and games. The GeForce3
family of GPUs supports DirectX 8.0 features and special effects for the
ultimate 3D experience.
Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) ensures forward and backward
compatibility with software drivers. This simplifies upgrading to a new
NVIDIA product because all NVIDIA products work with the same driver
software.
TV-Out (“TV Settings” on page 91) and Video Modules gives end users the
option of big-screen gaming, digital timeshifting VCR, and video-editing
applications.
Accessing the GeForce3 Control Panel
The examples in this chapter make use of a GeForce3 GPU-based card with
three connectors:
• CRT (analog monitor)
• DFP (digital flat panel) and
• TV
This means that the user of such a graphics card can choose to connect three
different devices and switch among them or simply connect one of the devices
and use that device. Your GeForce3 GPU-based card may have anywhere
between one and three connectors. So, you’ll need to follow the example based
on the number and type of connectors your card contains.
To access the GeForce3 control panel and its related panels of features, follow
these steps:
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