SPARKLE Climbs Over 3D Performance Peak with New-Generation Calibre P880 ULTRA
May 4, 2007 | 09:16
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Taipei, Taiwan – May 2, 2007 - SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today proudly announces Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card , powered by NVIDIA GeForce 8800 ULTRA graphics processing unit (GPU), the new flagship of the NVIDIA GeForce GPU line-up. With the Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic, SPARKLE climbs over 3D performance peak again.
Based on NVIDIA’s next generation G80 architecture, the Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card adopts innovative unified architecture, dynamically allocates processing power to geometry, vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to 2x the gaming performance of prior generation GPUs. Built upon technologies such as NVIDIA Lumenex Engine, providing support for DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0, NVIDIA Quantum Effects technology for physics computation and GigaThread Technology for extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.
The Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card is cooled with the high efficient TEC active cooler system co-developed by MACS Technology Inc and SPARKLE, which creates your ultimate gaming experience. This high efficient TEC active cooler system co-developed by MACS Technology Inc and SPARKLE absorbs aerospace technologies used in NASA’s space shuttle cooling territory. It employs aerospace technologies such as thermal transducer, aerodynamics, heat transfer and embedded software control for cooling the possibility of overheat problem on GeForce 8800 Ultra GPU.
Helped with the high efficient TEC cooler system directly provided from NVIDIA, the Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card has an incredible core speed of 650MHz and 2250MHz 768MB GDDR3 memory compared with 612MHz core speed and 2160MHz memory speed of ordinary GeForce 8800 ULTRA graphic card. Higher core speed and memory speed not only make Calibre P880 ULTRA to be the fastest graphic card in the world, but also ensure the best DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 performance users can enjoy immediately. Also embracing 1500MHz, the highest shader clock ever created, the Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card deliver ULTRA-realistic DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 gaming experiences and unparalleled image quality without compromise to any speed losing. Thanks to NVIDIA brand new advanced PureVideo HD technology, the Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card also supports for HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), providing the highest quality High-Definition video for the ultimate home theater experience.
“Calibre P880 ULTRA is a magnificent graphic card we ever created. It's the nonesuch of closed cooperation between NVIDIA and SPARKLE. Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card will transform the PC into the premier gaming platform. ” Said Kevin Wang, sales director of SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd. "By dint of higher core speed and memory speed, Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card represents the hardware foundation that allows users to start building their own definitive gaming PC platforms to experience high-resolution, high-performance gaming and stellar high-definition visuals."
Model Number Calibre P880 ULTRA
Graphics Processing Unit NVIDIA GeForce 8800 ULTRA
Core Clock 650MHz
Memory Clock 2250MHz
Memory Type 768MB GDDR3
Memory Interface 384-bit
Stream Processors 128
Shader Clock 1500MHz
Bus Type PCI-Express 16X
RAMDAC 400 MHz
DVI-I Dual DVI-I
HDTV Resolution up to 1920 X 1080i
HDCP Yes
Unique Features
• Better Reliability
High quality components are used for this SPARKLE Calibre graphics card to ensure a lifetime of reliable performance.
• Rigorous Quality Tests
New model SPARKLE Calibre graphics cards are subjected to rigorous quality tests (including burning, dropping and vibration tests) before release to guarantee its performance, even in harsh conditions.
• High Efficient TEC Active Cooler System
The high efficient TEC active cooler system includes thermal electric cooler, quad heatpipes and dual 8 cm fans. Co-developed by MACS Technology Inc and SPARKLE and absorbs aerospace technologies used in NASA's space shuttle cooling territory.
• Environment Friendly Packaging
This product's packaging is conforming to environmental protection regulations.
• Useful and Friendly Accessories
SPARKLE Calibre provides useful and high quality accessories with friendly design.
• Multilingual User's Guide included (9 languages)
SPARKLE Calibre provides the Smart Install setup wizard and installation guide in several languages, including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese.
GeForce 8800 Ultra Features and Benefits
• NVIDIA® unified architecture
Fully unified shader core dynamically allocates processing power to geometry, vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to 2x the gaming performance of prior generation GPUs.
• GigaThread™ Technology
Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing.
• Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 support
World’s first DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects.
• NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single graphic cards configuration for unparalleled gaming experiences by allowing two cards to run in parallel. The must-have feature for performance PCI Express® graphics, SLI technology dramatically scales performance on today’s hottest games.
• NVIDIA® Lumenex™ Engine
Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy at ULTRA-fast frame rates: 16x Anti-aliasing: Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 16x sample rates obliterates jagged edges 128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range(HDR):Twice the precision of prior generations for incredibly realistic lighting effects-now with support for anti-aliasing.
• NVIDIA® Quantum Effects™ Technology
Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation enable a new level of physics to be simulated and rendered on the GPU –all white freeing the CPU to run game engine and AI.
• NVIDIA® ForceWare® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Delivers a proven record of compatibility reliability and stability with the widest range of games and applications ForceWare provides the best out-of-box experience and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.
• OpenGL® 2.0 optimizations and support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.
• NVIDIA® nView® Multi-Display Technology
Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors.
• PCI Express support
Designed to run perfectly with the PCI Express bus architecture, which doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X to deliver over 4 GB/sec. in both upstream and downstream data transfers.
• Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ULTRA-high, ergonomic refresh rates –up to 2048x1536@85Hz.
• Dual Dual-Link DVI Support
Able to drive industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600.
• Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™
NVIDIA’s fourth-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista gives users the best possible experience with the Windows Aero 3D graphical user interface.
• NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology
NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology is the combination of high-definition movie decode acceleration and post-processing, HDCP circuitry, and integration with HD movie players that delivers the ultimate high-definition movie experience on a PC.
• Discrete, Programmable Video Processor
NVIDIA PureVideo is a discrete programmable processing core in NVIDIA GPUs that provides superb picture quality and ULTRA-smooth movies with low CPU utilization and power.
• Hardware Decode Acceleration
Provides ULTRA-smooth playback of H.264, VC-1, WMV and PEG-2 HD and SD movies.
• Spatial-Temporal De-Interlacing
Sharpens HD and standard definition interlaced content on progressive displays, delivering a crisp, clear picture that rivals high-end home-theater systems.
• High-Quality Scaling
Enlarges lower resolution movies and videos to HDTV resolutions, up to 1080i, while maintaining a clear, clean image. Also provides downscaling of videos, including high-definition, while preserving image detail.
• Inverse Telecine (3:2 & 2:2 Pulldown Correction)
Recovers original film images from films-converted-to-video (DVDs, 1080i HD content), providing more accurate movie playback and superior picture quality.
• Bad Edit Correction
When videos are edited after they have been converted from 24 to 25 or 30 frames, the edits can disrupt the normal 3:2 or 2:2 pulldown cadence. PureVideo uses advanced processing techniques to detect poor edits, recover the original content, and display perfect picture detail frame after frame for smooth, natural looking video.
• Video Color Correction
NVIDIA's Color Correction Controls, such as Brightness, Contrast and Gamma Correction let you compensate for the different color characteristics of various RGB monitors and TVs ensuring movies are not too dark, overly bright, or washed out regardless of the video format or display type.
• Integrated SD and HD TV Output
Provides world-class TV-out functionality via Composite, S-Video, Component, DVI, or HDMI connections. Supports resolutions up to 1080p depending on connection type and TV capability.
• HDCP Circuitry
Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays.
• HD Movie Player Integration
NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology powers the world's leading HD movie player software applications, providing the optimal HD DVD and Blu-ray movie experience.
• Noise Reduction :
Improves movie image quality by removing unwanted artifacts.
• Edge Enhancement:
Sharpens movie images by providing higher contrast around lines and object.
About SPARKLE Computer
SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd, established in 1982, is a professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier to mainly provide NVIDIA series VGA card. With its strong R&D ability and investment on both hardware and software, Sparkle is aiming to provide the most price competitive products while with best in class quality and service. Not only launch partner, Sparkle is also one of the certificated vendors of NVIDIA. Currently, SPARKLE products can be found in more than 80 countries and on the web at www.sparkle.com.tw
Based on NVIDIA’s next generation G80 architecture, the Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card adopts innovative unified architecture, dynamically allocates processing power to geometry, vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to 2x the gaming performance of prior generation GPUs. Built upon technologies such as NVIDIA Lumenex Engine, providing support for DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0, NVIDIA Quantum Effects technology for physics computation and GigaThread Technology for extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.
The Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card is cooled with the high efficient TEC active cooler system co-developed by MACS Technology Inc and SPARKLE, which creates your ultimate gaming experience. This high efficient TEC active cooler system co-developed by MACS Technology Inc and SPARKLE absorbs aerospace technologies used in NASA’s space shuttle cooling territory. It employs aerospace technologies such as thermal transducer, aerodynamics, heat transfer and embedded software control for cooling the possibility of overheat problem on GeForce 8800 Ultra GPU.
Helped with the high efficient TEC cooler system directly provided from NVIDIA, the Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card has an incredible core speed of 650MHz and 2250MHz 768MB GDDR3 memory compared with 612MHz core speed and 2160MHz memory speed of ordinary GeForce 8800 ULTRA graphic card. Higher core speed and memory speed not only make Calibre P880 ULTRA to be the fastest graphic card in the world, but also ensure the best DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 performance users can enjoy immediately. Also embracing 1500MHz, the highest shader clock ever created, the Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card deliver ULTRA-realistic DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 gaming experiences and unparalleled image quality without compromise to any speed losing. Thanks to NVIDIA brand new advanced PureVideo HD technology, the Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card also supports for HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), providing the highest quality High-Definition video for the ultimate home theater experience.
“Calibre P880 ULTRA is a magnificent graphic card we ever created. It's the nonesuch of closed cooperation between NVIDIA and SPARKLE. Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card will transform the PC into the premier gaming platform. ” Said Kevin Wang, sales director of SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd. "By dint of higher core speed and memory speed, Calibre P880 ULTRA graphic card represents the hardware foundation that allows users to start building their own definitive gaming PC platforms to experience high-resolution, high-performance gaming and stellar high-definition visuals."
Model Number Calibre P880 ULTRA
Graphics Processing Unit NVIDIA GeForce 8800 ULTRA
Core Clock 650MHz
Memory Clock 2250MHz
Memory Type 768MB GDDR3
Memory Interface 384-bit
Stream Processors 128
Shader Clock 1500MHz
Bus Type PCI-Express 16X
RAMDAC 400 MHz
DVI-I Dual DVI-I
HDTV Resolution up to 1920 X 1080i
HDCP Yes
Unique Features
• Better Reliability
High quality components are used for this SPARKLE Calibre graphics card to ensure a lifetime of reliable performance.
• Rigorous Quality Tests
New model SPARKLE Calibre graphics cards are subjected to rigorous quality tests (including burning, dropping and vibration tests) before release to guarantee its performance, even in harsh conditions.
• High Efficient TEC Active Cooler System
The high efficient TEC active cooler system includes thermal electric cooler, quad heatpipes and dual 8 cm fans. Co-developed by MACS Technology Inc and SPARKLE and absorbs aerospace technologies used in NASA's space shuttle cooling territory.
• Environment Friendly Packaging
This product's packaging is conforming to environmental protection regulations.
• Useful and Friendly Accessories
SPARKLE Calibre provides useful and high quality accessories with friendly design.
• Multilingual User's Guide included (9 languages)
SPARKLE Calibre provides the Smart Install setup wizard and installation guide in several languages, including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese.
GeForce 8800 Ultra Features and Benefits
• NVIDIA® unified architecture
Fully unified shader core dynamically allocates processing power to geometry, vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to 2x the gaming performance of prior generation GPUs.
• GigaThread™ Technology
Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing.
• Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 support
World’s first DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects.
• NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single graphic cards configuration for unparalleled gaming experiences by allowing two cards to run in parallel. The must-have feature for performance PCI Express® graphics, SLI technology dramatically scales performance on today’s hottest games.
• NVIDIA® Lumenex™ Engine
Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy at ULTRA-fast frame rates: 16x Anti-aliasing: Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 16x sample rates obliterates jagged edges 128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range(HDR):Twice the precision of prior generations for incredibly realistic lighting effects-now with support for anti-aliasing.
• NVIDIA® Quantum Effects™ Technology
Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation enable a new level of physics to be simulated and rendered on the GPU –all white freeing the CPU to run game engine and AI.
• NVIDIA® ForceWare® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Delivers a proven record of compatibility reliability and stability with the widest range of games and applications ForceWare provides the best out-of-box experience and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.
• OpenGL® 2.0 optimizations and support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.
• NVIDIA® nView® Multi-Display Technology
Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors.
• PCI Express support
Designed to run perfectly with the PCI Express bus architecture, which doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X to deliver over 4 GB/sec. in both upstream and downstream data transfers.
• Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ULTRA-high, ergonomic refresh rates –up to 2048x1536@85Hz.
• Dual Dual-Link DVI Support
Able to drive industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600.
• Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™
NVIDIA’s fourth-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista gives users the best possible experience with the Windows Aero 3D graphical user interface.
• NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology
NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology is the combination of high-definition movie decode acceleration and post-processing, HDCP circuitry, and integration with HD movie players that delivers the ultimate high-definition movie experience on a PC.
• Discrete, Programmable Video Processor
NVIDIA PureVideo is a discrete programmable processing core in NVIDIA GPUs that provides superb picture quality and ULTRA-smooth movies with low CPU utilization and power.
• Hardware Decode Acceleration
Provides ULTRA-smooth playback of H.264, VC-1, WMV and PEG-2 HD and SD movies.
• Spatial-Temporal De-Interlacing
Sharpens HD and standard definition interlaced content on progressive displays, delivering a crisp, clear picture that rivals high-end home-theater systems.
• High-Quality Scaling
Enlarges lower resolution movies and videos to HDTV resolutions, up to 1080i, while maintaining a clear, clean image. Also provides downscaling of videos, including high-definition, while preserving image detail.
• Inverse Telecine (3:2 & 2:2 Pulldown Correction)
Recovers original film images from films-converted-to-video (DVDs, 1080i HD content), providing more accurate movie playback and superior picture quality.
• Bad Edit Correction
When videos are edited after they have been converted from 24 to 25 or 30 frames, the edits can disrupt the normal 3:2 or 2:2 pulldown cadence. PureVideo uses advanced processing techniques to detect poor edits, recover the original content, and display perfect picture detail frame after frame for smooth, natural looking video.
• Video Color Correction
NVIDIA's Color Correction Controls, such as Brightness, Contrast and Gamma Correction let you compensate for the different color characteristics of various RGB monitors and TVs ensuring movies are not too dark, overly bright, or washed out regardless of the video format or display type.
• Integrated SD and HD TV Output
Provides world-class TV-out functionality via Composite, S-Video, Component, DVI, or HDMI connections. Supports resolutions up to 1080p depending on connection type and TV capability.
• HDCP Circuitry
Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays.
• HD Movie Player Integration
NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology powers the world's leading HD movie player software applications, providing the optimal HD DVD and Blu-ray movie experience.
• Noise Reduction :
Improves movie image quality by removing unwanted artifacts.
• Edge Enhancement:
Sharpens movie images by providing higher contrast around lines and object.
About SPARKLE Computer
SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd, established in 1982, is a professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier to mainly provide NVIDIA series VGA card. With its strong R&D ability and investment on both hardware and software, Sparkle is aiming to provide the most price competitive products while with best in class quality and service. Not only launch partner, Sparkle is also one of the certificated vendors of NVIDIA. Currently, SPARKLE products can be found in more than 80 countries and on the web at www.sparkle.com.tw
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