PNY VCQ450NVS-X16BLK-1 Data Sheet

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SUPPORTED PLATFORMS 
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 Windows
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 Vista  
(64-bit and 32-bit)
microsoft Windows XP  
 
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(64-bit and 32-bit)
microsoft Windows 2000 (32-bit)
 
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Linux
 
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 - Hardware OpenGL
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implementation, complete with NVIDIA 
and ARb extensions (64-bit and 32-bit)
Solaris
 
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 x86
AmD64, Intel Em64T
 
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NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 450  
ARCHITECTURE
Internal DisplayPort support
 
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PCI Express 2.0 support
 
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PureVideo
 
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 HD technology
CUDA capable
 
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128-bit color precision
 
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Unlimited fragment instruction
 
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Unlimited vertex instruction
 
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3D volumetric texture support
 
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12 pixels per clock rendering engine
 
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3rd-generation occlusion culling
 
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16 textures per pixel in  
 
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fragment programs
Window ID clipping functionality
 
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Hardware accelerated line stippling
 
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DISPLAY RESOLUTION SUPPORT
Quad DisplayPort outputs drive 
 
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DisplayPort enabled digital displays at 
resolutions up to 2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz
DisplayPort to DVI-D (Single Link) industry 
 
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standard cables can be used to drive 
digital displays at resolutions up to  
1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
NVIDIA UNIFIED GPU ARCHITECTURE
Industry’s first unified architecture designed to dynamically allocate GpU 
resources to deliver optimized performance. 
NVIDIA
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 CUDA
 pARALLEL  
COmpUTING pROCESSOR
16 CUDA parallel processing cores compatible with all CUDA accelerated 
applications. NVIDIA CUDA provides a C language environment and tool suite 
that unleashes new capabilities to solve various visualization challenges.
QUAD DISpLAypORT
Featuring the small and user friendly DisplayPort connectors, Quadro NVS 450 
is capable of supporting quad high-resolution displays at 2560 x 1600 resolution.
pCI ExpRESS 2.0 COmpLIANT
Doubles the data transfer rate up to 5 GT/sec per lane for an aggregate 
bandwidth of 16 Gbps bi-directional (8 Gb/s in each direction). 
FANLESS DESIGN
built with a passive heatsink for a quieter desktop environment.
NVIDIA
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 PUREVIDEO
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 TECHNOLOGy
NVIDIA PureVideo technology is the combination of high-definition video 
processors and software that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth 
video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for SD and HD video content. 
Features include, high-quality scaling, spatial temporal de-interlacing, inverse 
telecine, and high quality HD video playback from DVD.
NVIDIA
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 NVIEW
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 ADVANCED-DISPLAy 
SOFTWARE
The NVIEW advanced display software delivers maximum flexibility for 
single-large display or multi-display configurations, providing unprecedented 
end-user control of the desktop experience for increased productivity.
ENERGySTAR ENAbLING DESIGN
Enables EnergyStar compliance with low maximum and low idle power levels.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS