XFX GeForce 8500 GT, 8600 GT and 8600 GTS

Confirming virtually all the early claims, the new GeForce 8 graphic card series, XFX today introduced its latest range of graphics card. The new NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT, 8600 GT and 8600 GTS will take gaming to a whole new level, at a price that every gaming enthusiast can appreciate.

Elaborating on the new products series Mr. Sunny Narain, VP, Sales and Marketing, XFX – HongKong said “The GeForce 8 series will deliver unparallel levels of graphics realism and performance and will help gamers to get the best graphics without burning deep pockets.”

For starters, advanced unified architecture will dramatically improve 3D game features creating more lifelike character animation and rich, immersive gaming environments. The NVIDIA Lumenex engine will deliver incredible image quality and stunning High Dynamic Range (HDR) lighting effects with twice the precision of previous generations.

A high-speed memory interface and dual-link DVI output is going to enable extreme HD gaming at resolutions up to 2560×1600.

“DirectX 10 unified architecture in 8600 is going to provide sheer delight and entertainment to gamers as well as well as help improving Vista performance dramatically” said Mr. Kapal Pansari, Business Manager, Rashi Peripherals introducing the new series.

Some of the innovative technologies that the 8600 graphics series boasts of are Dual Dual-Link Technology, HDTV Ready and HD Gaming, SLI Ready, Dual DVI and DVI to Analog adapter. Besides the 8600 GTS series boasts of HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) a technology to protect digital entertainment content. HDCP has been implemented across both DVI and HDMI interfaces.

The latest 8 Series cards are certified for Microsoft Windows Vista, and are essential for accelerating the Windows Vista Experience. The cards will enable faster desktop response time, support multiple monitors and provide instant access to multiple open windows for more efficient multi-tasking.

XFX 8600 series graphics card will be available along with 3 years warranty at a suggested end user price beginning Rs 6,200 for 8500GT, Rs 10,000 for 8600 GT and Rs 16,500 for 8600 GTS from all the 50 Rashi branches and select Rashi partners across India.