PNY Verto GeForce 6200 (AGP 8x, 256MB)

Description: The PNY Verto GeForce 6200 is a 256 MB, mainstream 3D card.Compared to other mainstream 3D display cards on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $65.

Pros: This graphics card is capable of running the Microsoft's new Aero interface introduced in Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate.

Cons: Has only a nVidia GeForce 6200 chipset, which is less advanced than some similarly priced display cards.For example, the ASUS GeForce 8500 GT, a 256 MB graphics card at around $70, is built around a nVidia GeForce 8500 GT chipset.Also, this graphics card only has an AGP 8x interface, which is slower than some similarly priced display cards.

Suitability: Suited for all productivity tasks, as well as for the casual 3D gamer.This card supports DirectX 9 technology, which is still the standard for those who want to play games with advanced 3D-rendering techniques, but it does not support Vista's DirectX 10 standard.

Value: In general, this graphics card's features are as expected for this price.

Suggestions: (1) This card has DVI-out to connect to similarly enabled flat panel or plasma monitors and produce a clearer picture than does analog-to-digital conversion.(2) For Editor's Reviews of the latest graphics cards, visit the graphics and sound section of CNET's website.

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• Manufacturer: PNY Technologies Inc.
• Part Number: VCG62256APB

• General

• Device Type Graphics adapter
• Enclosure Type Plug-in card
• Vista Capability This card is capable of running the new Aero interface featured in Windows Vista Home Premium and higher.
• Interface Type AGP 8x

• Processor / Memory

• Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 6200
• Core Clock Speed 350 MHz
• RAMDAC Clock Speed 400 MHz
• Video Memory Installed 256 MB
• Technology DDR SDRAM 64-bit

• Video Output

• Max Resolution (external) 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz
• Supported Display Graphics 1920x1200, QXGA (2048x1536)
• API Supported OpenGL 1.5, DirectX 9.0c
• TV Interface HDTV out
• Analog Video Format S-Video
• Digital Video Standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Interfaces 2 x DVI-I - 29 pin combined DVI, 2 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( With adapter ), 1 x S-video output - 4 pin mini-DIN, 1 x HDTV output
• Compatible Slots 1 x AGP

• Software / System Requirements

• OS Required Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
• Recommended Power Supply 300 Watt
• System Requirements Details - RAM 128 MB - HD 50 MB

PNY Technologies Inc.

Manufacturer profile

• Website: http://www.pny.com/
• Address: 299 Webro Rd., Parsippany, NJ.
• Phone: 973-515-9700
• Email: webmaster@pny.com
• Fax: 973-560-5590