Introduction

Nearly a year on from the release of the 8800GTX, the 8 series cards from nVidia are still dominating the top end of the graphical performance market. The top of this range with most companies is the "Ultra", a higher clocked GTX. Having reviewed one of these in the past, I was interested to see what Gainward's offering for this card would be like.

Features and Specifications

• Gainward’s award winning High-Performance/ Wide-BandwidthTM hardware design powered by NVIDIA’s GeForceTM 8800Ultra GPU integrating 768MB/384bits high-speed DDR3 memory which offers enhanced, leading-edge performance for the 3D enthusiasts.
  
• 612MHz core clock, 1080 (DDR 2160) MHz memory clock.
  
• High performance Fan Cooling.
  
• Dual DVI (with Dual-link DVI, support up to 2560x1600) and Video out connector with S-Video/Composite/HDTV support.
  
• Provides world-class HDTV-out functionality up to 1080i resolution.
  
• Supports two monitors simultaneously, enabled by the NVIDIA nView™ Multi-Display Technology for office applications, 3D gaming and professional applications such as
• CAD, DTP, animation or video editing. NVIDIA nView™ allows end-users to select any combination of multiple displays, including a DVI, CRT, and TV.
  
• Includes Gainward’s award winning EXPERTool™ tuning utility for customized performance enhancements and efficient desktop management.