SPECIFICATIONS
> GPU: NVIDIA
®
 GeForce
®
 8500 GT
> Bus Type: PCI Express
> Memory: 512MB DDR2
> Core Clock: 450MHz
> Memory Data Rate: 800MHz
> Memory Bandwidth: 12.8GB/sec.
> Shader Model: 4.0
> API Support: Microsoft
®
 DirectX
®
 10 and lower, 
OpenGL
®
 2.0 and lower for Microsoft  Windows
®
> Connectors: Dual-Link DVI-I, VGA, HDTV + TV Out
> RAMDACs: Dual 400MHz
RESOLUTION & REFRESH
INCLUDED IN BOX
> BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB graphics card
> Quick install guide
> DVI to VGA adapter 
> HDTV dongle
> Driver CD, which includes
  – NVIDIA ForceWare
®
 unifi ed graphics driver
  – Full installation manual .pdf
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
> 512MB of system memory
> CD or DVD-ROM drive
> 50MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
> Microsoft Windows Vista
™
 or Windows XP operating system
> PCI Express-compliant motherboard with one vacant PCI Express ×16 slot
> 300W PCI Express-compliant system power supply**
**
Minimum system power requirement based on a standard PC confi gured 
with an Intel
®
 Core
™
2 Extreme X6800 processor
> 512MB     
> DDR2     
> PCI Express
®
> SLI
™
 Ready
Part Number: BFGR85512GTE
UPC: 
876758001558
Maximum Refresh Rate
240Hz
Maximum VGA Resolution
2048 × 1536 @ 85Hz, 32-bit color
Maximum Dual-Link
DVI Resolution
 2560 × 1600 @ 60Hz, 32-bit color
Maximum HDTV Out 
(Component) Resolution
1920 × 1080 (1080i)
Maximum TV Out 
(S-Video) Resolution
720 × 480 (480i) NTSC
720 × 576 (576i) PAL
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HDTV + TV Out
Dual-Link DVI-I
VGA
PCI Express 
Your product may 
differ from that 
pictured.
NOTE: For the power requirements 
of two GeForce  8500 GT-based 
graphics cards running in an  NVIDIA 
SLI confi guration, please visit our 
website  at www.bfgtech.com.
© 2007, BFG Technologies, BFG Tech and the BFG Technologies logo are trademarks 
or registered trademarks of BFG Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, NVIDIA 
logo, GeForce, SLI, the NVIDIA SLI Ready logo and ForceWare are registered trademarks 
and/or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and other countries. All 
rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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†
 BFG  Technologies  |  28690 Ballard Drive  |  Lake Forest, Illinois 60045  |  847.281.3110  |  sales@bfgtech.com  |  support@bfgfi xx.com  |  www.bfgtech.com
6/2007
*
Toll-free telephone tech support in US and Canada only. For customers outside 
the US and Canada, a TOLL call will apply and your phone bill will refl ect the 
charge. Email tech support is FREE and available to all customers.
†Subject to the provisions available at www.bfgtech.com, product is protected 
for the product’s lifetime in the United States, and 10 years from the date of 
purchase in the European Union, against defects in material and workmanship.
Compliant