Two G92 cores providing massive parallel processing power. Audio Integration:

is a sought-after piece for hardware collectors, representing the peak of NVIDIA’s "sandwich" design and the beginning of the HDMI era in enthusiast-grade desktop graphics.

To get audio through the HDMI port, users had to connect a small two-pin SPDIF cable from their motherboard or sound card to the

, released on March 18, 2008 , was a landmark dual-GPU graphics card that marked a significant era for high-definition gaming. One of its most notable features was the inclusion of a native HDMI port, which was a premium addition during an era when DVI was still the industry standard. The Role of HDMI on the 9800 GX2

was the performance king at its launch, its dual-GPU nature meant it had high power consumption, rated at approximately . The HDMI port helped future-proof the card for a few years as the industry shifted away from analog and DVI toward HDMI and DisplayPort. Today, the Go to product viewer dialog for this item.

, as the GPUs of that era did not have built-in audio controllers. It supported high resolutions up to via Dual-Link DVI, while the HDMI port provided a seamless 1080p1080 p experience for television displays. Performance and Legacy