XFX GeForce 8500GT 256MB (PV-T86J-UAHG) Video Card Review

HD Content Playback

I have played the Coral Reef Adventure trailer in a high-definition 1080p .wmv format in Vista’s Windows Media Player and found that the picture was sharp and clear. The processor utilization during the playback varied between 18 and 20 percent. The playback ran smoothly, although we have expected lower CPU utilization, since the GeForce 8500GT has a dedicated video processor (PureVideo2 technology) for hardware decoding of HD content. On the other side, when I turned hardware decoding in Media Player off, the CPU utilization went up to 50 percent during the playback.

• Introduction
• Crysis & XFX GeForce 8500GT 256MB (PV-T86J-UAHG)
• World in Conflict & XFX GeForce 8500GT 256MB (PV-T86J-UAHG)
• F.E.A.R. & XFX GeForce 8500GT 256MB (PV-T86J-UAHG)
• Quake 4 & XFX GeForce 8500GT 256MB (PV-T86J-UAHG)
• HD Content Playback
• Conclusion

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