mentok1982
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There are actually several video cards out right now that are fully HDCP compliant and ready and I thought it
would be a good idea to get a list going for those who are looking for a new video card that are also hoping to
play protected HD content on their PC.
For those of you who do not know what HDCP is I present to you the HDCP Wikipedia page.
The short explaination is that HDCP is hardware copy protection for protected HD media playback and
if you want to watch HD content using your new HD DVD or Blu-ray drive you will need a
HDCP ready video card.
Key:
AGP cards are listed in Cyan.
Card's that are dual link HDCP are listed in bright green.
Most cards "can't protect both DVI links here (2560x1600) and HDCP is therefore shown as inactive.
That's the case for everything other than 8600 GTS (and HDCP 8600 GTs and 8500 GTs), and with WinDVD,
playback fails with a handy Stop message. Drop down to 1280x800 however, and HDCP is active on the
single link."
"It is important to emphasize the fact that HDCP is supported over dual-link DVI, allowing 8600 and 8500
hardware to play HDCP protected content at its full resolution on any monitor capable of displaying
1920x1080. Pairing one of these cards with a Dell 30" monitor might not make sense for gamers, but for
those who need maximal 2D desktop space and video playback, the 8600 GT or GTS would be a terrific
option."
ATI
HD 2900 Series
HD 2600 Series
HD 2400 Series
X1950 Series
X1900 Series
X1650 Series
X1600 Series
X1300 Series
nVidia
8800 Series
8600 Series
8500 Series
7950 Series
7900 Series
7600 Series
7300 Series
If you find any more HDCP ready video cards please post them here. It would be nice to have proof that
is not on the manufacturer's site (or pasted from the manufacturer's site) if you can provide it.
would be a good idea to get a list going for those who are looking for a new video card that are also hoping to
play protected HD content on their PC.
For those of you who do not know what HDCP is I present to you the HDCP Wikipedia page.
The short explaination is that HDCP is hardware copy protection for protected HD media playback and
if you want to watch HD content using your new HD DVD or Blu-ray drive you will need a
HDCP ready video card.
Key:
AGP cards are listed in Cyan.
Card's that are dual link HDCP are listed in bright green.
Most cards "can't protect both DVI links here (2560x1600) and HDCP is therefore shown as inactive.
That's the case for everything other than 8600 GTS (and HDCP 8600 GTs and 8500 GTs), and with WinDVD,
playback fails with a handy Stop message. Drop down to 1280x800 however, and HDCP is active on the
single link."
The above quote is from a Beyond3D article.
"It is important to emphasize the fact that HDCP is supported over dual-link DVI, allowing 8600 and 8500
hardware to play HDCP protected content at its full resolution on any monitor capable of displaying
1920x1080. Pairing one of these cards with a Dell 30" monitor might not make sense for gamers, but for
those who need maximal 2D desktop space and video playback, the 8600 GT or GTS would be a terrific
option."
The above quote is from a AnandTech article.
ATI
HD 2900 Series
HD 2600 Series
All retail HD 2600 XTs PCI-E and AGP
All retail HD 2600 Pros PCI-E and AGP
All retail HD 2600 Pros PCI-E and AGP
HD 2400 Series
All retail HD 2400 XTs PCI-E and AGP
All retail HD 2400 Pros PCI-E and AGP
All retail HD 2400 Pros PCI-E and AGP
X1950 Series
All retail X1950 XTXs except for MSI's RX1950XTX-VT2D512E regular & water cooling editions.
Newegg link.
Asus EAX1950XT/HTVDP/256M
The card's manufacturer home page.
Club3D X1950 XT 256MB
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube Radeon X1950 XT
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube X1950 XT AGP TEC X-Turbo Fan Overdrive edition
The card's manufacturer home page.
HIS X1950 XT IceQ3 Turbo Dual DL-DVI VIVO 256MB
The card's manufacturer home page.
HIS X1950 XT Dual DL-DVI VIVO 256MB
The card's manufacturer home page.
MSI RX1950XT-VT2D256E-HD
The card's manufacturer home page.
Sapphire Radeon X1950 XT
The card's manufacturer home page.
Only two AGP X1950 Pros
GeCube Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDCP Edition
VisionTek Radeon X1950 Pro XGE 256MB GDDR3 AGP
Almost all retail PCI-E X1950 Pros
Newegg link.
Click here for list of HDCP ready Radeon X1950 Pros
Sapphire Radeon X1950 GT AGP
The card's manufacturer home page.
Sapphire Radeon X1950 GT
The card's manufacturer home page.
Newegg link.
Asus EAX1950XT/HTVDP/256M
The card's manufacturer home page.
Club3D X1950 XT 256MB
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube Radeon X1950 XT
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube X1950 XT AGP TEC X-Turbo Fan Overdrive edition
The card's manufacturer home page.
HIS X1950 XT IceQ3 Turbo Dual DL-DVI VIVO 256MB
The card's manufacturer home page.
HIS X1950 XT Dual DL-DVI VIVO 256MB
The card's manufacturer home page.
MSI RX1950XT-VT2D256E-HD
The card's manufacturer home page.
Sapphire Radeon X1950 XT
The card's manufacturer home page.
Only two AGP X1950 Pros
GeCube Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDCP Edition
VisionTek Radeon X1950 Pro XGE 256MB GDDR3 AGP
Almost all retail PCI-E X1950 Pros
Newegg link.
Click here for list of HDCP ready Radeon X1950 Pros
Sapphire Radeon X1950 GT AGP
The card's manufacturer home page.
Sapphire Radeon X1950 GT
The card's manufacturer home page.
X1900 Series
Asus EAX1900XT/HTVDP/256M
The card's manufacturer home page.
Connect3D Radeon X1900 GT VIVO HDCP Enabled
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube Radeon X1900 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDCP Edition (GC-H1900GTD-VID3)
The card's manufacturer home page.
The card's manufacturer home page.
Connect3D Radeon X1900 GT VIVO HDCP Enabled
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube Radeon X1900 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDCP Edition (GC-H1900GTD-VID3)
The card's manufacturer home page.
X1650 Series
PowerColor X1650 XT AGP
The card's manufacturer home page.
Almost all X1650 XT PCI-Es
Click here for a list of HDCP ready Radeon X1650 XT PCI-Es
GeCube X1650 Pro HDMI/HDCP Low Profile Edition (GC-HD165LPG2-D3)
The card's manufacturer home page.
VisionTek X1650 Pro HDMI
The card's manufacturer home page.
The card's manufacturer home page.
Almost all X1650 XT PCI-Es
Click here for a list of HDCP ready Radeon X1650 XT PCI-Es
GeCube X1650 Pro HDMI/HDCP Low Profile Edition (GC-HD165LPG2-D3)
The card's manufacturer home page.
VisionTek X1650 Pro HDMI
The card's manufacturer home page.
X1600 Series
Asus EAX1600PRO/I/256M (HDMI)
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube X1600 Pro 256MB GDDR2 HyperMemory 512MB HDCP Edition (GC-HV1600PG2-D3)
This card has two DVI connectors on it and comes with a DVI to HDMI adaptor and a HDMI-HDMI cable.
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube X1600 Pro 256MB GDDR2 HyperMemory 512MB HDMI/HDCP Slim Edition (GC-HD16PLG2-D3)
Site is gone.
PowerColor X1600 Pro HDMI
The card's manufacturer home page.
Sapphire X1600 Pro HDMI 256MB AGPs
Click here for a list of HDCP ready Sapphire X1600 Pro AGPs.
Sapphire X1600 Pro HDMI 128MB and 256MB (100167L) version
The card's manufacturer home page.
Visiontek X1600 Pro 256MB HDMI HDCP
The card's manufacturer home page.
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube X1600 Pro 256MB GDDR2 HyperMemory 512MB HDCP Edition (GC-HV1600PG2-D3)
This card has two DVI connectors on it and comes with a DVI to HDMI adaptor and a HDMI-HDMI cable.
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube X1600 Pro 256MB GDDR2 HyperMemory 512MB HDMI/HDCP Slim Edition (GC-HD16PLG2-D3)
Site is gone.
PowerColor X1600 Pro HDMI
The card's manufacturer home page.
Sapphire X1600 Pro HDMI 256MB AGPs
Click here for a list of HDCP ready Sapphire X1600 Pro AGPs.
Sapphire X1600 Pro HDMI 128MB and 256MB (100167L) version
The card's manufacturer home page.
Visiontek X1600 Pro 256MB HDMI HDCP
The card's manufacturer home page.
X1300 Series
Sapphire X1300 XT 512MB
The card's manufacturer home page.
Sapphire X1300 XT 256MB DDR2
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube X1300 256MB GDDR2 HyperMemory 512MB HDCP Slim HeatPipe Edition (GC-HV13HPL2-D3)
This card has two DVI connectors on it and comes with a DVI to HDMI adaptor and a HDMI-HDMI cable.
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube X1300 256MB GDDR2 HyperMemory 512MB HDMI/HDCP Slim Edition (GC-HD13PLG2-D3)
The card's manufacturer home page.
PowerColor X1300
Site is gone.
The card's manufacturer home page.
Sapphire X1300 XT 256MB DDR2
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube X1300 256MB GDDR2 HyperMemory 512MB HDCP Slim HeatPipe Edition (GC-HV13HPL2-D3)
This card has two DVI connectors on it and comes with a DVI to HDMI adaptor and a HDMI-HDMI cable.
The card's manufacturer home page.
GeCube X1300 256MB GDDR2 HyperMemory 512MB HDMI/HDCP Slim Edition (GC-HD13PLG2-D3)
The card's manufacturer home page.
PowerColor X1300
Site is gone.
nVidia
8800 Series
All retail 8800 Ultras
Newegg link.
All retail 8800 GTXs except for MSI's NX8800GTX-T2D768E
Newegg link.
All retail 640MB 8800 GTSs except for MSI's NX8800GTS-T2D640E
Newegg link.
All retail 320MB 8800 GTSs
Newegg link.
Newegg link.
All retail 8800 GTXs except for MSI's NX8800GTX-T2D768E
Newegg link.
All retail 640MB 8800 GTSs except for MSI's NX8800GTS-T2D640E
Newegg link.
All retail 320MB 8800 GTSs
Newegg link.
8600 Series
All retail 8600 GTSs
Newegg link.
Some 8600 GTs
Newegg link.
Click here for list of HDCP ready GeForce 8600 GTs
Newegg link.
Some 8600 GTs
Newegg link.
Click here for list of HDCP ready GeForce 8600 GTs
8500 Series
7950 Series
All retail 7950 GX2s
Newegg link.
Almost all retail 7950 GTs
Newegg link.
Click here for list of HDCP ready 7950 GTs
Newegg link.
Almost all retail 7950 GTs
Newegg link.
Click here for list of HDCP ready 7950 GTs
7900 Series
Asus 7900 GTX EN7900GTX/2PHT/512M
The card's manufacturer home page.
Evga e-GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB RoHS w/HDCP (512-P2-N572-AR)
The card's manufacturer home page.
Leadtek WinFast PX7900 GTX TDH Extreme (HDCP Ready)
The card's manufacturer home page.
XFX GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB DDR3 HDCP RoHS Ghost Recon Bundles
PV-H71F-YDF9 Core: 665MHz Memory: 1.63GHz
PV-T71F-YHF9 Core: 665MHz Memory: 1.63GHz
PV-H71F-YDP9 Core: 690MHz Memory: 1.75GHz
PV-T71F-YHE9 Core: 675MHz Memory: 1.70GHz
PV-H71F-YDE9 Core: 675MHz Memory: 1.70GHz
PV-T71F-YHP9 Core: 690MHz Memory: 1.75GHz
PV-T71F-YHL9 Core: 650MHz Memory: 1.60GHz
Galaxy Masterpiece GeForce 7900 GT Dual Core 1GB
The card's manufacturer home page.
MSI NX7900GT-VT2D256E HD
The card's manufacturer home page.
Some GeForce 7900 GSs
Click here for a list HDCP ready 7900 GSs.
The card's manufacturer home page.
Evga e-GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB RoHS w/HDCP (512-P2-N572-AR)
The card's manufacturer home page.
Leadtek WinFast PX7900 GTX TDH Extreme (HDCP Ready)
The card's manufacturer home page.
XFX GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB DDR3 HDCP RoHS Ghost Recon Bundles
PV-H71F-YDF9 Core: 665MHz Memory: 1.63GHz
PV-T71F-YHF9 Core: 665MHz Memory: 1.63GHz
PV-H71F-YDP9 Core: 690MHz Memory: 1.75GHz
PV-T71F-YHE9 Core: 675MHz Memory: 1.70GHz
PV-H71F-YDE9 Core: 675MHz Memory: 1.70GHz
PV-T71F-YHP9 Core: 690MHz Memory: 1.75GHz
PV-T71F-YHL9 Core: 650MHz Memory: 1.60GHz
Galaxy Masterpiece GeForce 7900 GT Dual Core 1GB
The card's manufacturer home page.
MSI NX7900GT-VT2D256E HD
The card's manufacturer home page.
Some GeForce 7900 GSs
Click here for a list HDCP ready 7900 GSs.
7600 Series
Asus EN7600GT/HTDI/256M
The card's manufacturer home page.
Galaxy Masterpiece GeForce 7600GT Dual Core
The card's manufacturer home page.
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256HI-RH
The card's manufacturer home page.
MSI NX7600GT Diamond Plus (HDMI)
The card's manufacturer home page.
Very nice large picture.
MSI NX7600GT-VT2D256E HD
The card's manufacturer home page.
Card review.
Sparkle GeForce 7600 GT Cool-pipe SF-HPX76GDH
The card's manufacturer home page.
Sparkle GeForce 7600 GT SF-HPX76GDH
The card's manufacturer home page.
Gigabyte 7600 GS GV-NX76G256HI-RH (HDMI)
The card's manufacturer home page.
Card review.
Leadtek WinFast PX7600 GS TDH HDMI
The card's manufacturer home page.
MSI NX7600GS-MTD256E HDMI
The card's manufacturer home page.
Zotac GeForce 7600 GS HDMI (ZT-76SE25H-FSH)
The card's manufacturer home page.
The card's manufacturer home page.
Galaxy Masterpiece GeForce 7600GT Dual Core
The card's manufacturer home page.
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256HI-RH
The card's manufacturer home page.
MSI NX7600GT Diamond Plus (HDMI)
The card's manufacturer home page.
Very nice large picture.
MSI NX7600GT-VT2D256E HD
The card's manufacturer home page.
Card review.
Sparkle GeForce 7600 GT Cool-pipe SF-HPX76GDH
The card's manufacturer home page.
Sparkle GeForce 7600 GT SF-HPX76GDH
The card's manufacturer home page.
Gigabyte 7600 GS GV-NX76G256HI-RH (HDMI)
The card's manufacturer home page.
Card review.
Leadtek WinFast PX7600 GS TDH HDMI
The card's manufacturer home page.
MSI NX7600GS-MTD256E HDMI
The card's manufacturer home page.
Zotac GeForce 7600 GS HDMI (ZT-76SE25H-FSH)
The card's manufacturer home page.
7300 Series
If you find any more HDCP ready video cards please post them here. It would be nice to have proof that
is not on the manufacturer's site (or pasted from the manufacturer's site) if you can provide it.