ZOTAC announce 2 graphics cards with the GTS 450 series

ZOTAC announce 2 fermi-based cards under the GTS 450 series. Standard GTS 450 and GTS 450 AMP! Edition.

ZOTAC announce 2 fermi-based cards under the GTS 450 series. Standard GTS 450 and GTS 450 AMP! Edition.

PRESS RELEASE

HONG KONG – Sept. 13, 2010 – ZOTAC® International, a leading innovator and the world’s largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today takes NVIDIA® Fermi architecture mainstream with the new GeForce® GTS 450 series. The new ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 series is the perfect companion for gamers looking to upgrade to Microsoft® DirectX® 11-class graphics while gaining performance in existing DirectX® 10 titles.

The new ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 series takes 192 unified shaders and pairs it with 1GB of high-speed GDDR5 memory for lightning-fast performance in the latest game titles. A wide 128-bit wide memory interface connects the memory to the graphics processor for high-quality textures and details in the latest games and applications.

The ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 series takes immersive gaming to the next level with NVIDIA® PhysX® technology for realistic physics effects and NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ readiness for stereoscopic 3D effects when paired with 3D monitors and high-definition televisions.

“Mainstream gamers deserve the best performance and features available. With the new ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 series, we’re able to deliver excellent performance, phenomenal visuals in DirectX® 11 and 10 titles, and outstanding features at a very attractive price,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC® International.

The ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 series are available in two models – the GeForce® GTS 450 and the tweak and tuned GeForce® GTS 450 AMP! Edition. The ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 features a mild overclock that raises the engine clock speed to 810 MHz – up 27 MHz – for an extra performance boost.

For enthusiast users the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 AMP! Edition delivers greater performance with additional tuning for higher engine, memory and shader clock speeds to give gamers an extra edge in gaming. The ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 AMP! Edition goes beyond the standard design and packs dual dual-link DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort for flexible connectivity to displays, and an exclusive cooling solution for enhanced cooling performance and unique looks.

“ZOTAC® is always pushing the performance envelope and while the NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 450 GPU delivers superb stock performance, we were able to add a lot more performance without sacrificing stability our longterm reliability with the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 and GeForce® GTS 450 AMP! Edition,” Mr. Berger added.

Up to Two ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 series can be installed in the same system with NVIDIA® SLI™ technology to deliver up to twice as much graphics-crunching power when more performance is desired.

The ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 series go beyond gaming and equipped with home theatre PC-friendly features including hardware video decode acceleration for high-definition video, Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD™ Master Audio bitstreaming support and HDMI 1.4a support. Adobe® Flash® HD video acceleration enables the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 series to render streaming Internet video flawlessly for smooth playback of popular video websites such as Vimeo™ and YouTube™.

Details:

o New ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 series graphics cards
o ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450
 Engine clock: 810 MHz
 192 Unified Shaders
 Shader clock: 1620 MHz
 1GB GDDR5 memory
 128-bit memory interface
 Memory clock: 3608 MHz
 Dual dual-link DVI-I & mini-HDMI outputs
o ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 AMP! Edition
 Engine clock: 875 MHz
 192 Unified Shaders
 Shader clock: 1750 MHz
 1GB GDDR5 memory
 128-bit memory interface
 Memory clock: 4000 MHz
 DisplayPort, Dual dual-link DVI-I & HDMI outputs
o PCI Express 2.0 interface (Compatible with 1.1)
o Microsoft DirectX® 11 with Shader Model 5.0 and DirectCompute support
o OpenGL® 4.0 compatible
o NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ ready
o NVIDIA® CUDA™ & PhysX® ready
o NVIDIA® SLI ready (2-way)
o NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology
o HDMI 1.4a compliant
 Dolby® TrueHD™ & DTS-HD™ Master Audio bit streaming audio ready
 xvYCC Color & DeepColor compatible
 Features enabled in upcoming Release 260 driver
o Blu-ray 3D ready (requires Blu-ray 3D capable software player)