[PR] ZOTAC® Takes Fermi Mainstream with New GeForce® GTS 450 Series
ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 series delivers excellent performance and features to mainstream gamers
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™.
It’s time to play with the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 series.
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General details
- New ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 series graphics cards
- 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
- 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
- PCI Express 2.0 interface (Compatible with 1.1)
- Microsoft DirectX® 11 with Shader Model 5.0 and DirectCompute support
- OpenGL® 4.0 compatible
- NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ ready
- NVIDIA® CUDA™ & PhysX® ready
- NVIDIA® SLI ready (2-way)
- NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology
- 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
- Blu-ray 3D ready (requires Blu-ray 3D capable software player)
- ZOTAC® Boost Premium software bundle included
Specifications:
| Product Name | ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 | ZOTAC® GeForce® GTS 450 AMP! Edition |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 450 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 450 |
| Engine Clock speed | 810 MHz | 875 MHz |
| Unified Shaders | 192 | 192 |
| Shader Clock | 1620 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory Clock speed | 3608 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| Memory | 1GB GDDR5 | 1GB GDDR5 |
| Memory interface | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| Display Outputs | Dual dual-link DVI-I, mini-HDMI | Dual dual-link DVI-I, HDMI, DisplayPort |
| HDCP | Yes | |
| Cooling | Active (with fan) | |
| DirectX® version | DirectX® 11 with Shader Model 5.0 | |
| Other hardware features | 8-channel Digital Surround Sound (LPCM & Dolby® TrueHD & DTS®-HD MA bitstreaming), HDMI 1.4a compatible, Blu-ray 3D ready | |
| Software Features | nView® Multi-Display, NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD Technology, NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology, NVIDIA® PhysX® technology, OpenGL® 4.0, NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ ready, | |
| Windows 7 capability | Windows® 7 with DirectCompute support | |
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