[PR] ZOTAC® Supercharges Energy-Efficient Computing
New ZOTAC® ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series powered by the AMD E-350 APU platform deliver perfect CPU and GPU synergy
HONG KONG – Jan. 04, 2011 – ZOTAC® International, a leading innovator and the world’s largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today supercharges energy-efficient computing with the new ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series powered by the AMD E-350 APU platform. The ZOTAC® ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series combines discrete-class graphics processing with a dual processor cores for the perfect synergy of CPU and GPU that delivers a perfect digital media experience with unprecedented energy-efficiency.
AMD Radeon™ HD 6310 discrete-class graphics processing takes charge of all digital media processing tasks to enable the ZOTAC® ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series to deliver stunning Blu-ray and smooth streaming high-definition video playback. The ZOTAC® ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series is a potent casual gaming platform capable of rendering stunning 3D visuals with Microsoft® DirectX® 11 technology.
“The AMD E-350 APU platform combined with our ZBOX Blu-ray form factor is a phenomenal small form factor solution. The snappy day-to-day performance and superb high-definition video and DirectX® 11 3D capabilities makes the ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 perfect for users that crave energy-efficiency without sacrificing premium features and capabilities,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC® International.
Enhanced audio output capabilities deliver superior audio quality and features with the ZOTAC® ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series. The ZOTAC® ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series can send raw lossless (bitstream) audio formats – Dolby® TrueHD™ and DTS-HD™ Master Audio – via HDMI to digital home theatre receivers for flawless high-definition audio that matches the high-definition video capabilities.
An integrated slot-load Blu-ray drive enables the ZOTAC® ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series to read Blu-ray media, read and write DVD and CD media for compatibility with all available forms of optical media. Dual network connectivity options lets the ZOTAC® ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 connect to home networks at speeds up to 300 Mb/s wirelessly or up to 1000 Mb/s via Ethernet for lightning-fast transfer speeds with or without wires.
The ZOTAC® ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 packs class-leading expansion capabilities inside a slim chassis and provides support for a 2.5-inch SATA HDD or SSD, two DDR3 SO-DIMM slots, mini-PCI express, USB 3.0, USB 2.0 and eSATA expansion capabilities – ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 Plus models include 2GB of DDR3 memory and a 250GB HDD preinstalled.
It’s time to play with the ZOTAC® ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series.
General details
- ZOTAC® Supercharges Energy-Efficient Computing
- AMD E-350 APU platform
- 1.6 GHz, dual-core
- AMD Radeon™ HD 6310 graphics processor
- 80 unified shaders
- Engine clock: 500 MHz
- ZBOX Blu-ray AD03
- 2 x DDR3-1066 SO-DIMM slots
- Support 1 x 2.5-inch SATA 6.0 Gb/s HDD/SSD
- ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 Plus
- 2GB DDR3
- 250GB 5400RPM HDD
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology
- 1 Mini-PCI Express expansion slot
- Slot-load Blu-ray drive
- 4x Blu-ray read
- 8x DVD / 24x CD read/write
- HDMI, DVI-I and VGA (with included adapter) outputs
- AMD UVD technology(hardware accelerated H.264, VC-1, decode)
- Dolby® TrueHD™ & DTS-HD™: Master Audio bitstream ready
- Cyberlink PowerDVD w/ Blu-ray playback
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Onboard 802.11n WiFi (300Mb/s)
ZBOX Specifications:
| Product Name | ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 | ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 Plus |
| SKU | ZBOX-AD03BR | ZBOX-AD03BR-PLUS |
| Memory | 2 x 204-pin DDR3-1066 SODIMM slots | 2GB DDR3 |
| Hard Disk | 1 x 2.5-inch | 250GB 5400RPM |
| CPU | AMD E-350 APU Platform (1.6 GHz, dual-core) | |
| GPU | AMD Radeon™ HD 6310 | |
| Video Memory | Unified Memory Architecture | |
| Display Options | HDMI (w/audio), DVI-I, VGA (with included adapter) | |
| Memory Card Reader | 6-in-1 (SD/SDHC/MMC/MS/MS Pro/xD) | |
| SATA | Combo eSATA / USB 2.0 port | |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps | |
| WiFi | Onboard 802.11n WiFi (300Mb/s) | |
| USB Ports | 2 USB 2.0 (one Combo eSATA / USB 2.0 port, one on front panel)
2 USB 3.0 ports (one on front panel, one on rear panel) |
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| Audio | Onboard analog stereo high-definition audio
7.1-Channel digital audio (LPCM and Bistream capable via HDMI) Optical Digital S/PDIF audio output |
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| DirectX® Support | DirectX® 11 with Shader Model 5 | |
| Other Features | OpenCL compliant, OpenGL® 4.1 compatible, AMD UVD technology | |
| HDCP: | Yes | |
| Software Features | ||
| Windows® 7 Capability | Windows® 7 with Aero® user interface and DirectCompute compatible | |
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