ZOTAC® Amplifies GeForce® GTX 460

New ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 AMP! Edition amplifies visuals and gaming experience

HONG KONG – Aug. 17, 2010 – ZOTAC® International, a leading innovator and the world’s largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, mini-PCs and small form factor platforms, today amplifies the award-winning ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 series with the performance-tuned ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 AMP!® Edition. The ZOTAC® GeForce® 460 AMP!® Edition takes the regular ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 and transforms it into a completely new animal with blistering fast performance that is unmatched by rivals.

The ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 AMP!® Edition begins the transformation process with a new high-performance dual-slot cooler that drastically reduces temperatures and noise levels while delivering lightning-fast frame rates. An orange fan and accents finish the looks of the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 AMP!® Edition cooler for looks that fit the high-performance persona.

Performance tuning leads to a 20-percent higher engine clock for phenomenal performance gains. Shader and memory clocks receive a boost to keep up with the adrenaline-injected engine to deliver vivid visuals, high-speed anti-aliasing and unprecedented details and clarity.

“We spent extra time tweaking the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 AMP!® Edition design to achieve the performance we desired. The result is a graphics card that pushes the limit of the GPU and memory performance capabilities without making any sacrifices to noise, temperature or packaging,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC® International.

The ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 AMP!® Edition features a unique port layout that consists of dual dual-link DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs capable of supporting all digital monitor standards as well as analogue VGA monitors. An SLI-bridge connector enables up to two ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 AMP!® Editions to combine rendering power for up to 2-times the performance increase of a single card and enable NVIDIA® 3D Vision Surround technology for immersive triple-monitor gaming.

A full copy of the latest Prince of Persia® adventure – The Forgotten Sands™ is included with the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 AMP!® Edition to let users instantly take advantage of the gaming capabilities of the card. Prince of Persia®: The Forgotten Sands™ puts the fate of the kingdom of Azad in the hands of gamers with a captivating storyline and fun game play mechanics.

It’s time to play Prince of Persia®: The Forgotten Sands™ with the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 AMP!® Edition.

General details

• New ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 460 series graphics cards
• ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 460 1GB
  • Engine clock: 810 MHz
  • 336 Unified Shaders
  • Shader clock: 1620 MHz
  • 1GB GDDR5 memory
  • 256-bit memory interface
  • Memory clock: 4000 MHz
  • Prince of Persia®: The Forgotten Sands™ game bundle
  • HDMI, dual dual-link DVI & DisplayPort 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™ Surround ready
• NVIDIA^® CUDA^™ & PhysX^® ready
• NVIDIA^® SLI ready (2-way)
• NVIDIA^® PureVideo^™ HD technology
• HDMI 1.3a compliant (w/Dolby® TrueHD™ & DTS-HD™ Master Audio bit streaming audio ready)
• xvYCC Color & DeepColor compatible
• Blu-ray 3D ready

ZOTAC® Boost Premium software bundle included

Specifications:

Product Name	ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 460 AMP!® Edition
GPU	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460
Engine Clock speed	810 MHz
Unified Shaders	336
Shader Clock	1620 MHz
Memory Clock speed	4000 MHz
Memory	1GB GDDR5
Memory interface	256-bit
Display Outputs	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), NVIDIA® Lumenex™ Engine, Quantum Effects™ Technology
Software Features	nView® Multi-Display, NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD Technology, NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology, NVIDIA® PhysX® technology, OpenGL® 3.2, NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Surround technology ready,
Windows 7 capability	Windows® 7 with DirectCompute support