Review ZOTAC GTX 460 1GB: Custom Cooler, Plus Some More!

Author

Oik Yusuf Araya

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Graphics Card

November 25, 2010

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Conclusions

Although ZOTAC GTX 460 1GB does not come pre-overclocked, it still offers some additional value in the form of bundled softwares. The ZOTAC Boost Premium software package and the original, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands game are a nice bonus that could justify the purchase. You could also benefit from the more varied display options, which includes a Display Port connector not found on reference based GTX 460s.

Since it’s operating at standard clockspeeds, ZOTAC GTX 460 1GB performs just like any other 1 GB variant of the GeForce GTX 460. In DirectX 11 games such as Alien Vs. Predator and Lost Planet 2, the frame rate stays well above 30 FPS. With its graphics settings set to “high”, Metro 2033 proved to be too much of a challenge for a single GTX 460 and the graphics card could only produce less than 20 frames per second. On the contrary, we recorded more than 60 FPS in DiRT2, a fairly “lightweight” DirectX 11 title.

As for DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 games, ZOTAC GTX 460 1GB had no problem rendering the graphics at relatively high frame rates. The GeForce GTX 460 GPU on this card is powerful enough to run Batman: Arkham Asylum –PhysX enabled- at more than 60 FPS.

Pros

Non-reference Cooler
Strong software bundle
Remarkable performance for a mainstream-class graphics card

Cons

Not factory overclocked

ZOTAC GTX 460 1GB

Manufacturer : ZOTAC
Info : www.zotac.com
Price : Rp 1.960.000
Indonesian Distributor : Asia Raya Computronix
Phone : 021 – 62304048

TECHNICAL DATA

Graphics Chip : NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB
Interface : PCI Express 2.1 x16
Memory Size : 1024 MB
Core Clock : 675 MHz
Shader Clock : 1350 MHz
Memory Clock : 3600 MHz
Stream Prosesor : 336
D-Sub Output : N/A
DVI Output : Yes (x2)
HDMI Output : Yes
Display Port Output : Yes
Memory Type : GDDR5
Memory Interface : 256-bit
Included Accessories: Driver Disc, User’s Manual, Quick Installation Guide, DVI to D-Sub and Molex to 6-pin (x2) power converters, ZOTAC Sticker, Game Disc.