[PR] ZOTAC® Debuts New Mainstream Graphics Cards

New ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti series deliver maximum performance-per-watt with an outstanding 3D gaming experience

HONG KONG – Mar. 15, 2011 – ZOTAC® International, a leading innovator and the world’s largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today debuts a pair of new mainstream graphics cards with the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti and GTX 550 Ti AMP!® Edition. The new ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti series is designed for maximum performance per watt while delivering an outstanding 3D gaming experience.

Equipped with an ultra-wide 192-bit memory interface paired with lightning-fast GDDR5 memory, the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti series delivers 70-percent more memory bandwidth than previous generations for an extra performance kick in the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 11 enabled games and applications. A large 1GB of video memory ensures the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti series does not sacrifice performance for visual quality.

“Each new generation of graphics processors enables us to push 3D performance further and add new features. With the new ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti series we are able to improve performance while keeping power requirements very low for maximum performance-per-watt,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC® International.

The ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti series is optimized for mainstream gamers that demand maximum performance at 1680×1050 resolutions with 4x anti-aliasing for smooth-as-butter frame rates and crystal clear visuals. When more performance is desired, up to two ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti series can combine using NVIDIA® SLI™ technology for nearly double the performance.

It’s time to play with the ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti series.

General details

• New ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti series graphics cards
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti GPU
• 192 unified shaders
• 1GB GDDR5 memory
• 192-bit memory interface
• ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti
  • Engine clock: 900 MHz
  • Shader clock: 1800 MHz
  • Memory clock: 4100 MHz
• ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti AMP!® Edition
  • Engine clock: 1000 MHz
  • Shader clock: 2000 MHz
  • Memory clock: 4400 MHz
• Dual dual-link DVI-I, HDMI 1.4a & DisplayPort outputs
• PCI Express 2.0 interface (Compatible with 1.1)
• Microsoft DirectX^® 11 & OpenGL^® 4.1 compatible
• NVIDIA^® CUDA^™, 3D Vision™ & SLI™ ready
• ZOTAC® Boost Premium software bundle included

Specifications:

Product Name	ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti	ZOTAC® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti AMP! Edition
GPU	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti
Engine Clock speed	900 MHz	1000 MHz
Unified Shaders	192	192
Shader Clock	1800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory Clock speed	4100 MHz	4400 MHz
Memory	1GB GDDR5
Memory interface	192-bit
Display Outputs	Dual DL-DVI-I, HDMI, DP
HDCP	Yes
Cooling	Active (with fan) (dual-slot)
DirectX® version	DirectX® 11 with Shader Model 5.0
Other hardware features	8-channel Digital Surround Sound, HDMI 1.4a compatible, hardware accelerated Blu-ray 3D ready, NVIDIA® SLI™ ready, NVIDIA 3D Vision™ ready
Software Features	nView® Multi-Display, Hardware Video Decode Acceleration Technology, NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology, OpenGL® 4.1,
Windows 7 capability	Windows® 7 with DirectCompute support