Posted on Thursday, September 13 2012 @ 21:33 CEST by Thomas De MaesschalckThe company also offers three GeForce GTX 650 models; stock clockspeed model with 1071MHz core and 1GB or 2GB GDDR5 clocked at 5000MHz, and an AMP! Edition with 1189MHz core and 5600MHz memory.
ZOTAC International, a global innovator and manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards and mini-PCs, today introduces the new GeForce GTX 660 and GeForce GTX 650 series for gamers and multimedia enthusiasts. The new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660 and GeForce GTX 650 series enables gamers to enjoy the latest Microsoft DirectX 11-based titles at high-definition resolutions of 1080p for a fantastic gaming experience.
“High-definition 1080p LCD monitors are becoming mainstream. When paired with our latest ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660 or GTX 650 series it creates an unbeatable combination for stunning visual quality, performance and value for gamers,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International. “
The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660 and GeForce GTX 650 series introduce new features to the product-class with new NVIDIA Surround technology that enables triple-display gaming capabilities and NVENC encoding instructions that quickly accelerate video processing tasks. Combined, the new NVIDIA Surround and NVENC features enable gamers to experience unmatched immersion yet use the graphics cards to speed up video transcoding tasks to quickly convert videos for use on portable media devices when not gaming.
“NVIDIA NVENC video-transcoding capabilities is an awesome technology in our ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660 and GeForce GTX 650 series. In the age of mobile media playback devices such as smartphones and hand-held game consoles, being able to leverage the power of graphics processing to convert video formats for portable consumption, we’re able to deliver much faster performance than typical CPU transcoding,” Mr. Berger added.
Gamers seeking a performance kick can select the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660 or ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660 AMP! Edition graphics card with its 960 powerful processor cores and 2GB of video memory while the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 650 series is perfect for value-conscious gamers. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 650 series is available in 1GB or 2GB of video memory configurations with a supercharged 2GB AMP! Edition for more demanding users.
It’s time to play with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660 and GTX 650 series!
General details:
New ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660 & GeForce GTX 650 series graphics cards
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660 series
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 GPU
960 processor cores Dual Silencer enhanced cooling solution 2GB GDDR5 memory 192-bit memory interface
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660
Engine clock: 993 MHz (base), 1059 MHz (boost) Memory clock: 6008 MHz
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660 AMP! Edition
Engine clock: TBD MHz (base), TBD MHz (boost) Memory clock: TBD MHz
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 650 series
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 GPU
384 processor cores 128-bit memory interface Custom dual-slot cooling
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 650
Engine clock: 1071 MHz Memory clock: 5000 MHz 1GB or 2GB GDDR5
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 650 AMP! Edition
Engine clock: TBD Memory clock: TBD 2GB GDDR5
PCI Express 3.0 interface NVIDIA Surround capable NVIDIA FXAA technology NVIDIA TXAA technology NVIDIA SLI™ ready NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync NVIDIA NVENC video transcoding acceleration capable DirectX 11.1 technology & Shader Model 5.1 OpenGL 4.2 compatible Hardware-accelerated Full HD video playback Blu-ray 3D ready Loss-less audio bitstream capable TrackMania 2 Canyon 3-Day Game Pass included
