ZOTAC unveils Geforce GTX 650 and GTX 660 GPUs

ZOTAC International, a manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards and mini-PCs, has introduced 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 enable gamers to enjoy playing Microsoft DirectX 11-based titles at the high-definition resolution of 1080p.

“High-definition 1080p LCD monitors are becoming mainstream. When paired with our latest ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660 or GeForce 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 650 GTX

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 great immersion. At the same time, gamers can use the graphics cards to speed up video transcoding tasks to convert videos for use on portable media devices, when not gaming.

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“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,” Berger added.

The ZOTAC GeForce 660 GTX

Here are some of the features of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 660:

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 GPU
• 960 processor cores
• Dual Silencer enhanced cooling solution
• 2GB GDDR5 memory
• 192-bit memory interface

The ZOTAC Geforce GTX 660 comes in two flavours – the regular one and the AMP! Edition. The main difference between them is that of the engine clock and the memory clock. The regular version has a base engine clock of 993MHz, which can be boosted to up to 1059MHz, and has a memory clock of 6008MHz. The AMP! Edition has a base engine clock of 1046MHz, which can be boosted to up to 1111MHz, and a memory clock of 6608MHz.

Here are some of the features of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 650:

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 GPU
• 384 processor cores
• 128-bit memory interface
• Custom dual-slot cooling

Another important difference between the regular edition of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 650 and the AMP! Edition is the memory of the GPU. The regular edition gives an engine clock of 1071MHz, a memory clock of 5000MHz, and comes with either 1GB or 2GB of GDDR5 memory. The AMP! Edition comes with an engine clock of 1189MHz, a memory clock of 5600MHz and 2GB of GDDR5 memory.