ZOTAC Announces GeForce GTX 660 and 650 Series Video Cards

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 enable 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 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® 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 GeForce® 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: 1046 MHz (base), 1111 MHz (boost)
      • Memory clock: 6608 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: 1189 MHz
      • Memory clock: 5600 MHz
      • 2GB GDDR5
  • PCI Express 3.0 interface
  • NVIDIA® Surround capable
  • NVIDIA® FXAA technology
  • NVIDIA® TXAA technology
  • NVIDIA® SLI™ ready (GTX 660 only)
  • 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

Source: Zotac | News Archive

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