New ZOTAC GeForce® GTS 250 Eco series combines award-winning performance with superior efficieny

ZOTAC Expands Energy-Efficient Eco Series
New ZOTAC GeForce® GTS 250 Eco series combines award-winning performance with superior energy-efficiency

HONG KONG – Jan. 7, 2010 – ZOTAC International, a leading manufacturer of graphics cards and motherboards, today expands its energy-efficient ZOTAC GeForce® Eco series graphics card lineup with new high-performance GeForce® GTS 250 powered graphics cards – the new ZOTAC GeForce® GTS 250 Eco series, available with 512MB and 1GB of DDR3 video memory. The new ZOTAC GeForce® GTS 250 Eco series graphics cards deliver superior energy-efficiency with comparable performance to the award-winning ZOTAC GeForce® GTS 250 series graphics cards.
“We’ve had great success with our existing ZOTAC GeForce® Eco series graphics cards but many users wanted a higher end model, and thus we engineered the ZOTAC GeForce® GTS 250 Eco series,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International. “Using our experience from the existing ZOTAC GeForce® Eco series, we were able to optimize and reduce energy consumption of the award-winning GeForce® GTS 250 architecture by a noticeable amount.”
Powered by NVIDIA® Unified Architecture with 128 unified shaders, the ZOTAC GeForce® GTS 250 Eco series deliver compatibility with Microsoft® DirectX® 10, OpenGL® 3.2, NVIDIA® PhysX® and CUDA™ enabled games and applications. High-performance DDR3 memory connected via 256-bit memory interface feeds the high-performance graphics processor with maximum energy-efficiency for a visual computing experience that’s loaded with stunning realism and performance while maintaining optimal energy-efficiency.
“With the new ZOTAC GeForce® GTS 250 Eco series graphics cards, users can have the best of both worlds – a phenomenal gaming experience that’s eco-friendly,” Mr. Berger added.
It’s time to play with the new eco-friendly ZOTAC GeForce® GTS 250 Eco.

General details
o New energy-efficient ZOTAC GeForce® GTS 250 Eco series
o Core clock: 675 MHz
o 128 Unified Shaders
o Shader clock: 1620 MHz
o 512MB or 1GB of DDR3 memory
o 256-bit memory interface
o Memory clock: 2000 MHz
o Dual-link DVI output
o HDMI output
o VGA output
o PCI Express 2.0 interface (Compatible with 1.1)
o DirectX® 10 with Shader Model 4 compatible
o OpenGL® 3.2 compatible
o NVIDIA® CUDA™ & PhysX® ready
o NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology



Specifications:

Product Name ZOTAC GeForce® GTS 250 Eco 512MB ZOTAC GeForce® GTS 250 Eco 1GB
GPU GeForce® GTS 250 GeForce® GTS 250
Core Clock speed 675 MHz 675 MHz
CUDA™ Cores 128 128
Processor Clock 1620 MHz 1620 MHz
Memory Clock speed 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory 512MB DDR3 1GB DDR3
Memory interface 256-bit
Display Outputs Dual-link DVI, HDMI, VGA
HDCP Yes
Cooling Active (with fan) (dual-slot)
DirectX version DirectX 10, Shader Model 4
Other hardware features S/PDIF audio input, NVIDIA® Lumenex™ Engine, Quantum Effects™ Technology
Software Features nView® Multi-Display, NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD Technology, NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology, NVIDIA® PhysX® technology, multi-monitor technology, OpenGL® 3.2
Windows 7 capability Certified for Windows® 7 with DirectCompute support

About ZOTAC International (MCO) Limited
ZOTAC International is a part of PC Partner Ltd. Group. ZOTAC is also one of the largest NVIDIA graphics cards and motherboard manufacturer in the world with over 10 years of quality manufacturing experience. The ZOTAC philosophy is to deliver the latest products at competitive prices without sacrificing quality.
For further information please visit www.zotac.com