ZOTAC Expands Mainstream Product Lineup with GeForce GT 240 series

ZOTAC Launches New Mainstream GeForce® GT 240 Series
New ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series delivers outstanding performance and features to mainstream users

HONG KONG – Nov. 17, 2009 – ZOTAC International, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards today unleashes a new range of mainstream graphics cards– the new ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards. The new ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards deliver stunning visuals, screaming-fast performance and new technologies for a superior computing experience.
Starting with a new high-performance NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 240 graphics processor with 96 CUDA™ processors, ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards pack a ton of performance under the heatsink for blazing-fast performance and beautiful visuals with immersive stereoscopic 3D in the latest DirectX® 10.1, OpenGL 3.2 and NVIDIA® PhysX®-enabled games and applications.
“Stereoscopic 3D experience is the next big thing in PC gaming that will transform the way gamers are immersed in games, which is why we’re including a set of 3D Vision™ Discover glasses in all ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International.
A new 40nm manufacturing process enables the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series to deliver top-notch performance while using minimal amounts of power and generating little heat for a superior performance-per-watt graphics experience. Less power consumption and heat output enables the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards to big performance into a single-slot graphics card with a low-noise fan for compatibility with systems and cases of all sizes without external power need.
“As users become more conscious about the environment and demand eco-friendly systems and components, ZOTAC is here to deliver the new GeForce® GT 240 series based on a new 40nm manufacturing process that delivers greater efficiency and performance than previous generations,” said Mr. Berger.
New HDMI 1.3a with xvYCC and Deep Color technology transforms the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series into the ideal home theater PC graphics card with rich colors, unprecedented details and vivid visuals. NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology transfers Blu-ray high-definition VC-1 and H.264 video decoding to the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics processor to free up the system processor for more mundane tasks.
Digital 8-channel uncompressed PCM audio output provides the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards with superior audio capabilities for greater enjoyment of Blu-ray high-definition movies. With the proper playback software, the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards are able to output Dolby® Digital TrueHD and DTS-HD® Master Audio sound tracks from Blu-ray movies for the ultimate home theater experience.
“With more users migrating to Microsoft® Windows® 7 with its native media friendly Windows® Media Center application, computers are becoming the central hub for digital media playback. When paired with the new ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards, users can have superb gaming performance, stunning Blu-ray playback and GPU-accelerated video conversion, video processing and image editing capabilities into a single graphics card,” Mr. Berger added.
The new ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series consists of 5 new graphics cards suited for all computing needs. At the top of the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series is the highly tuned ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 AMP! ® Edition with 512MB of GDDR5 memory, followed by standard ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 models available with 1GB or 512MB of DDR3 or GDDR5 memory technology.
Silent computing users can opt for the completely silent ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 ZONE® Edition with 1GB of DDR3 memory. The ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 ZONE® Edition features a passive dual-slot heat sink for noise-less operation.
It’s time to play in 3D with the new ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards with included 3D Vision™ Discover glasses.

General details
• New ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards
• ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 AMP! ® Edition
o 96 CUDA processors
o 512MB GDDR5 memory
• ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 GDDR5
o 96 CUDA processors
o 512MB GDDR5
• ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 DDR3
o 96 CUDA processors
o 512MB or 1GB DDR3
• ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 ZONE® Edition
o 96 CUDA processors
o 1GB DDR3 memory
• Dual-link DVI output
• HDMI output
• VGA output
• PCI Express 2.0 interface (Compatible with 1.1)
• DirectX 10.1 with Shader Model 4.1 compatible
• OpenGL 3.2 compatible
• NVIDIA® CUDA™ & PhysX® ready
• NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology





Specifications:

Product Name ZOTAC
GeForce®
GT 240
AMP!® Edition ZOTAC
GeForce®
GT 240
GDDR5 ZOTAC
GeForce®
GT 240
DDR3 ZOTAC
GeForce®
GT 240
ZONE® Edition
GPU GeForce®
GT 240 GeForce®
GT 240 GeForce®
GT 240 GeForce®
GT 240
Core Clock speed 600 MHz 550 MHz 550 MHz 550 MHz
Processing Cores 96 96 96 96
Shader clock 1460 MHz 1340 MHz 1340 MHz 1340 MHz
Memory Clock speed 4000 MHz 3400 MHz 2000 MHz (512MB) or 1580 MHz (1GB) 1580 MHz
Memory 512MB 512MB or
1GB 512MB or 1GB 1GB
Memory interface 128-bit 128-bit 128-bit 128-bit
Display Outputs Dual-link DVI, HDMI (w/audio), VGA
HDCP Yes
Cooling Active (with fan) (single-slot) Passive (without fan) (dual-slot)
DirectX version DirectX 10.1, Shader Model 4.1
Other hardware features Digital 8-channel LPCM audio output, 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