ZOTAC Expands Silent ZONE Edition Linup

ZOTAC Expands Silent ZONE® Edition Lineup
New ZOTAC GeForce GT 220 ZONE® Edition joins the award winning lineup of silent graphics cards

HONG KONG – Nov. 24, 2009 – ZOTAC International, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today unleashes its latest silent mainstream graphics card – the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 220 ZONE® Edition. The new ZOTAC GeForce® GT 220 ZONE® Edition pairs a high-performance graphics card with a passive heatsink for absolute silent operation while delivering an unmatched performance value.
Powered by a high-performance NVIDIA® GT 220 graphics processor with 48 CUDA™ cores and 1GB of high-speed DDR2 memory, the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 220 ZONE® Edition packs plenty of performance ready to take on the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1, DirectCompute, OpenGL 3.2 and NVIDIA® CUDA™ powered games and applications for lightning-fast video conversion, precise GPU-accelerated image editing and immersive gaming.
“ZOTAC is one of the leading manufacturers of silent graphics cards. Our lineup of ZOTAC GeForce® ZONE® Edition graphics cards has won many awards for the combination of performance and silent operation,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International. “The ZOTAC GeForce® GT 220 ZONE® Edition is the latest addition to our award-winning lineup that also brings support for Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 and HDMI 1.3a technology for the best quiet computing experience for the price, whether you’re gaming or using it for a home theater PC.”
HDMI 1.3a with xvYCC, DeepColor, digital 8-channel LPCM audio output and NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technologies transform the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 220 ZONE® Edition graphics card into the ultimate graphics card for home theater PCs by delivering richer colors, crystal clear multi-channel audio from loss-less Dolby® TrueHD and DTS®-HD: Master Audio tracks and GPU-accelerated high-definition video playback for VC-1, H.264, MPEG-2 and WMV video formats.
It’s time to play with the silent ZOTAC GeForce® GT 220 ZONE® Edition!

General details
o New passive ZOTAC GeForce® GT 220 ZONE® Edition
 Core clock: 625 MHz
 48 CUDA cores
 Processor clock: 1360 MHz
 1GB DDR2 memory
 128-bit memory interface
 Memory clock: 800 MHz
o Dual-link DVI output
o HDMI output (w/8-channel LPCM audio)
o VGA output
o PCI Express 2.0 interface (Compatible with 1.1)
o HDMI 1.3a technology with xvYCC and DeepColor support
o DirectX 10.1 with Shader Model 4.1 compatible
o OpenGL 3.2 compatible
o NVIDIA® CUDA™ & PhysX® ready
o NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology



Specifications:

Product Name ZOTAC GeForce® GT 220 ZONE® Edition
GPU GeForce® GT 220
Core Clock speed 625 MHz
CUDA™ Cores 48
Processor Clock 1360 MHz
Memory Clock speed 800 MHz
Memory 1GB DDR2
Memory interface 128-bit
Display Outputs Dual-link DVI, HDMI (w/audio), VGA
HDCP Yes
Cooling 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