14 DAY TRIAL // It appears that ASUS does not want to let Palit grab all the attention when it comes to graphics solutions for multimedia systems, so it put together its own GeForce GT 440 video controller.
NVIDIA may have unleashed the GeForce GT 440 card for OEMs as far back as October, 2010, but it seems that consumer-oriented ones have only just begun to reach the market as well.
Palit, for instance, was discovered to have completed a GT 440 not long ago, intended for HTPCs, albeit it has a full-height PCB instead of a low profile one.
Now, Gigabyte has issued a press release in which it details its own such card, one that has some factory overclocking to make its standout.
The product is known simply as ASUS GT 440 and has the DirectX 11-capable GPU (graphics processing unit) operating at 822 MHz.
This places it 12 MHz above the stock card, while the ASUS Voltage Tweak technology allows one to push the GPU 50% higher at will.
The chip is complemented by 1 GB of GDDR5 memory whose own clock frequency is of 3200 MHz.
Furthermore, 96 CUDA cores are present, the shader frequency being of 1,644 MHz, and the card also boasts a 128-bit memory interface.
ASUS made a point of differentiating its offer form that of its peers and rivals, implementing such things as the Super Alloy Power technology, which involves special capacitors, chokes and MOSFETs.
Basically, the operating temperature is reduced by 35 degrees Celsius and product lifetime by is 2.5 times longer.
Performance is also improved by 15% while remaining heat is dispersed by the Dust-proof Fan (25% longer fan lifespan, lower noise output than reference).
Those seeking to cast a direct glance over the newcomer need only visit the official product page, located here. Unfortunately, no pricing details have been given yet.