14 DAY TRIAL // As end-users no doubt know by now, NVIDIA recently released its low-end Fermi card, the GeForce GT 430, and EVGA has now joined its peers in unveiling its own product, one that also uses the low profile form factor.
The GeForce GT 430 is the first low-end Fermi video card that NVIDIA came up with and is powered by the GF108 graphics processing unit.
This, of course, means that it supports DirectX 11 graphics, and while this may not be overly relevant for a card that isn't meant for gaming, the rest of the board's specification definitely are.
The card comes with 96 CUDA cores and has a memory interface of 128 bits, as well as 1 GB of DDR3 memory.
Naturally, the CUDA technology is supported, as is GPU PhysX and, of course, a variety of displays thanks to the D-Sub, DVI and HDMI 1.4a outputs.
In terms of clock speeds, EVGA decided to stay true to NVIDIA's stock settings, which means that the GPU runs at 700 MHz, the shaders at 1,400 MHz and the same 1,400 MHz for the memory.
There is also a single-slot active cooler and support for Blu-ray 3D, which should make it quite suited for any HTPC implementation.
In fact, EVGA's official announcement states that, coupled with TrueHD and DTS-HD Audio Bitstreaming, the board should perform well in any multimedia application.
“Tap into the horsepower of the GPU for a visually-charged boost on your favorite applications. Edit your photos & HD videos and push the limits of your Web experience with a new generation of GPU-accelerated browsers like Internet Explorer 9,” states the announcement.
“Boost your gaming performance with the next generation gaming architecture built from the ground up for DirectX 11 and take 3D home with the latest Blu-ray 3D movies,” the press release added.
The card should be selling for a price of $79.99.