14 DAY TRIAL // Following Nvidia's stealthy introduction of the GT 440 graphics cards, Zotac has announced two new solutions based on this new GPU, the main difference between the two cards being the amount of video buffer memory installed on board.
The GeForce GT 440 GPU was designed in order to be installed in entry-level computers which are used for playing back high definition 3D content and other home media entertainment tasks.
As a result, the card packs only 96 stream processors, that are clocked at 1620MHz, the core running at 810MHz while the memory frequency is set at 800MHz (3200MHz effective).
Speaking of memory, this is connected to the GPU via a 128-bit wide memory bus and is of the GDDR5 variety.
Moving to Zotac's implementation of the chipset, both cards use a dual-slot cooling system, that is comprised of an orange fan placed on top of an aluminum low-profile heatsink, and pack full-height PCBs.
The amount of video buffer installed varies depends on the model chosen, one of the cards featuring 512MB while the second one is equipped with 1GB of GDDR5 memory.
As far as connectivity goes, Zotac's GT 440 solutions comes with a DVI-I port, a DisplayPort output as well as with HDMI 1.4a, compatible with 1080p video playback and Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD master audio bit streaming.
A DVI to VGA adapter is also shipped together with the retail package of the card.
“The Zotac GeForce GT 440 series graphics cards strike the perfect balance of performance, features and value for a graphics card that combines Microsoft DirectX 11 and Nvidia CUDA technology to deliver a premium computing experience,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, Zotac International.
Pricing details were not provided, but a quick online search has revealed that the 1GB version of the Zotac GeForce GT 440 is retailed for $84.99.