14 DAY TRIAL // Zotac has just announced a new graphics card based on Nvidia’s latest GeForce GPU, the 560 SE, which was specially designed to deliver decent 1080p gaming performance without breaking the bank.
We talked about the GTX 560 SE previously, but this is the first time to we see this GPU being used by a first tier video card maker.
The GTX 560 SE is actually based on the same GF114 core as the other graphics cards in the GTX 500-series product family.
However, this new GPU has two of its SMs disabled, to pack only 288 stream processors and 48 texture units versus 384 SPs and 64 TMUs in the GTX 560 Ti.
The memory interface was also downgraded to a 192-bit wide bus, which can access 1GB of GDDR5 video buffer, while the ROP units count was reduced from 32 to 24.
In Zotac’s latest creation, this GPU is run at 746MHz (1,492MHz shader clock), while the VRAM installed works at 957MHz (3,828MHz data rate).
Power to the GPU is delivered via two PCIe 6-pin connectors, while the video output configuration includes a pair of dual-link DVI ports, and HSMI output and a DisplayPort connector. The card is compatible with 2-way SLI setups.
"1080p resolution displays and Microsoft DirectX 11-enabled titles are affordable and become quite popular among gamers,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, Zotac International.
“Our new Zotac GeForce GTX 560 SE provides an excellent value for gamers that want to get their feet wet with 1080p and DirectX 11 gaming," concluded the company’s rep.
Sadly, Zotac hasn’t mentioned when this graphics card will become available, or for just how much it will retail. Previous reports suggested that Nvidia would price the GeForce GTX 560 SE at around $150 US (roughly 112 EUR).
