14 DAY TRIAL // Zotac has just expanded its Multiview graphics card line with the addition of a new GTX 560-based model which can drive up to three displays simultaneously thanks to its revised video output configuration.
On the outside, the GeForce GTX 560 Multiview doesn't look all that different from Zotac's other solutions built on the GF14 core, but on the inside the card features a redesigned PCB.
This had to be modified in order to fit a special chip that splits the image coming from the GPU into three separate slices, one for each monitor, and then sends it to the corresponding display outputs.
Using this method, Zotac is able to drive two 1920x1080 displays, connected via the two HDMI ports, and one dual-link DVI or DisplayPort monitors simultaneously, for a total of three video outputs.
Otherwise, Zotac's card stick pretty much to Nvidia's reference specifications for the GTX 560 as the GPU comes clocked at 820MHz, while the memory runs at 1002MHz (4008MHz data rate).
“Adding more monitors is an easy way to increase productivity for office applications, coding and other tasks,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director at Zotac International.
With our Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Multiview graphics card, we are able to deliver a single Nvidia CUDA capable graphics card with three independent display outputs,” concluded the company's rep.
Nvidia has developed the GTX 560 to allow its users to play modern games at a 1920x1080 resolution, and the graphics card packs 336 stream processors, 56 texture units, 32 ROP units as well as a 256-bit wide memory bus which is connected to 1GB of video buffer.
Its TDP is rated at 150W, which means that it consumes 10W less than the GTX 460 1GB it's meant to replace.
Zotac hasn't made public and details regarding pricing or availability of the GeForce GTX 560 Multiview.