Today we have a nice lineup of graphics cards from Zotac, from low-end to high-end. Two of the four products are factory-overclocked, too. It will be interesting to see how these cards are different from reference products and what advantages they may provide.

Design

Zotac ZONE GeForce GT 430 1GB 128-bit
GPU: GeForce GT 430 (GF108) Interface: PCIe x16 GPU clock rate (ROPs/shaders): 700/1400 MHz (standard) Memory clock rate, physical (effective): 900 (3600) MHz (standard) Bus: 128-bit Stream processors: 96 TMUs: 16 (BLF/TLF/ANIS) ROPs: 4 Size: 160x100x28 mm PCB color: blue RAMDACs/TDMS: integrated into GPU Outputs: Dual-link DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI Multi-GPU mode: software SLI
Zotac AMP! GeForce GTS 450 1GB 128-bit
GPU: GeForce GTS 450 (GF106) Interface: PCIe x16 GPU clock rate (ROPs/shaders): 875/1750 MHz (the standard is 783/1566 MHz) Memory clock rate, physical (effective): 1000 (4000) MHz (the standard is 900 (3600) MHz) Bus: 128-bit Stream processors: 192 TMUs: 32 (BLF/TLF/ANIS) ROPs: 16 Size: 190x100x33 mm PCB color: black RAMDACs/TDMS: integrated into GPU Outputs: 2 x Dual-Link DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI Multi-GPU mode: hardware SLI
Zotac AMP! GeForce GTX 460 1GB 256-bit
GPU: GeForce GTX 460 (GF104) Interface: PCIe x16 GPU clock rate (ROPs/shaders): 810/1620 MHz (the standard is 675/1350 MHz) Memory clock rate, physical (effective): 1000 (4000) MHz (the standard is 900 (3600) MHz) Bus: 256-bit Stream processors: 338 TMUs: 56 (BLF/TLF/ANIS) ROPs: 24 Size: 210x100x33 mm PCB color: black RAMDACs/TDMS: integrated into GPU Outputs: 2 x Dual-Link DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI Multi-GPU mode: hardware SLI
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 1536MB 384-bit
GPU: GeForce GTX 580 (GF110) Interface: PCIe x16 GPU clock rate (ROPs/shaders): 772/1544 MHz (standard) Memory clock rate, physical (effective): 1000 (4000) MHz (standard) Bus: 384-bit Stream processors: 512 TMUs: 64 (BLF/TLF/ANIS) ROPs: 48 Size: 270x100x33 mm PCB color: black RAMDACs/TDMS: integrated into GPU Outputs: 2 x Dual-Link DVI, HDMI mini Multi-GPU mode: hardware SLI

Comparison with the reference design, front view
Zotac ZONE GeForce GT 430 1GB 128-bit	Zotac AMP! GeForce GT 240 512MB 128-bit
Zotac AMP! GeForce GTS 450 1GB 128-bit	Reference NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Zotac AMP! GeForce GTX 460 1GB 256-bit	Reference NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 1536MB 384-bit	Reference NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Comparison with the reference design, rear view
Zotac ZONE GeForce GT 430 1GB 128-bit	Zotac AMP! GeForce GT 240 512MB 128-bit
Zotac AMP! GeForce GTS 450 1GB 128-bit	Reference NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Zotac AMP! GeForce GTX 460 1GB 256-bit	Reference NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Zotac GeForce GTX 580 1536MB 384-bit	Reference NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Zotac ZONE GeForce GT 430 1GB 128-bit has custom design, because it's equipped with SDDR3 memory rarely used in graphics solutions. In terms of size, it's similar to older Zotac AMP! GeForce GT 240 512MB 128-bit.

Zotac AMP! GeForce GTS 450 1GB 128-bit is shorter than standard, and it also features a custom power unit.

Zotac AMP! GeForce GTX 460 1GB 256-bit is very similar to the reference card.

Zotac GeForce GTX 580 1536MB 384-bit copies the reference design completely.

Almost all these graphics cards have supplementary power connectors: GTS 450 — one 6-pin, GTX 460 — two 6-pin, GTX 580 — one 8-pin and one 6-pin.

Maximum resolutions and frequencies:

• 240 Hz maximum refresh rate
• 2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz max. digital resolution
• 2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz max. VGA resolution

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