nVidia has released the limited edition GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores in North America and Europe for the winter shopping season. Priced at $289, the new graphics card is based on the 40 nanometer GF110 GPU and offers a clock speed of 732 MHz, 1464 MHz CUDA cores, and 950 MHz (3.80 GHz effective) GDDR5 memory. What makes the limited edition GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores more interesting is that it supports 3-way SLI. The card draws its power from two 6-pin PCIe power connectors. It has two DVI ports and one mini-HDMI port. [tehParadox]
nVidia has unveiled the new 3D Vision 2 wireless glasses kit, which is designed for gamers and 3D enthusiasts. This kit consists of one pair of 3D Vision 2 glasses, a wireless USB IR emitter, a 6ft USB cable, a 10ft USB cable, a storage pouch, two nose pieces and a wireless USB IR emitter. Made of soft composite materials, the nVidia 3D Vision 2 glasses have 20% larger lenses that provide a wider viewing area and increased external light blocking. These 3D glasses are compatible with 3D LightBoost-certified desktop displays and notebooks. In addition, the nVidia 3D Vision 2 wireless glasses are also fully backwards-compatible with all existing 3D Vision Ready content and supporting products, including more than 70 different 3D Vision monitors, notebooks and projectors, video applications, and cameras. The nVidia 3D Vision 2 wireless glasses kit is priced at $149. [Engadget]
nVidia has recently introduced the wired version of its 3D Vision glasses at the Computex 2011 trade show in Taipei. ?The 3D glasses use nVidia’s active-shutter technology, which allow users to view computer games and movies in stereoscopic 3D. Users connect the glasses to a PC via a 10-foot-long USB 2.0 cable. The nVidia 3D Vision wired glasses are expected to be available in late June 2011. [nVidia]
ASUS will introduce two new special graphics cards at Computex, the ASUS Matrix GTX 580 and Mars II. The Matrix GTX 580 GPU comes in two versions – a Standard model with a GPU clock of 782MHz, and a Platinum model with a GPU clock of 816MHz. Both versions come equipped with a 1.5GB of GDDR5 VRAM set to 4008 MHz and dual-fan DirectCU II-based cooler. The Matrix GTX 580 GPU also features a 19-phase power designed for overclocking, Super Alloy components, a Safe Mode button for “worry-free overclocking”, voltage read points, 512 CUDA Cores and a 384-bit memory interface. The ASUS Mars II also has a 19-phase power and Super Alloy components, but is equipped with a couple of GF110 chips and a 3GB of RAM. [Engadget]
NVIDIA has added another professional graphics card to its range by launching the Quadro 400. Aimed at designers and engineers, this budget-friendly card is packed with 48 CUDA Cores, a 64-bit memory interface, a 512MB of DDR3 VRAM and features a single-slot, single-fan cooling system. Not to mention, the card also supports for the 3D Vision and 3D Vision Pro active shutter glasses 3D technology, and has both DVI and DisplayPort outputs. The Quadro 400 retails for just $169. [NVIDIA]
nVidia has released an updated version of their GeForce 3D Vision glasses, which provide a longer battery life. These glasses now offer up to 60-hour of usage per single charge, and they cost $50 cheaper. nVidia’s GeForce 3D Vision glasses are on sale now for $149. [Ubergizmo]
nVidia has quietly launched a new GeForce family graphics card, the GeForce GT 440. This entry level video card supports DirectX 11 and provides 30% better performance when compared to previous generation GPUs. The nVidia GeForce GT 440 GPU features 96 CUDA cores, a 810MHz graphics clock, a 1620MHz processor clock, a 128-bit memory bus and a choice of 1GB GDDR5 or 2GB DDR3 memory. Additionally, the video card also offers HDMI, VGA and Dual Link DVI connectors. The nVidia GeForce GT 440 GPU adopts several nVidia technologies including nVidia 3D Vision, PhysX and CUDA. Too bad, there is no info on pricing at this moment. [nVidia]
The GeForce GTX 590 is the latest nVidia’s graphics card that comes equipped with dual GF110 GPUs and provides 1024 CUDA cores, a 2 x 384-bit memory interface, and a 3GB GDDR5 memory. nVidia has already set the launch date of GeForce GTX 590 to sometime in February 2011. The video card is based on 40nm fabrication process and supports DirectX 11. [NordicHardware]
nVidia has announced the availability of the new GeForce GTX 560 Ti GPU. Based on the Fermi architecture, this graphics card provides 33% faster performance compared to its competitors and delivers a stunning DirectX 11 performance. The nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti also provides a default graphics core clocked to 822MHz, 8 tessellation engines and 384 CUDA cores that were designed for next-generation DX11 games. If you are interested, you can buy the nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti for around $249. [Press Release]
The KFA2 nVidia GeForce GTX 460 WHDI graphics card is known as the first wireless graphics card in the world. The graphics card uses AMIMONS’s WHDI technology that enables the end-user to wirelessly connect their desktop/ tower PC’s to their HDTV or distant display with out the hassle of cables. The KFA2 nVidia GeForce GTX 460 WHDI graphics card also supports Microsoft DirectX 11, the nVidia PhysX technology and the nVidia PureVideo HD technology. [KFA2]
