Thursday, September 16th 2010
ZOTAC Introduces GeForce GTX 460 with 2 GB GDDR5 Memory
ZOTAC International, a leading innovator and the world's largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today announces the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2GB - the first ZOTAC graphics card powered by NVIDIA Fermi architecture with 2 GB of graphics memory. The new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2 GB delivers best-in-class performance with unmatched features for a superior gaming experience gamers can rely on.
High-resolution gaming receives a performance boost with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2 GB and the large 2GB graphics memory. Paired with an ultra-wide 256-bit memory interface, the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2 GB can communicate between the GPU and 2 GB of graphics memory at lightning-fast speeds to transfer ultra-quality textures for phenomenal in-game details that blur the line between the virtual world and reality.
"PC gaming is always at the forefront of visual realism and continues to push the limits of hardware. Our latest ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2GB gives gamers that want maximum detail and quality settings an extra performance edge that lets them enjoy stunning details with smooth frame rates," said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International.
The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2GB graphics card features maximum connectivity flexibility with four digital output connectors - dual dual-link DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort - for compatibility with all current digital display standards. A DVI-to-VGA adapter is included with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2GB for users with analog VGA displays.
A complete copy of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is included with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2GB to let users instantly take advantage of the available graphics power. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands places gamers in control of the Prince to save the kingdom of Azad in an epic adventure with beautiful visuals and classic Prince of Persia game play.
High-resolution gaming receives a performance boost with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2 GB and the large 2GB graphics memory. Paired with an ultra-wide 256-bit memory interface, the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2 GB can communicate between the GPU and 2 GB of graphics memory at lightning-fast speeds to transfer ultra-quality textures for phenomenal in-game details that blur the line between the virtual world and reality.
The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2GB graphics card features maximum connectivity flexibility with four digital output connectors - dual dual-link DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort - for compatibility with all current digital display standards. A DVI-to-VGA adapter is included with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2GB for users with analog VGA displays.
A complete copy of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is included with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 2GB to let users instantly take advantage of the available graphics power. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands places gamers in control of the Prince to save the kingdom of Azad in an epic adventure with beautiful visuals and classic Prince of Persia game play.
20 Comments on ZOTAC Introduces GeForce GTX 460 with 2 GB GDDR5 Memory
Though the power backed behind that 2 GB is decent with a 460, i still wouldn't go for it.
2GB? On a 460? Yeah, I completely agree with The Don.
The thing is if they keep adding more and more RAM onto the card, the price will also rise (obviously), but the benefit will be almost none, taking all of the initial 460 goodness away. I also know this will be targeted for those people that don't know as much about HW as we do, hence thinking 2GB will have a bigger increase in performance. 1GB seems plenty for today's screens (even mine), 4GB is just...man, I can't even describe it...
But as said, people who don't understand hardware that well don't understand that it's a balance of both power and memory, and that just because a card has more memory, doesn't mean it's going to actually make a difference. But of course companies feed off of that lack of knowledge and exploit it by telling you ''omfg!!1, our best card yet!!! with 4GB of memory on board!11'' so then people buy into in and think that they have one of the best cards ever created.
It's sad, but it's marketing that puts money in there pockets a lot of the time.
also this guy was running all stock with the 285's and the Q9650, whereas me, as the avid TPU'er had an i7 @ 4.2 and heavily oc'd 260's.
back to the point tho, I could understand going for a double memory card if it needs to last you 3-5 years or so, I've still got one of my 1792mb 260's and I plan on using it for years to come.
I think that if you want a card to last, you shouldn't just go with a card that has more memory, it's got to have the power backed behind that to power those games throughout all those years, and for a lower end card, that's just not gonna happen.
The reason I went with the double mem 260 is becuase, sure maybe the whole extra 896mb isn't that usefull, but maybe 100-200mb if it will come in handy tho, and to me that counts. and as you say, its got a bit of power to back it too.
and if AMD are planning the two barts cards against the 768mb and 1gb GTX460, Nvidia has still left shaders locked and clock headroom to remain competitive there too.
the next few months will be interesting for the gfx card world :D
i could double the ram in my PC, but it wont make the CPU any faster... same applies with GPU's and video memory.
I guess it's because it's efficient and cheap to make...