ZOTAC launches GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition

ZOTAC International, an award-winning manufacturer of graphics cards and motherboards, introduces the latest addition to its water-cooling ready Infinity Edition graphics card lineup - the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition.

The new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition pairs the world's fastest single graphics processor with a high-performance water-block for extreme performance and cooling and has designed it to meet the requirements of those high-end gaming users.

Cooled by a custom all-copper water-block, the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition is able to operate at higher clock frequencies while maintaining lower operating temperatures than the existing award-winning ZOTAC GeForce GTX 200 series graphics cards. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition ships with a water-block preinstalled with standard fittings that enable users to integrate the card with existing or new water-cooling systems.

"We saw that high-end enthusiasts were using water-cooling systems increase overclocking performance and lower operating temperatures. With our ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition, we're able to offer a water-cooling ready high-performance graphics card that integrates well with existing water-cooling components at a relatively low cost," said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International.

Underneath the card's custom water-block, Zotac has provided its fans with a slightly factory-overclocked GPU, pushing the performance limits of reference models. The new GeForce GTX 285 Infinity comes with a core clock of 722MHz, while the memory has been set to 2700MHz and the Shader clock at 1548MHz. The card makes use of 240 stream processors and comes equipped with 1GB of GDDR3 memory on a 512-bit memory bus. As with most high-end cards, the new Infinity from Zotac is featured with dual-link DVI and S/PDIF audio input.

"We're moving beyond the traditional thought that graphics processors are just for games. With CUDA technology, application developers have been able to take advantage of the high-powered processing capabilities GPUs have. Companies such as Adobe and Elemental Technologies have released CUDA-enabled applications that take advantage of the graphics processor for image and video editing." Mr. Berger added. "PhysX technology is also gaining traction with game developers, allowing realistic physics effects in the latest games and applications."

The new card ships with the Race Driver GRIG gaming application but the company is yet to provide the details regarding the pricing.