ZOTAC Launches New Mainstream GeForce® GT 240 Series

Starting with a new high-performance NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 240 graphics processor with 96 CUDA™ processors, ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards pack a ton of performance under the heatsink for blazing-fast performance and beautiful visuals with immersive stereoscopic 3D in the latest DirectX® 10.1, OpenGL 3.2 and NVIDIA® PhysX®-enabled games and applications.

“Stereoscopic 3D experience is the next big thing in PC gaming that will transform the way gamers are immersed in games, which is why we’re including a set of 3D Vision™ Discover glasses in all ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International.

A new 40nm manufacturing process enables the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series to deliver top-notch performance while using minimal amounts of power and generating little heat for a superior performance-per-watt graphics experience. Less power consumption and heat output enables the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards to big performance into a single-slot graphics card with a low-noise fan for compatibility with systems and cases of all sizes without external power need.

“As users become more conscious about the environment and demand eco-friendly systems and components, ZOTAC is here to deliver the new GeForce® GT 240 series based on a new 40nm manufacturing process that delivers greater efficiency and performance than previous generations,” said Mr. Berger.

New HDMI 1.3a with xvYCC and Deep Color technology transforms the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series into the ideal home theater PC graphics card with rich colors, unprecedented details and vivid visuals. NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology transfers Blu-ray high-definition VC-1 and H.264 video decoding to the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics processor to free up the system processor for more mundane tasks.

Digital 8-channel uncompressed PCM audio output provides the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards with superior audio capabilities for greater enjoyment of Blu-ray high-definition movies. With the proper playback software, the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards are able to output Dolby® Digital TrueHD and DTS-HD® Master Audio sound tracks from Blu-ray movies for the ultimate home theater experience.

“With more users migrating to Microsoft® Windows® 7 with its native media friendly Windows® Media Center application, computers are becoming the central hub for digital media playback. When paired with the new ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards, users can have superb gaming performance, stunning Blu-ray playback and GPU-accelerated video conversion, video processing and image editing capabilities into a single graphics card,” Mr. Berger added.

The new ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series consists of 5 new graphics cards suited for all computing needs. At the top of the ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series is the highly tuned ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 AMP! ® Edition with 512MB of GDDR5 memory, followed by standard ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 models available with 1GB or 512MB of DDR3 or GDDR5 memory technology.
Silent computing users can opt for the completely silent ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 ZONE® Edition with 1GB of DDR3 memory. The ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 ZONE® Edition features a passive dual-slot heat sink for noise-less operation.
It’s time to play in 3D with the new ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards with included 3D Vision™ Discover glasses.

General details

  • New ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 series graphics cards
  • ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 AMP! ® Edition
  1. 96 CUDA processors
  2. 512MB GDDR5 memory
  • ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 GDDR5
  1. 96 CUDA processors
  2. 512MB GDDR5
  • ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 DDR3
  1. 96 CUDA processors
  2. 512MB or 1GB DDR3
  • ZOTAC GeForce® GT 240 ZONE® Edition
  1. 96 CUDA processors
  2. 1GB DDR3 memory
  • Dual-link DVI output
  • HDMI output
  • VGA output
  • PCI Express 2.0 interface (Compatible with 1.1)
  • DirectX 10.1 with Shader Model 4.1 compatible
  • OpenGL 3.2 compatible
  • NVIDIA® CUDA & PhysX® ready
  • NVIDIA® PureVideo HD technology

Product Name

ZOTAC

GeForce®

GT 240

AMP!® Edition

ZOTAC

GeForce®

GT 240

GDDR5

ZOTAC

GeForce®

GT 240

DDR3

ZOTAC

GeForce®

GT 240

ZONE® Edition

GPU

GeForce®

GT 240

GeForce®

GT 240

GeForce®

GT 240

GeForce®

GT 240

Core Clock speed

600 MHz

550 MHz

550 MHz

550 MHz

Processing Cores

96

96

96

96

Shader clock

1460 MHz

1340 MHz

1340 MHz

1340 MHz

Memory Clock speed

4000 MHz

3400 MHz

2000 MHz (512MB) or 1580 MHz (1GB)

1580 MHz

Memory

512MB

512MB or

1GB

512MB or 1GB

1GB

Memory interface

128-bit

128-bit

128-bit

128-bit

Display Outputs

Dual-link DVI, HDMI (w/audio), VGA

HDCP

Yes

Cooling

Active (with fan) (single-slot)

Passive (without fan) (dual-slot)

DirectX version

DirectX 10.1, Shader Model 4.1

Other hardware features

Digital 8-channel LPCM audio output, NVIDIA® Lumenex Engine, Quantum Effects Technology

Software Features

nView Multi-Display, NVIDIA® PureVideo HD Technology, NVIDIA® CUDA technology, NVIDIA® PhysX® technology, multi-monitor technology, OpenGL 3.2

Windows 7 capability

Certified for Windows® 7 with DirectCompute support