3/29/2012 06:39:00 PM
dannzfay
Zotac is on a roll, or is getting ready for such an episode regarding the graphics adapter market, having begun work on some really powerful video controllers.
Expreview is where the photos of a future Zotac product have surfaced, along with part of the specifications.
From what we can gather, this isn't the fabled 2 GHz beast that the company was said to be developing a week ago.
It will still be very powerful though. It wouldn't be called GeForce GTX 680 Extreme Edition if that were not the case.
In fact, the company has every expectation that overclocking world records will be set and broken.
Unfortunately, it isn't easy to guess what those records will be, since the clock speeds were not revealed, not for the GPU (graphics processing unit), nor the memory or the shaders.
Still, the report did specify the OC+ special native logic, which can be controlled through an USB control module.
To elaborate, the video card will be bundled with a front-panel OC module (probably fit for a 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch drive bay).
This module grants control over the hardware and provides real-time diagnostic info (voltages, clock speeds, fan speeds).
As for the rest, Zotac's board backs the GK104 GPU with 2 GB of Hynix GDDR5 VRAM, plus a 12-phase VRM power supply and International Rectifier GaNpowIR driver-MOSFETs.
The rest of the feature list is made up of a CHiL CHL8318 VRM controller, FPCAP multi-phase capacitors and server-grade tantalum capacitors, plus two power connectors (6-pin and 8-pin).
Unfortunately, in addition to the high price that the Zotac GeForce GTX 680 Extreme Edition will doubtlessly demand in exchange for its services, it is possible that Zotac won't ship the product outside the APAS region (Asia-Pacific). After all, the company did it before with high-end products.
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