Palit unveiled videocard with record-breaking 2 GB memory

Palit claims that GTX 285 2 GB is the first graphic card equipped with 2 GB of memory. Both cards offer the usual Nvidia's PhysX and CUDA technologies, core speeds of 648 MHz, and 2.5 GHz on its GDDR3 memory with a 512-bit interface.

Equipped with two PWM fans, the GTX 285 series utilizes four heat-pipes. "Conceived for two GPUs, the two PWM fans are able to provide sufficient air flow to cool GPU on the graphics card quietly. The PWM fan created for both fans can adjust the fan speed depending on the GPU’s temperature," the company said.

At the core of the card is a 240 enhanced processor with clock rate 648 MHz. GDDR3 memory clocks in at 2.5 GHz using a 512-bit interface and a memory bandwidth of 159 GB/sec. The card offers 51.8 billion/sec texture fill rate and PCI Express bus interface (supporting 2.0). The card requires a PCI Express or PCI Express 2.0-compliant motherboard with one dual-width x 16 graphics slot, 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector and a 550W or greater power supply.

The GeForce GTX 285 supports Microsoft's DirectX 10 Shader model 4.0, GigaThread, OpenGL 2.1, as well as SL multi-monitor support. Two dual-link DVI outputs support two 2560x1600 resolution displays, and utilizes dynamic contrast enhancement and color stretch. With Nvidia's CUDA technology, editors can transcode video up to 20x faster than using traditional CPUs.

The GeForce GTX 285 is immediately available for ordering through Asbis B2B Marketplace across the region of Europe, Middle East, and Africa.