Zotac releasing four GeForce GT 220 and 210 cards
Just likes its competitors, Zotac has today revealed a number of low-end cards based on the 40nm-built GT128 and GT216 GPUs. To not beat around the bush, we have four Zotac cards coming up, three of which are GeForce GT 220s and one is a GeForce 210. The GeForce 210 Synergy Edition boasts 16 Processing Cores, a 64-bit memory interface, GPU and shader clocks of 589 and 1402 MHz, respectively, and 512MB of DDR2 memory @ 800 MHz.
Also featuring a 800 MHz memory clock are the GeForce GT 220 512MB/1GB Synergy cards but there have 48 Processing Cores, a 128-bit memory interface, and GPU/shader clocks of 625/1360 MHz.
Last but not least, the 'simple' GeForce GT 220 has the same GPU and shader clocks as the other GT 220s but comes with 1GB of DDR3 memory which is set to 1580 MHz.
All of Zotac's cards have DirectX 10.1 support and have D-Sub, DVI and HDMI outputs.
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A. Levinson quits Google Board, FTC probe into ties with Apple to end
The last man standing in both Google's and Apple's board of directors, Dr. Arthur Levinson, has resigned from the G-Board today, signaling the end of the FTC's investigation into the two companies ties. Levinson, former Chairman and CEO of Genentech, has been a member of Google's Board since April 2004.
"Art has been a key part of Google's success these past five years, offering unvarnished advice and vital counsel on every big issue and opportunity Google has faced," said Eric Schmidt, Google CEO and Chairman. "Though he leaves as a member of our Board, Art will always have a special place at Google."
Levinson's move comes two months after Eric Schmidt resigned from Apple's Board for pretty much the same reason, the FTC probe. With the board ties officially cut Apple and Google can get back to competing in various markets without anybody suspecting them of joining forces to get ahead. Well, we can still suspect that.
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HP planning more hardware options for Mini 311
As revealed by the Mini 311's Maintenance and Service Guide, the ION-based HP machine is going to get more customizations options as it makes the move from the old and really gray Windows XP to the shiny Windows 7.
For starters, the Mini 311, which currently features a DX9 IGP, will be equipped with full-on DirectX 10-supporting 9400M integrated graphics. Next, customers will be able to purchase the 11.6-inch portable PC with up to 3GB of RAM, a 250/320GB HDD or 80GB SSD (up from 1GB/160GB HDD), and Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium or Professional.
It's still uncertain when the updated Mini 311 will come about but we're hoping as soon as October 22nd.
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MSI Afterburner updated to version 1.2.0
Introduced less than two weeks ago, MSI's RivaTuner-based graphics card monitoring and tweaking tool called Afterburner has today reached version 1.2.0. This new release is available here and it comes with a heap of updates including:
- Add voltage adjustment of ATI Radeon HD 5870 and 5850
- Added Nvidia G 210 and GT 240 series graphics cards support
- Added voltage control for custom design MSI N220GT and N240GT series graphics cards with uP6262 voltage regulators
- Added initial AMD Radeon HD 5750 and AMD Radeon HD 5770 series graphics cards support
- Added Logitech keyboards LCD displays support. Now it is possible to display hardware monitor data in Logitech keyboards LCD
- Extended I2C address scanning range for uP6208 voltage regulators to allow supporting voltage control on non-MSI custom design graphics cards equipped with uP6208
- Fixed on-board memory size detection for AMD Radeon HD 5000 series graphics cards
- Now option also affects voltage control
- Fixed database entry for AMD Radeon HD 4890 series graphics cards. Afterburner no longer adjusts 2D voltage instead of 3D voltage on AMD Radeon HD 4890
- Fixed database entry for AMD Radeon HD 5850 series graphics cards. Afterburner no longer adjusts UVD voltage instead of 3D voltage on AMD Radeon HD 5850
- Automatic profiles manager is now restarted after resuming from suspended mode
- Revised VRM access synchronization protocol for safer simultaneous VRM polling by multiple software products at the same time
- Added setting to the context menu of detached hardware monitor window. When this option is disabled, hardware monitor window can be minimized to the taskbar while staying in detached mode
- Now it is possible to pause hardware monitor activity via option in the context menu of hardware monitor window
- Maximum allowed hardware polling period has been extended from 5 to 60 seconds
- Added configuration file setting allowing power users to display performance profiler status information in the hardware monitor window. The information allows estimating average CPU performance hit caused by hardware monitor and software automatic fan control layers
- Optimized timer message queue processing under high CPU load conditions for better hardware monitoring and software automatic fan control events handling
- Reduced CPU usage for simultaneous GPU clock frequency and GPU usage readings on AMD graphics cards, both values are being read in single pass now
- Maximum limits has been extended from 1000 to 1500MHz for core clock graph and from 2000 to 2500MHz for shader clock and memory clock graphs
- Added readme file and option to display it in the installer
- Now tab is not displayed in advanced settings window if there are no fan control capable GPUs in the system
- Updated context help files, added more hints to button help
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Leadtek builds six GeForce GT 220 and G210 cards
Long-time Nvidia buddy, Leadtek has now announced the GT218 and GT126-based cards it will be invading retail with. In all, Leadtek is releasing six cards - four GeForce GT 220s and two G210s, which feature support for DirectX 10.1, 512MB or 1GB of memory, D-Sub, DVI and HDMI outputs, and have no need for more power than that provided via the PCI-Express slot.
The specifications of all the cards can be seen below and while they aren't really appealing keep in mind that these are low(er)-end cards. For something truly new and powerful we all have to wait for Fermi.
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MSI rolls out GeForce GT 220 and 210 cards too
Taiwanese board builder MSI has stepped up to announce its own line of 40nm GeForce 200 series cards which, for starters, includes six models - the N210-MD512H (GeForce 210), N220GT-MD512, N220GT-MD1G/N220GT-MD1G OC and N220GT-MD1G/D3/N220GT-MD1G-OC/D3 (GeForce GT 220).
The cards mentioned feature DirectX 10.1 support, a PCIe x16 interface, SSCs (Solid State Chokes), solic capacitors, D-Sub, DVI and HDMI outputs, and the 2.0 Unified Video Decoder.
The GT218-powered N210-MD512H comes with 16 Processing Cores, a 64-bit memory interface, a GPU clocked at 589 MHz, a shader frequency of 1400 MHz and 512MB of DDR3 memory @ 800 MHz.
The stock-clocked GeForce GT 220 models have 48 Processing Cores, a 128-bit memory interface and GPU/shader clocks of 625/1360. The N220GT-MD512 and N220GT-MD1G have their DDR2 memory set to 800 MHz, while the N220GT-MD1G/D3 has 1GB of DDR3 memory set to 1580 MHz. The overclocked cards boast GPU and shader clocks of 650 and 1400 MHz, respectively, while their memory is tuned up to 1600 MHz.
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ECS comes up with passively-cooled GeForce GT 220/210
ECS has now introduced five new low-end graphics cards, four GeForce GT 220s - two of which have a passive cooler and a fanless G210. First up we have the 512 MB and 1GB active-cooled GT 220s, which have 512/1024MB of memory, an Active Cooling fansink, 48 Processing Cores, a 128-bit memory interface, DirectX 10.1 support and GPU/shader/memory clocks of (around 625/1335/1000 MHz.
The Silent Series GT 220 models make use of a heatpipe-equipped cooling solution, also boasts 512 and 1024MB of memory and are factory overclocked, although ECS has yet to reveal the actual frequencies of the two cards.
Last but not least, the GeForce (G)210 is passively cooled, has 16 Processing Cores, a 64-bit memory interface and GPU and shader clocks of 589 and 1404 MHz, respectively. ECS' cards should become available in the very near future at prices under 100 Euro.
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Hynix starts making its second generation 1Gb DDR3 memory
Hynix Semiconductor has this month kicked off production of its second generation 1Gb (Gigabit) DDR3 memory which is made on the 54nm node. The new memory operates at the JEDEC-approved 1.5V but manages to consume up to 30% less power than its predecessor.
According to its maker, the new DDR3 product is well suited for highly virtualized applications such as data centers, servers and supercomputers as well as mobile applications.
Hynix is planning to use the same design philosophy adopted on the new 1Gb DDR3 for its future 2Gb 40nm memory.
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Inno3D announces its GeForce GT 220, 210 cards
As expected, InnoVISION has today revealed the first GT216 and GT218-based graphics cards, the Inno3D-branded GeForce GT 220 and 210. Seen below, the cards take up a single PCI slot, have a PCIe x16 connection interface, DirectX 10.1 support, and include D-Sub, DVI and HDMI outputs.
The GT 220 comes with GPU/shader/memory clocks of 625/1360/1580 MHz, 48 Processing cores, a 128-bit memory interface, and 1GB of DDR3 memory, while the 210 (or G210) has a 64-bit interface, a 589 MHz GPU frequency, 1402 MHz shaders and 512MB of memory - DDR2 @ 667 MHz or DDR3 @ 1066 MHz.
Both Inno3D cards should become available shortly.
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Nvidia's GeForce GT 220 and 210 go retail
After months of being OEM-only products, Nvidia's first 40nm (DirectX 10.1-supporting) desktop graphics cards, the GeForce GT 220 and 210 are today officially going retail. The really low-end GeForce 210 is equipped with the GT218 GPU and features 16 Processing Cores, a 64-bit memory interface, 512MB of memory, plus D-Sub, DVI and HDMI outputs. This model has GPU, shader and memory clocks of 589, 1404 and 800 MHz, respectively, and will cost under 50 Euro.
The GT216-based GT 220 packs 48 Cores, a 128-bit memory interface, has the same connectivity options as its little brother and features a GPU clocked at 625 MHz, a shader frequency of 1335 MHz and 512MB/1GB of DDR2 memory set to 800 MHz (1GB DDR3 @ 1580 MHz is also available). The GT 220 is selling for under 80 Euro.
Brace yourself for a tsunami of card releases as Nvidia partners are jumping onboard the GeForce-branded 40nm train. A train that's slow and rusted compared to AMD's 40nm beauty but at least it moves.
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