GeForce GTX 550 Ti, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
PC gaming just got a lot more fun today with the introduction of two new products: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti graphics processing unit (GPU) and a new version of the NVIDIA 3D Vision wireless glasses kit, both with an estimated e-tail price of $149 USD. The GTX 550 Ti is the latest in NVIDIA Fermi line of consumer GPUs, designed to deliver stunning DirectX 11 (DX11) performance. It brings a new level of price/performance to mainstream PC gaming, while maintaining exceptionally quiet acoustics and requiring minimal power.
Like all NVIDIA “DX11 Done Right” GPUs, the GTX 550 Ti delivers the world’s fastest performance in its class for DX11 games. Compared with the closest competitive product, the GTX 550 Ti is up to 50 percent faster in today’s newest DX11 tessellated games, and 38 percent fasteri in previous-generation DX9 and DX10 games. And with NVIDIA SLI technology, the industry’s most scalable multi-GPU platform, gamers will be able to increase their PC’s gaming performance by adding a second GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
Introduced two years ago, NVIDIA 3D Vision has quickly transformed consumers’ gaming, photographic, and video experiences, and currently supports more than 500 3D games, a broad ecosystem of hardware and software partners, and 3DVisionLive.com, the first ever online 3D Vision community. Today, NVIDIA is pleased to announce a new version of the 3D Vision wireless glasses kit that costs $50 less than the original version, but also offers the same great 3D quality and features, and a rechargeable battery life of 60 hours, a 50 percent improvement over the original.
“The GTX 550 Ti paired with our 3D Vision technology provides gamers with an amazing low-cost platform that delivers an awesome immersive experience,” said Drew Henry, general manager of GeForce GPU business at NVIDIA. “As the leader in PC gaming hardware, we are excited about the future of PC gaming and how we can make those experiences as immersive as possible.”
With an estimated selling e-tail price starting at $149 USD, the GTX 550 Ti is available starting today from the world’s leading add-in card partners, including ASL, ASUS, Colorful, ECS, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Innovision 3D, Jetway, Leadtek, MSI, Palit, Point of View, PNY, Sparkle, Zotac and others.
The NVIDIA 3D Vision kit, which includes 3D Vision active shutter wireless glasses, a USB IR emitter and cables, is available today for $149 (USD MSRP). NVIDIA has also reduced the price of an extra pair of 3D Vision wireless glasses to $119 (USD MSRP). Both the 3D Vision wireless glasses kit and extra glasses are available today from http://store.nvidia.com and from leading retailers and e-tailers worldwide.
