ENGTX550 Ti DC/DI/1GD5

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    ASUS GTX 550 Ti DirectCU graphics cards provide cooler and faster performance

    • 20%* cooler with exclusive DirectCU thermal solution
    • Pump up graphics performance with Super Alloy Power delivering a 15% performance boost, 2.5 longer lifespan and 35°C cooler operation
    • Crank up 50% faster clock speeds with exclusive Voltage Tweak
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      Top Performance in Direct Cooling!


      ASUS Exclusive Innovation

      DirectCU
      DirectCU
      Precision mounted DirectCU copper heatpipes in direct contact with the GPU for rapid heat dissipation – creating 20%* cooler and quiet performamce in idle.

      DirectCU
      Super Alloy Power
      Super Alloy Power technology uses special alloy formula in critical power delivery components for a 15% performance boost, 35°C cooler operation and 2.5 times longer lifespan.


      Super Alloy Power
      ASUS SmartDoctor
      ASUS Smart Doctor
      Your intelligent hardware protection and powerful overclocking tool
      Voltage Tweak
      Voltage Tweak
      Full throttle overclocking with exclusive ASUS Voltage Tweak via Smart Doctor – boosting 50%* more speed, performance and satisfaction!
      ASUS Splendid HD
      Splendid™ Video Intelligence Technology
      Optimizes colors in various entertainment scenarios with five special modes — standard, game, scenery, night view and theater.
      ASUS GamerOSD
      ASUS Gamer OSD
      Real-time overclocking, benchmarking and video capturing in any PC game!

      Graphics GPU Features

      NVIDIA GeForce
      Powered by NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX550 Ti
      NVIDIA Force with CUDA
      NVIDIA® CUDA™
      Unlocks the power of GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks
      NVIDIA SLI Ready
      NVIDIA® SLI™
      Supports multi-GPU technology for extreme performance ode
      PhysX by NVIDIA
      NVIDIA® PhysX®
      Dynamic visual effects like blazing explosions, reactive debris, realistic water, and lifelike characters
      NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready
      NVIDIA® 3D Vision™
      Immersive yourself in 3D gaming world
      Full DirectX 11 Support
      DirectX® 11 Done Right
      Brings new levels of visual realism to gaming on the PC and get top-notch performance
      Compatible with Windows7
      Microsoft® Windows® 7 Compatible
      Enable PC users to enjoy an advanced computing experience and to do more with their PC

      I/O Ports Highlight


      IO Ports

      Model Number : N50 >
      • Graphics Engine
        NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
      • Bus Standard
        PCI Express 2.0
      • Video Memory
        GDDR5 1GB
      • Engine Clock
        910 MHz
      • CUDA Core
        192
      • Shader Clock
        1800 MHz
      • Memory Clock
        4104 MHz ( 1026 MHz GDDR5 )
      • Memory Interface
        192-bit
      • Resolution
        D-Sub Max Resolution : 2048x1536
        DVI Max Resolution : 2560x1600
      • Interface
        D-Sub Output : Yes x 1
        DVI Output : Yes x 1
        HDMI Output : Yes x 1
        HDCP Support : Yes
      • Accessories
        1 x Power cable
      • Power Consumption
        up to 150W1 additional 6 pin PCIe power required
      • Software
        ASUS Driver & Utilities
      • ASUS Features
        DirectCU Series
        Super Alloy Power

      DirectCU

      Direct cooling for 20% cooler than reference

      Please check out our microsite for more details and downloads.

      If the GPU is the heart of a graphics card, then the cooling device would be its lungs. Without it, the graphics card would not be able to "breath" smoothly, causing it to break down or even cause the entire system to fail. For ultimate cooling, ASUS DirectCU thermal technology developed the ideal heat banishing copper in exclusively designed heat pipes for direct and fast heat dissipation.
      ASUS DirectCU technology
      Thick copper heatpipes are accurately positioned in direct contact with the GPU surface so heat is transported and dissipated efficiently to the heatsink - achieving a 20% cooler performance than reference. Since heat is carried away faster, fans can spin at a lower speed thus resulting in quieter performance than reference.
      Other brands
      An extra metal plate is placed between the heatpipes and GPU, slowing down heat transfer to the heatsink. Due to temperature build-up, the fan has to spin faster, leading to louder operating noise.
      Please check out our microsite for more details and downloads.