TechPowerUp today introduced version 0.4.0 of GPU-Z, the popular graphics-subsystem information and monitoring utility. The release comes in the midst of a number of new graphics processors from various vendors, and hence adds support for most of them. To begin with GPU-Z now supports NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480, GeForce GTX 470 GPUs (launched today), it adds voltage monitoring support for ATI Radeon HD 5750, ATI Radeon HD 5830, and MSI R5870 Lightning. It supports Intel "Pineview" Atom processors with embedded graphics processors. It correctly reads memory actual clock speeds for NVIDIA GPUs with GDDR5 memory interface, adds tooltip language support for Traditional Chinese and Albanian, and more standards-compliant method of calculating memory bandwidth.

With this release, ASUS and TechPowerUp team up for a special Hardware Giveaway, a simple form to fill, and you will stand a chance to win some epic pieces of hardware from ASUS' elite Republic of Gamers series. To participate, complete and submit a simple questionnaire in the "Hardware Giveaway" tab of GPU-Z 0.4.0. The giveaway is open to GPU-Z users of all nationalities, participation is free of charge. More details such as what prizes are up for grabs, and terms and conditions can be found in that tab.DOWNLOAD: TechPowerUp GPU-Z 0.4.0

A complete list of changes (changelog) follows:

• Added support for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480
• Added voltage monitoring for HD 5750, 5830, 5870 Lightning
• Added support for Intel Pineview
• Fixed double memory clock reading on NVIDIA w/ GDDR5 (real clock is now displayed)
• Fixed rounding errors in RV7xx and Evergreen fan monitoring code
• Added tooltip translations for Albanian and Chinese Traditional
• Memory bandwidth calculation uses GB now instead of GiB
• Added new Hardware Giveaway tab in cooperation with ASUS