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NVidia GeForce GTX560 Ti Video Card Review
Author: Will West
Published: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Conclusion
When we look at the marketing for this card, NVidia has envisioned the GTX 560 Ti to be the next 8800GT/9800GT, both in popularity and adoption. Given the price point and performance, we don't see that as being too lofty of a goal to attain because it's the perfect card to purchase to make the jump to DirectX 11. The GTX560 Ti is very clear in its performance placement, and is an easy choice to make when looking to upgrade.
Something that we don't normally discuss in reviews is a new video card metric called power-per-watt. As many of you know, going fast usually means you need to generate some heat. Let's face it, the Fermi core is extremely hot for the performance it delivered. The 500 series cards were designed to lower the power envelope and become extremely efficient with the power the cards consume. This not only lowers the power requirements under peak load, but also reduces overall noise related to cooling. Needless to say, the GTX560 Ti is not a loud card even while overclocking with the fan turned up to the max.
Performance was exceptional with the GTX 560 Ti, especially when it comes to high resolution gaming where the ultra high end cards rule. In fact, the only thing that could make this a perfect mid-range enthusiast part is the ability to do more than dual card SLI. Granted, most mid-level gamers are concentrating on getting the best performance for their money there is a select few who like to push the limits, and would rather not spend too much doing it.
Something that we don't normally discuss in reviews is a new video card metric called power-per-watt. As many of you know, going fast usually means you need to generate some heat. Let's face it, the Fermi core is extremely hot for the performance it delivered. The 500 series cards were designed to lower the power envelope and become extremely efficient with the power the cards consume. This not only lowers the power requirements under peak load, but also reduces overall noise related to cooling. Needless to say, the GTX560 Ti is not a loud card even while overclocking with the fan turned up to the max.
Performance was exceptional with the GTX 560 Ti, especially when it comes to high resolution gaming where the ultra high end cards rule. In fact, the only thing that could make this a perfect mid-range enthusiast part is the ability to do more than dual card SLI. Granted, most mid-level gamers are concentrating on getting the best performance for their money there is a select few who like to push the limits, and would rather not spend too much doing it.
Good Things
Great gaming experience on a mid range card
Fully DirectX 11 capable
Lower power usage
Excellent power per watt
Low Heat
Very good cooling system
Lots of overclocking potential
Fully DirectX 11 capable
Lower power usage
Excellent power per watt
Low Heat
Very good cooling system
Lots of overclocking potential
Bad Things
Two card limit in SLI
Internal exhaust venting
Internal exhaust venting
NVidia GeForce GTX560 Ti Video Card Review
Furious 5 of 5
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