GTX 560 Ti: specifications and reviews

Probably, nothing affects the performance of the computer in games like a video card. And really, the more powerful this component, the more pleasant the game. Now the market has a huge number of video processors from different manufacturers. The choice is extremely wide: from low-power entry-level models to top "monsters" for crazy money. And, as always, among all this diversity stands out the company NVIDIA. It has long been famous for its high-quality and productive graphics cards.

Relatively recently, the company released a new video card from the mid-price segment - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti. Its characteristics are such that it can not be called a middle language. However, with the current pace of technology development, it will soon become such. What is its peculiarity? At least, its main feature is that they do not ask for fabulous money for it. The high cost of products from this brand is a common thing. The more remarkable is the release of the product for an adequate amount with good characteristics.

general information

GTX 560 Ti replaced the successful, but hopelessly outdated model GTX 460. In the new video card everything is new: the process technology, the number of cores, the frequency of the core, memory, the number of processors. It should be noted that only the top versions of video cards of the company are marked with the Ti index. The characteristics of GeForce GTX 560 Ti clearly show how much this video card is better than its predecessor. Considerable changes are also observed in the cooling system. Now you can not be afraid that the video card overheats at high loads. Also slightly changed the appearance of the gadget. And for the better.

I must say that NVIDIA had a terrible confusion with the indexes of video cards all the time. What letters they did not use! As a result, the company achieved what finally confused the user. Therefore, rely on the Ti index is not worth it. It is better to study separately the documentation on GTX 560 Ti, the characteristics of which are not necessarily top-end. But this does not mean that the video card is not good at all. Moreover, judging by the reviews, it is able to "pull" even the most difficult games. How? Now we'll figure it out.

Design and appearance

Gone are the days when video cards were soulless pieces of the board. Now each of them is a work of art. The appearance of the video card in question also does not cause any complaints. Cool appearance - that's the feature of the GTX 560 Ti, the characteristics of this did not suffer at all.

The interiors of the video card are covered with a black casing with engraving. And in the middle of all this magnificence is conveniently located a powerful cooler cooling system. On the back there are connectors for power connection, and on the front there are DV connectors for two monitors and one HDMI connector. Nothing extra. This asceticism in the number of connectors is very simple. Firstly, this is not a top model. Therefore, it is not advisable to supply it with a full set of connectors. Secondly, as you know, the old schemes are the most reliable. Therefore, the lack of a full set of connectors in this case, plus.

GPU

The GTX 560 Ti uses a GPU with the acronym GF 114. This is a brand new graphics processor that was developed specifically for the GTX 560 Ti. His characteristics are such that he is a head taller than all previous models. Novelty is characterized by an increased number of nuclei and much less heat release. That is, the graphics processor not only works faster, but also warms much less than previous models. This means that you can achieve good video card performance. Especially considering the powerful cooling system GTX 560 Ti.

It's interesting that such graphics processors are also used in top-end video cards from this company. This alone indicates the "semi-royal" status of this device. Perhaps the reason for high productivity lies in this.

Video memory capacity

The amount of video memory is the most important characteristic of the video card. According to some, the volume determines the degree of "coolness" of the video card. But this is far from the case. So, how much memory is available in the GTX 560 Ti? The characteristics will not significantly affect its performance, but still. The amount of video memory in this card is only 1024 MB. Not enough, of course. Where does she go before flagship models. However, not the volume of a single ... The main advantage lies in the frequency of the core and memory.

Kernel and memory frequency

The higher the frequency, the more productive the graphics card. The faster it processes the information. The GTX 560 Ti has it all right. The core frequency of this video card is 822 MHz. And the memory frequency is 4000 MHz. This means that you can achieve high performance in the most "voracious" games. Even though the amount of memory is only gigabytes. As already mentioned, memory is not the main thing. By the way, the ASUS GTX 560 Ti characteristics are exactly the same. Which is quite natural. The GPU is the same. The difference is only in the details.

Due to the high frequency of the core and the memory bus, the performance of the video card is much better than it might seem at first glance. Of course, the number of universal processors is of no small importance here. There are 384 of them. This is more than enough to improve performance. Here is the answer to how a video card can cope with "heavy" games, not having top-end characteristics.

Reviews

Now it's time to consider the reviews of the new owners of this video card. While there are not so many, but still they are. It is from reviews that you can judge the real performance of the GTX 560 Ti (characteristics, comparison with some other models we have considered). In general, the reviews are positive. The video card adequately behaves in any situations. There are no glitches, no brakes. Some fans even tried to "disperse" it, which they succeeded. True, there was a cooling system upgrade. The video card has perfectly proved itself even in the most "heavy" games. Of course, the maximum graphics settings in this case were not used, but the card easily extended the games on average settings.

Strangely enough, there are no negative reviews at all. Probably, NVIDIA turned out to be the ideal product. Some only note that I would like more video memory for this device. But for this kind of money this will not be exactly. NVIDIA products are traditionally considered the most expensive among competitors. But the most qualitative. The GTX 560 Ti is not an exception, the characteristics of which we have studied.

Conclusion

Having considered all the parameters of this video card, you can safely say that NVIDIA was able to create a really productive device for moderate money. The video card NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti, the characteristics of which by no means shine with top-end parameters, was able to prove itself from the best side. Unmatched performance in games plus cool appearance - that's the recipe for a successful product. Who knows, maybe in the future the products of this company will become cheaper and become accessible to mere mortals? The first step in this direction has already been taken. It remains only to wait.