NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti: specifications, reviews, comparison and comparison

Each year, NVIDIA releases newvideo cards, which from their predecessors are characterized by improved performance and the availability of modern technologies. Thanks to this many expensive video adapters, both from the High-End segment and the middle class, are transferred to one class below. Naturally, their cost also decreases. The product GeForce GTX 560 and its overclocked modification suffered the same fate. Now buyers who are looking for a video game card in the budget segment have a chance to purchase one of the most interesting devices of the market at a very attractive price (the 560th modification costs about 6000 rubles, and its overclocked version of 560 Ti does not exceed 10 thousand rubles).

Mind games within the walls of NVIDIA

It's no secret that the manufacturer firstreleases a reference chip, and only then, dispersing it in frequencies, offers an improved modification to the market marked "Ti". However, the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 was built a little differently. Taking the graphic core of GF104 (GTX 460 video adapter) on the base, the manufacturer slightly improved it and got a very productive chip, which in the overclocking could claim the High-End niche. Naturally, such a decision clearly did not suit the company's management, because the price policy is violated.

NVIDIA Technologiesthe chip was given the GeForce GTX 560 Ti marking, and its weak modification (560-th) came to market with one blocked multiprocessor. So do not be surprised to see on the shelves of the two modifications of graphics cards on the same graphics core with the same core frequencies and memory bus. The manufacturer was concerned that the Ti model would outperform its colleague.

Specifications

To better understand all actionsthe manufacturer with the technical characteristics of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 chip is better acquainted in comparison with the modification of "Ti" and the representative of the graphic core GF104, video adapter based on the GTX 460.

1. One multiprocessor contains 48 stream cores, respectively, the improved version of the "Ti" has 384 cores, and the GTX 560 has 336 cores (exactly the same number for the GTX 460).
2. The clock speed of the graphics processor in the modification of the 560Ti is 822 MHz, at 560 - 810 MHz (GTX460 - 675 MHz).
3. The memory of GDDR5 for all representatives of the review is identical: runs on a 256-bit bus and has on board 1 GB. However, on the printed circuit board of the novelty there is a wiring for doubling the volume.
4. The memory frequency for the GF114 graphics core is 1002 MHz (the GF104 had 900 MHz).
5. Shaders from NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti operate at 1644 MHz, GTX560 - 1620 MHz, GTX 460 - 1350 MHz.

Other indicators related to form-factortwo slots), interface connectors, power and heat dissipation are identical for all three video cards, suggesting the use of one PCB as a basis for different graphics chips.

Bring it all together

Quite strange, when compared with the previous onegeneration of the video card, are obtained from the new GeForce GTX 560 Ti technical specifications. They suggest that this is an ordinary chip based on the GTX 460, which, having received an improved graphics core, was simply overclocked. To remove all doubts, it is enough to test all three graphics cards.

The results of the comparison in synthetic tests are onlywill reinforce suspicions: the overclocked GTX 460 will have identical characteristics, like the new GeForce GTX 560. But the improved GTX 560 Ti still demonstrates slightly better performance at the nominal frequencies. The conclusion is one: the owners of the 4-series has no sense to update your video card the next generation of the graphics core.

Introduction to the base device

Video adapter based on GeForce GTX 560 and itsNVIDIA's improved modification is not available in retail sales on the world market, but the manufacturer provides this product to well-known test laboratories. Due to this, it is possible to see the printed circuit board with the elements placed on it personally.

The first thing that catches your eye is the standardmanufacturer’s flaw in terms of the placement of power elements - they are scattered around the perimeter of the entire board. Memory modules are placed more compactly around the GPU, which allows them to be better cooled by the cooling system. By the way, the installed fan hints to the owners that the device belongs to the middle class (there is no protective casing in the budget segment, and representatives of the High-End have a turbine).

As expected, for the NVIDIA GeForce chipGTX 560 specifications are directly dependent on decent cooling. The fan in the base unit is clearly not designed for overclocking, so when choosing a video card on the market, the buyer should pay attention to the cooling system first.

Leader of sales

Video card GeForce GTX 560 under the ASUS brandis the best purchase in the domestic market. In terms of price-quality ratio, this video adapter has no competitors. The manufacturer completely modified the PCB:

• grouped all the batteries in one sector (on the back of the board);
• replaced the PWM controllers and installed solid-state capacitances instead of conventional capacitors;
• changed the memory modules to Samsung controllers with a response time of 0.4 nanoseconds;
• the graphics processor is powered by a separate phase;
• installed an additional radiator on the batteries.
  

Also, the manufacturer has been installed brandedcooling system (in fact, they turned out even two). The usual modification of the GTX 560 is equipped with a single cooler, and the overclocked version has a proprietary casing with two DirectCUII fans, which is placed on High-End devices. As a result of decent cooling, the video adapter has an excellent overclocking potential (it overcomes the 1000 MHz threshold per core very easily).

Worthy approach to buyers

As expected, the NVIDIA graphics cardGeForce GTX 560 Ti under the ASUS logo can also surprise with its characteristics not only in the review, but also in the tests. All manipulations with modifications of the printed circuit board and touched an improved representative of the graphics core GF114. In order to somehow differ from competitors, the corporation took advantage of the presence of decoupling on the board to install additional memory modules. The representative of ASUS became the proud owner of a 2-gigabyte memory.

They did not accelerate the graphics core at the factory,giving this opportunity to the future owner. What was surprising owners, judging by their reviews, when they saw the full potential of the video card in overclocking, the growth in the core averages 40%. However, to reach the High-End-class in synthetic tests is still impossible, such is the manufacturer's policy.

The complicated steps of the Taiwanese giant

Gigabyte also caught the eyeGeForce GTX 560 chip parameters. Technical characteristics of the device clearly contribute to high overclocking potential. The manufacturer completely modified the video card of the video adapter:

• It found eight memory chips Hynix total of 1 GB;
• solid capacitors and ferrite chokes are in one block at the back of the board;
• low-impedance MOSFETs added;
• installed proprietary cooling system.

About the Gigabyte cooler calledWindForce 2X is legendary. This system has proven itself in the High-End-class devices, so its presence on the GeForce GTX 560 chip clearly hints to the owners at great overclocking potential. The aluminum radiator with copper tubes, which are reduced at the base of the contact area of ​​the graphics processor, is cooled by two huge low-speed fans.

The potential of the Taiwanese giant

Judge representative performanceGigabyte, built on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 chip, is possible only through tests. However, as the owners note in their reviews, expectations are a little different from desires. Thus, the graphics core shows stable operation at a frequency of 950 MHz, any increase leads to the demonstration of artifacts on the monitor screen (colored squares). Memory is also not particularly overclocking - 1040 MHz is the limit, after which the NVIDIA driver stops responding, and the operating system throws out the blue screen of Windows.

The whole problem, according to experts in theirreviews, in the cooling system, or rather, in the air flow of fans that have a limit on the frequency of rotation. The manufacturer in pursuit of noiseless operation did not take care of decent cooling. Intentionally this is done or not, no one will know, since this video adapter is currently out of production.

Work on bugs

In the laboratories of Gigabyte Corporation chip basedNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti paid special attention. And, as practice shows, the work was done perfectly. Firstly, the technologists, along with the installation of all branded components on the printed circuit board of the product, added two additional memory modules (the pinout is provided for on the reference device). Accordingly, its volume increased to 1280 MB, and with it the memory bus became larger - 320 bits. It is not difficult to guess that such a move increased throughput.

Installation of proprietary cooling system WindForce3X, in contrast to the lightweight modification, no longer has a rev limiter. It has become easier for many owners to achieve high performance in games with this solution. In tests when overclocking the core to 1 GHz, the video card is rapidly approaching the results of the representative of the High-End GTX 570 class - this is a serious indicator for many potential buyers. Only the price confuses, which, along with productivity, has increased by 20% (12,000 rubles).

Favorite manufacturer of overlockers

GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card interested andrepresentatives of the company Zotac, because on its basis the market saw several solutions from a well-known manufacturer. With the modification of the PCB, this brand has always had problems - the maximum technologists of the company can transfer heating batteries in one unit. However, this representative of the market has always paid increased attention to the cooling system. As the owners of the board note in their reviews, even in the process of overclocking, the system's radiator has room temperature.

The main component in decent coolingPCB and graphics core is a proprietary fan, which has a specific structure of the blades and improved bearings, creating a powerful air flow. In tests of cooling systems, the Zotac brand always occupies a leading position; this makes it possible to freely overclock the graphics core and memory without causing the system to overheat.

Product for lovers of silence

Unnoticed did not remain in the computer market andGainward's product, built on the basis of the GeForce GTX 560 chip. Review of the novelty leads to the idea that the well-known manufacturer, having taken the reference card NVIDIA, simply installed on it its proprietary cooling system. This is evidenced by the location of the batteries on the printed circuit board (scattered across the surface). Unless the color of the PCB has changed - it turned red. On external inspection, the Gainward representative on the GTX 560 base looks very much like the previous GTX 460 modification, which confuses many buyers.

Phantom series fans also have complaints aboutthe manufacturer, because, in addition to quiet operation, the video adapter is not able to demonstrate high performance and potential during overclocking. All this suggests that Gainward Corporation did not pay attention to an interesting product at all. Such an attitude towards the buyer can hardly be called decent.

Suitcases from the company EVGA

Quite interestingly presented on the shelvesEVGA's store products, built on the basis of the GeForce GTX 560 Ti chip. Outwardly, they are very similar to the representatives of the High-End-class (GTX 570 and GTX 580) of the same manufacturer. The huge cooling system with the words “Superclocked” completely covers the even color printed circuit board. The difference between the products is only in labeling and cost, and so is complete identity.

As expected, a serious representativecomputer market has contributed to the placement of batteries on the PCB device. All of them are not only lined up in one row, but have undergone major changes: ferrite chokes, solid-state drives, PWM controllers - everything is completely replaced by the manufacturer.

Branded cooling system, according to the applicationrepresentatives of EVGA, provides a frosty freshness to all elements on the printed circuit board adapter, including the graphics core. The logic of the manufacturer is clear, as shown by tests and reviews, the video card even at maximum overclocking (1004 MHz) does not heat up above 65 degrees Celsius. But there are still limitations, they are implemented at the level of the video adapter BIOS.

Kid with character

MSI representative based on the GeForce GTX 560 chip,Marked Twin Frozr II / OC with its appearance resembles a top-end device. In the owners' reviews, the analogy is conducted with the flagship NVIDIA Titan. However, when comparing these devices, it turns out that the new GTX 560 has dimensions one and a half times smaller. The design of the video card, the rich package bundle and high performance in the tests clearly attract the attention of any buyer.

Unlike all competitors, the video adapter onBase GeForce GTX 560 is equipped with an aluminum casing of the cooling system. Naturally, the heat removal in this version will be much more efficient. A huge two-piece radiator, riddled with copper tubes, copes with heating. Two powerful fans do not allow the entire system to overheat. Psychological barrier in 1 GHz on the graphics core video adapter overcomes somehow unnoticed, and, as testing shows, the potential is fully revealed at around 1100 MHz. The future owners of this video card are recommended by professionals to first acquire an ATX-Tower system unit. The fact is that the device strongly heats the air inside the case, respectively, a decent cooling already depends directly on the quality of blowing components.

Representatives of the diaspora

All other companies fell into this category.presented their products based on the GeForce GTX 560 chip. Professional reviews claim that many manufacturers very hesitantly approached the middle class in the gaming device market. Anyone from the market can attach a branded sticker or install a low-quality cooling system of its own, but the buyer, when choosing, focuses more on the performance of the video card and its overclocking potential than on the appearance and brand.

Well-known companies in the global market, such asPalit, Galaxy, PNY and many others, in comparative tests demonstrate low performance during overclocking, and therefore are ignored by many overclockers in reviews. Nobody argues that in the standard version these representatives are able to demonstrate good performance in synthetic tests and games, but in terms of overclocking (and, as we know, it will be needed after the release of new games), these representatives have no future.

Finally

It is not that technical specificationsGeForce GTX 560 graphics chip are ideal for a variety of modern games. The middle class only guarantees the launch of all existing resource-intensive applications in the minimum and medium settings, so you should not expect anything supernatural from this chip. The video card will be more interesting to people who want to get a more or less productive device at a small financial cost in order to immerse themselves in the dynamic scenes of their favorite toys. All modern technologies, the absence of freezes and good indicators of realism in applications video adapter based on GeForce GTX 560 still provides.

It makes no sense to users owningvideo adapter based on GTX 460, go to the updated chip. Yes, the novelty has the potential for overclocking, but the system is clearly not designed to operate at elevated temperatures all the time. Price-quality is the main criterion for the positioning of this video card in the computer market. Something more productive is needed - welcome to the High-End class.

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