Reviews - EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Classified

[HEXUS]

Representing good value at £200.

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[kalniel]

When you mix up driver versions, graphics card series and factory overclocks, it becomes very hard to draw any meaningful conclusions because you haven't isolated what any increase in performance is due to.

I know you note the driver version change very clearly throughout the review - kudos for that - but it still affects the value of the analysis.

[Tarinder]

Think of it more as a 'then-and-now' evaluation. The performance you see for the other GeForce cards indicates what it was like at, say, September 2011. The newer drivers show you what the Ti 448 OC performs like now.

Of course, I fully concede the optimum outcome is to re-benchmark a whole host of cards with the latest driver - note that the NVIDIA WHQL has changed twice in a week - and then pass comment.

The overarching conclusion is one of NVIDIA instigating a double-whammy of improving performance in some of our games and also reducing the price via partner rebates. This then makes the GTX 560 Ti 448 OC an attractive proposition at £200. Really, this is the takeaway that I hope people get from the review.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Also,are you sure you used AMD 12.1 drivers for the HD7800 series? The official 12.2 drivers released last week are meant to have official support,so I assume you must have used a beta driver of some sort(not the 12.1 one)?? The 12.2 preview drivers were released a while before and seem to show decent gains for the HD7970 over 12.1:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5476/a...-7950-review/2

[Tarinder]

The 12.1s are identified as such by GPU-Z. However, for all intents and purposes, they are the same 8.95.5 package found in Catalyst 12.2. I'm currently benchmarking a Radeon HD 7970 (you can guess why) with the 12.2 set - identified as 12.3, funnily enough - and the benchmark performance is the same in our games as quoted in the AMD graphs in this review, give or take two per cent.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The 12.1s are identified as such by GPU-Z. However, for all intents and purposes, they are the same 8.95.5 package found in Catalyst 12.2. I'm currently benchmarking a Radeon HD 7970 (you can guess why) with the 12.2 set - identified as 12.3, funnily enough - and the benchmark performance is the same in our games as quoted in the AMD graphs in this review, give or take two per cent.

So,the AMD Catalyst Beta 8.95.5 for the HD7870? Ta!

[Skywalker]

I beleieve that at this price point its very lucrative option over GTX 570 but with GTX 6 series behind the corner I'd most certainly wait for newer cards at this point.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

A GTX560TI 448 is a fantastic card for around £200 especially an EVGA one.

[Animus404]

I'm tempted, but the cautious part of me is saying wait and see what's coming.

[Primey0]

Thanks for the review. I'm picking up one of these babies for my new build!