gtx560 ti: reference card?

[lanceuppercut]

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.ph...=28624&page=15

The Bad

Chews through a lot of watts when running at full tilt
Cooler is noisier than the reference card's

what is a "reference card" referring to? this: link ?

[mrt9888]

Its the original design by nvidia, manufacturers change the placement or use different components for their own designs.

[Aurhinius]

reference designs don't have any fancy coolers and considered the first versions of a graphics cards that are released