EVGA GTX 560 2GB Benchmarks - any out yet?

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I think the only change they have 2GB of vram so the beckmarks will be the same as the 1GB models because most games are never vram limited
 
xorbe said:
That really is a 560, not a 560 Ti.
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What the hell is wrong with eVGA's PMs? Seriously, first the 550 2GB (fucking useless), and now this (not even gonna mention the eVGA GTX460 2GB model that came out after others already got their GTX560 Ti 2GBs out)? Why not put them on cards that can actually use such VRAM? I mean, the eVGA GTX580 3GB was ridiculously late, came out way after the Zotac 3GB (which is also a reference card), and all of eVGA's 2GB cards seem to be either old, or weaksause variants of better cards. Seriously, why not a 2.4GB GTX570? 2GB GTX560 Ti? Other cards have been done and rehashed before, why not do something usefull, for once?

Admittedly, as a single card, none, short of the GTX580 would be VRAM limited badly (IMO), but even in SLI, why the weaker GTX560?
 
jeremyshaw said:
Why not put them on cards that can actually use such VRAM? I mean, the eVGA GTX580 3GB was ridiculously late, came out way after the Zotac 3GB (which is also a reference card), and all of eVGA's 2GB cards seem to be either old, or weaksause variants of better cards. Seriously, why not a 2.4GB GTX570? 2GB GTX560 Ti? Other cards have been done and rehashed before, why not do something usefull, for once?
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I just checked my link. It is indeed a GTX 560 non-Ti. So much for getting excited. I agree with this post. Why put the extra RAM on the low end stuff?

I'll just have to wait until they, or someone else comes out with a GTX 560 Ti 2GB at $250. Hopefully ASUS will make one soon. What other brands have a similar warranty to EVGA?
 
Man, I had no idea, kinda pisses me off. I got an email from Nvidia and EVGA about some "new" card called the GTX 560, and I was like, "I've had a GTX 560 Ti, how new can this be?" I searched around for answers but I never saw that one lacked cores. I can't believe they'd pair a 560 with 2GB of RAM when the 560 Ti is obviously the better choice.
 
Lord Kanti said:
Man, I had no idea, kinda pisses me off. I got an email from Nvidia and EVGA about some "new" card called the GTX 560, and I was like, "I've had a GTX 560 Ti, how new can this be?" I searched around for answers but I never saw that one lacked cores. I can't believe they'd pair a 560 with 2GB of RAM when the 560 Ti is obviously the better choice.
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yeah but the Ti version of nvidia cards has ALWAYS been better than the normal version... it's kind of a no brainer.
 
That would be a good setup iv considered it alot. Those cards in SLI keep up with one 580 but think about this you get the 560 now down the road a bit you can get another one for sli so something to think about. 460s in SLI your done but a 560 you can still add another one down the road if you want too.
 
thats a GTX 460 not a 560... The 560's will be rebranded 460's/failed 560 TI's, Personally I would go the little extra money for a GTX 480 and if heat/power/noise is an issue a GTX 570 or 580. Even an ati card with enough video ram would get the job done.
 
Aus10 said:
This is a TI atleast i think and it has 2gbs of ram but i dont know much about the company so but here it is.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261099&Tpk=palitc gtx 560

But it is 280....
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I own two of those in SLI on a first generation MSI X58 Platinum and a 3.8GHz o/ced I7-920...also first generation. The cards run very nice and quiet.I'm getting a huge boost in F12010 running 2304x1440@85Hz with 8XCSAA on a 24" monitor. Single card benchmark is min_fps_ms="29.759335" av_fps="35.443996" min_fps="33.602901. Dual benchmark scores are (av_fps="72.239220" min_fps="67.420029" samples="8880). Dirt2 SLI scores are av_fps="128.154968" min_fps="111.608192" samples="10529.
 
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Sorry to bump this, but with BF3 out now - would this card be worth it due to BF3 taking up more than 1gb of Vram?

People were saying 2gb is worthless on a 560 - but in the several months since then have perceptions changed?
 
Brules said:
Sorry to bump this, but with BF3 out now - would this card be worth it due to BF3 taking up more than 1gb of Vram?

People were saying 2gb is worthless on a 560 - but in the several months since then have perceptions changed?
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the regular gtx560 will not be able run settings that need more than 1gb in BF 3.

at 1920x1200 and high settings with no AA, the average framerate is 45fps with 36fps minimums. not bad but if you crank settings any more you will run out of gpu power before having more than 1gb matters. http://www.techspot.com/review/458-battlefield-3-performance/page5.html
 
So at 1080, all ultra with AA etc, it still wont exceed 1gb?

Thanks you saved me some $ then! :)
 
Budget video cards with 2GB VRAM are meant for Autodesk Maya, not for gaming.
 
I dont think a gtx560 superclocked is a budget card though.....

I am going to buy it - it is at my local Best Buy and I have lots of gift cards to use there. The Gtx 560 1gb is $249......lol. I am going to get a second one next month and SLI them so the 2GB should come in handy once I SLI.
 
Snagged a EVGA GTX560 Superclocked 2GB flavor at Best Buy today for $239.....it was the cheapest 560 flavor they had lol. 2 of these in SLI should work damn well!
 
Derp.. I started talking about the 2.5gb 570; misread the title...lol! For an SLI setup, though, the 2gb 560 might not be a bad way to go, in terms of price/perf, but I don't know of any reviews - there's also a serious lack of reviews of the 2.5gb 570s which was annoying. I bought two EVGA gtx 570 2.5gb cards for my rig, and anticipating I'll get more life out of them, since the 1.28gb cards are already hitting brickwalls, even if only in a few games.
 
2GB of ram for what? The 560ti doesnt have the computation power to run anything closely that will fill that Vram. Gflops per bit power is more important
 
Spooony said:
2GB of ram for what? The 560ti doesnt have the computation power to run anything closely that will fill that Vram. Gflops per bit power is more important
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there you go with your BS again. a gtx570 is only about 20% faster than a gtx560 ti. many gtx560 ti cards can be oced to match or even beat a stock gtx570. he is also talking about SLI and gtx560 ti in SLI has way more than enough power to use over 1gb of vram.
 
cannondale06 said:
there you go with your BS again. a gtx570 is only about 20% faster than a gtx560 ti. many gtx560 ti cards can be oced to match or even beat a stock gtx570. he is also talking about SLI and gtx560 ti in SLI has way more than enough power to use over 1gb of vram.
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Agreed. If you're talking SLI on a budget, the 2gb 560 could be a very solid option, for higher resolution/surround setups, will have more torque, and drive the more GPU demanding games nicely. Plus, it will be relevant for a little longer, as new games come out that want more vram. We already have vram walls, in a few games, on a lot of nvidia cards (even high end ones) with less than 2gb
 
Exactly my thinking.....as soon as the 6XX series cards come out, and they start dropping in price I will snag another 2gb 560 for SLI. Will work just fine for now, and in SLI will be plenty of horse power for me.
 
cannondale06 said:
there you go with your BS again. a gtx570 is only about 20% faster than a gtx560 ti. many gtx560 ti cards can be oced to match or even beat a stock gtx570. he is also talking about SLI and gtx560 ti in SLI has way more than enough power to use over 1gb of vram.
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What? Off course it will have more power its 2 gpus which add to the gflops per bit. But a 1gb 560ti will do the same job. A single 560ti with 2gb will be waste as it wont perform better than the 560ti 1gb version unless your doing compute stuff with hardware mpe or crunch numbers in scientific apps. But for gaming not a chance.
 
statikregimen said:
Agreed. If you're talking SLI on a budget, the 2gb 560 could be a very solid option, for higher resolution/surround setups, will have more torque, and drive the more GPU demanding games nicely. Plus, it will be relevant for a little longer, as new games come out that want more vram. We already have vram walls, in a few games, on a lot of nvidia cards (even high end ones) with less than 2gb
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Run the 560ti on a high resolution like above 1080p. How will it perform? Not that great. Why because it doesnt have the processing power i.e Gflops per bit like a 580 has. Vram doesnt play a important role in gaming as most games push a gpu around 4gflops per bit.
Bigger resolutions means bigger pixels per bit. thats where the gpus processing performance counts not so much bandwith
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See that. Games is between 4 and 16 on that chart
 
Wait... I'm confused... So are you agreeing with me or disagreeing? Because all I said is it could be a solid option for SLI on a budget......Especially in the few current (like metro 2033, Crysis/2, BF3) and upcoming games that can benefit from the higher vram.......
 
statikregimen said:
Wait... I'm confused... So are you agreeing with me or disagreeing? Because all I said is it could be a solid option for SLI on a budget......Especially in the few current (like metro 2033, Crysis/2, BF3) and upcoming games that can benefit from the higher vram.......
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just ignore him.
 
Brules said:
I run 1080 so.....I win?
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what? a regular gtx560 2gb will have almost zero advantage over the 1gb model at playable settings for that card. only GTA 4 and maybe a couple of others would the extra 1gb of vram be of any use at all for that level of card.
 
cannondale06 said:
just ignore him.
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hehe... I mostly try not to get too involved with such arguments on the netz...they're non-productive. The more we stay on topic, the better. The OP asked if there were reviews/benchies, and that I have not come up with much.

Let me throw this out there, though... Texture data uses vram, some games can use more than 1.28gb worth, even at "lower" resolutions (1080p). So having more can't hurt performance, especially at higher resolutions. When a system has to transfer that data from main memory or disk to the GPU, it hits performance in a big way. Look at the latest review of the Mars II by [H] and you see where this is apparent - all the GPU power in the world, still can't overcome the performance hit of not enough vram, in certain situations. That is mainly why I am saying that 2gb is a fair amount of vram, and something that people should be considering, when making purchases right now. Nothing more, nothing less.
 
statikregimen said:
Wait... I'm confused... So are you agreeing with me or disagreeing? Because all I said is it could be a solid option for SLI on a budget......Especially in the few current (like metro 2033, Crysis/2, BF3) and upcoming games that can benefit from the higher vram.......
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No it can benefit from better processing power.
Please go learn how a gpu work and come back
http://www.beyond3d.com/content/reviews/54
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Now think of AFR. One gpu does the one frame the other gpu does a other frame. What does the above look like.

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The 570s looks better as they are almost even

Remember micro stuttering with the 6870s
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Thats a 6870 micro stuttering. Look at the 560ti graph. See any similarities?
 
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