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There is no doubting that this current range from nVidia is fantastic. The GTX570 does its big brother proud by delivering killer levels of performance at a much reduced price … only £283 inc vat in the UK right now.
Not only is the gaming performance excellent, but the power draw has been significantly reduced. This means you will be paying less for electricity over the course of a year and the fan doesn't need to be working quite as hard to keep everything in check.
Most of us are really weary of fan noise and the GTX570 certainly won't drive you nuts when watching movies or gaming.
The Inno3D isn't a very exciting product as it adheres to the nVidia reference design, but this isn't entirely a bad thing as the reference design is actually really good. The Inno3D bundle is decent, even though there is no free game we particularly appreciate the inclusion of a high quality mouse mat.
The big question which everyone is debating is whether this card deserves a place in your system when compared next to the AMD HD6970. If it is single screen gaming you want at high resolution then this card is slightly faster than the new AMD part.
I would still opt for the AMD product, simply because I enjoy gaming on three screens and I think there is a slightly higher level of futureproofing – £300 will land you two extra 24 inch monitors and this is all you need. However if you were on the nVidia platform, this £300 would be lost in buying another GTX570 … which is needed for three monitor gaming. This doubles the cost of the upgrade for the user.
That said, I can strongly recommend this product for performance gamers, those who are unwilling or unable to spend extra for a GTX580. nVidia really should be proud of this current series, they are reducing noise and power drain while delivering higher levels of performance. This isn't an easy goal to achieve.
Kitguru says: Fans of the green team will find this card much more affordable than the GTX580. It still delivers very high levels of performance with all the major game engines. Tessellation performance is also excellent.
Its a tough call. I see all the nvidia sponsored titles, the TWIMTBP all score higher on the GTX570, but hAWX 2? come on, there must be something well dodgy going on there! Nice review thanks.
Good boards, glad to see no bias here, fair review all round.
They are good boards no doubt about it. power consumption is still highish, but I suppose with this power output it is required. still think AMD have the edge on that.
Hang on, Haev I missed something? the GTX570 can only power 2 screens? wtf.
my brother is buying me one for christmas 🙂 im lucky I know !
I know everyone seems disappointed with the 6970 but i prefer it to this card. but im waiting on a cooler from a third party as AMD reference coolers suck arse.
HD6970 is a good board but its dissappointing. ive saved enough money up for the 6990 in the last 4 months. waiting patiently. You got one already Zardon?
I used to read your nV reviews on launch day, but nvidia products seem to be much slower now being reviewed here 🙁
Were I am, the GTX570 is cheaper than the HD6970. I think the GTX570 is a better card for what I would need. I dont want to game on multiple screens. but I can see the advantages with AMDs technology.
Its really cool they give away a mouse mat. if I see another call of duty modern warfare 2 bundle ill kill someone.
the cooler is identical to the GTX580 isnt it ?
Great review, think I prefer the 6970 tho
Hard to choose between this and 6970, both are v good. Shame AMD can’t launch an assault on Nvidia 580
It’s good, but I’d only spend 200 on a card , still quite happy with the460
They are doing a good job making up for lost time. Can’t fault the price
I think a lot of the video games are nodded to run particularly well on Nvidia hardware. Look at hawk 2. Must be a similar stunt to the original hawx
Twimtbp my ass.
No point in buying these high end boards. The pc gaming market is in a shocking state this year and I cant see anything on. The horizon to change it. Crysis 2, I’m pretty sure it will suck