Gigabyte GTX 560 OC Review

RHKCommander959 - May 17, 2011
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Specifications:

Graphics Engine	GeForce GTX 560
Bus Standard	PCI Express x16 2.0
Memory Type	1GB GDDR5
Memory Interface	256 bits
Core Clock Speed(MHz)	830
Memory Clock Speed(MHz)	4008
Memory Bandwidth(GB/sec)	128.3
CUDA Cores	336
DVI Output	2
D-SUB Output	1 via DVI to D-Sub adaptor
HDMI-Output	1 via Mini HDMI to HDMI dongle)
Mini HDMI-Output	1
VIVO(Video-in/out)	N/A
HDTV Support	Yes
HDCP Support	Yes
Dual-link DVI	Yes
Display Output (Max Resolution)	2560x1600
RAMDACs	400
DirectX Version Support	11
OpenGL Version Support	4.1
SLI Support	Yes
3-way SLI	N/A

Features:

Microsoft® DirectX® 11 Support: DirectX 11 GPU with Shader Model 5.0 support designed for ultra high performance in the new API’s key graphics feature, GPU-accelerated tessellation.
NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Ready: GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA 3D Vision, bringing a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience to the PC. A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, 3D Vision transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D. In addition, you can watch 3D movies and 3D digital photographs in eye popping, crystal-clear quality.
NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Surround Ready: Expand your games across three displays in full stereoscopic 3D for the ultimate “inside the game” experience with the power of NVIDIA 3D Vision and SLI technologies. NVIDIA® Surround™ also supports triple screen gaming with non-stereo displays.
NVIDIA SLI® Technology: Industry leading NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling for the world’s premier gaming solution.
NVIDIA PhysX® Technology: Full support for NVIDIA PhysX technology, enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology: CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding tasks such as video transcoding, physics simulation, ray tracing, and more, delivering incredible performance improvements over traditional CPUs.
32x Anti-aliasing Technology: Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 32x sample rates obliterates jagged edges.
NVIDIA® PureVideo® HD Technology: The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video.
PCI Express 2.0 Support: Designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.
Dual-link DVI Support: Able to drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 and with support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).
Support for HDMI 1.4a including GPU accelerated Blu-ray 3D support, x.v.Color, HDMI Deep Color, and 7.1 digital surround sound.