Jan 25, 2011 15:21 GMT  ·  By
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 GF114 will be clocked to 1GB by Gigabyte SOC
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   Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 GF114 will be clocked to 1GB by Gigabyte SOC

Gigabyte's SOC line of graphics cards has always managed to impress enthusiasts with its high factory overclocks and improved designs, and it seems like the company is set to do this yet again with the GTX 560, as recent leaks suggests the SOC version of this GPU will have its core clocked at an impressive 1000MHz.

The GTX 560 Ti is Nvidia's upcoming mainstream graphics card and is based on the GF 114 graphics core.

As previous leaks have made it clear by now, the GF114 is powered by 384 CUDA cores, 32 ROP units, and carries a 256-bit memory bus that is linked to either 1GB or 2GB of video frame buffer.

Its stock clocks are set at 820MHz for the GPU and 1GHz for the GDDR5 memory (4GHz effective).

However, for its SOC GTX 560 Ti, Gigabyte has decided to overclock the card to a whopping 1GHz, 23% more than Nvidia's reference design, while the memory runs at 1045MHz (4580MHz effective).

According to a company sticker, which was pictured on the ChipHell forum, the new clocks would make the GV-N560SO-1GI about 21% faster than a standard GTX 560 Ti, pushing it in the GTX 570 performance territory.

In addition, the card's VRM circuitry was redesigned in order to deliver better power regulation as the GTX 560 Ti SOC has a TDP of only 203W, 30W less than what other GTX 560's require when overclocked to 1GHz.

Together with the SOC edition of the GTX 560, Gigabyte will also announce the GV-N560OC-1GI that features a much milder GPU overclock, its operating frequency being set at 900MHz.

These latest rumors support older reports that claimed the GF114 core can reach much higher speeds than the 820MHz set by Nvidia.

The GTX 560 Ti is scheduled to make its official debut on January 25 for about $280 US.

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