14 DAY TRIAL // Inno3D expanded its line of graphics cards with the introduction of two new solutions based on Nvidia's GTX 560 Ti and GTX 550 Ti GPU models which feature a custom cooling system, specially designed for improving the overclocking capabilities of the cards as well as their acoustics and thermal performance.
Both solutions are part of Inno3D's HerculeZ line of GPUs and look extremely similar, although they target different market segments.
The Herculez cooling system is made up of a large heatsink with several large heatpipes protruding from the side and all the heat generated by the cards is dissipated by using two specially designed ball bearing fans.
These seem to resemble a great deal Scythe's Kaze line of fans and Inno3D states that they provide between 17% and 22% more airflow than regular fans, depending on the RPM they run at.
In addition, the fan casing and blades are removable so that the cleaning process is made much easier allowing for a thorough removal of dust and grime from all parts of the fan. To further improve the performance of the cooling system, Inno3D has also lapped the GPU heatsinks.
The rest of the graphics cards seem to follow Nvidia's specifications, including PCB layout, and pack two dual-link DVI ports as well as an HDMI video output.
Sadly, no details regarding the clock speeds of the two models are available at this time. Pricing and availability are also unknown.
The GTX 560 Ti is based on Nvidia's GF114 core and it packs 384 stream processors, 64 texturing units, 32 ROP units and a 256-bit memory bus which connects to 1GB of video buffer. Its stock clock speeds are set at 822Mhz for the core and 1002Mhz (4008MHz data rate) for the GDDR5 memory.
On the other hand, the GTX 550 Ti packs 192 CUDA cores, 32 texturing units, 32 ROP units, and a 192-bit memory bus. The GF116 core is clocked at 900Mhz while the 1GB of GDDR5 memory works at 1026Mhz (4.104GHz data rate).