14 DAY TRIAL // As we are getting nearer to the official GeForce GTX 560 Ti launch, more and more pictures depicting Nvidia's upcoming video card make their way onto the web, and, this time, we get to look at what seems to be a GPU based on the reference design of the GTX 560.
Judging just by the outside of the card, the GTX 560 Ti doesn't seem to differ too much from the GTX 460, apart from the green sticker that has been placed on the plastic shroud.
However, when we peak inside the GTX 560 Ti, we get to see that Nvidia improved the cooling system used with the GTX 460, as the card now packs four heatpipes instead of the two that were employed before.
This move should improve the thermal performance of the GTX 560, and fits really nicely with the high reference clocks set by Nvidia for its upcoming mainstream card.
Apart from the cooling system, the PCB too underwent some changes as it seems to be slightly larger than the one used for the GTX 460, while also featuring improved power delivery thanks to a 4+1 phase design.
Other changes are not visible, the card packing two 6pin power connectors as well as nine asymmetrically arranged Samsung 0.4ns memory chips.
Just as before, the rear bracket contains two DVI and one mini-HDMI connectors.
The GTX 560 Ti is based on the GF114 graphics core and features 384 stream processors, 32 ROP units and a 256-bit wide memory bus.
Its reference clocks are set by Nvidia at 820MHz for the GPU and 1GHz for the memory, early benchmarks suggesting the 1GB version of the card is overall on par with the AMD Radeon HD 6950 in terms of performance.
The GeForce GTX 560 Ti is scheduled to be officially released on January 25, and will carry a $279 price tag. (via Expreview)
