14 DAY TRIAL // Since NVIDIA only recently released the GeForce GTX 560 Ti video card, it was only a matter of time before some models with the TGT logo came out, and this is exactly what happened not long ago.
The GeForce GTX 560 Ti is the first mainstream, more or less, 500 series video card that NVIDIA has so far completed.
Some time ago, it was reported that TGT was aiming to get close to the 1 GHz threshold as far as GPU performance was concerned.
Apparently, Sparkle was faster and did this very thing, by introducing the Calibre X560.
Now, three Point of View-TGT models have finally been released and, while the 1 GHz mark is not exactly attained, TGT came reasonably close.
The three boards go by the names of POV/TGT GeForce GTX 560 TFC 'Charged', 'Ultra Charged' and 'Beast'.
They were detailed by means of an official press release and all have better clocks than the stock version (822 MHz, 1645 MHz and 4004 MHz for the GPU/shaders/VRAM respectively).
Granted, they all have several things in common, like the 384 CUDA cores, 1 GB of GDDR5 VRAM, a 256-bit memory interface and a 12-layer PCB, plus dual-DVI and mini HDMI.
The Charged works at GPU/shader/memory clocks of 860 MHz, 1,721 MHz and 4,008 MHz, respectively, while the ultra Charges is set at 911 MHz, 1,822 MHz and 4,224 MHz.
Finally, the Beast is, obviously, the strongest, with the GF114 chip running at 954 MHz, the shaders at 1,909 MHz and the GDDR5 memory at 4,224 MHz.
The cooler is an Arctic product with 84 aluminum fins, five copper heatpipes and three 92mm PWM fans. It can dissipate up to 250W of thermal energy.
Those interested in either model should soon, if not already, find them online, priced at 269 Euro (Charged), 289 Euro (Ultra Charged) and 309 Euro (Beast).