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KFA2 & Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Review Roundup

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2011-08-19 08:50:27.0


Funky Kit, Guru3D, and Hardware Secrets have reviewed a few very interesting GeForce GTX 560 graphics cards from KFA2 and Zotac.

Let's see what they had to say:

  • Funky Kit: Zotac AMP! Geforce GTX 560 Graphics Card Review:

    "Price-wise, this card comes in at around $220USD which is a good price. There are other cards out there from other makers that are a bit cheaper and can overclock to the same speeds. Most of those cards dont come with a game though, so if you were planning on buying Assassins Creed, think of it as a price-saving bundle.

    The factory overclock on this card is one thing I must talk about. In the industry it is common for a company to throw a 10mhz overclock on a card, call it the Supermegaoverclocksawesome edition, and charge $40-50 more. Zotac charges a bit more than its entry-level GTX560, but you get a nice difference. You are greeted by a 140mhz factory overclock over reference clocks, and a nice dual-slot cooler. The factory overclock is absolutely insane for todays standards."


    Click here to read the full review.


  • Guru3D: KFA2 GeForce GTX 560 Ti MDT x5 Graphics Card Review:

    "So there you have it, the card with MDT technology will serve a very small audience, it however does work and it works well. Performance wise in a multi-monitor setup you'll need something beefier though. You could pop in a second card and activate NVIDIA Surround view mode, but by doing so you'd throw away the money you just invested in the MDT feature. For a business user or someone who would like to drive 3-4 monitors for his desktop, this might be an affordable alternative as well.

    We can't wait to see their high-end gear with this feature. The card comes recommended, but only if you require a multi-monitor desktop with a single card or if you are willing to throttle down in monitor resolutions. But for Galaxy's / KFA2's first MDT solution, it remains a heck of a fun card though. At the time of writing we have no info available on availibility, it will however be launched this week."


    Click here to read the full review.


  • Hardware Secrets: Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Multiview Graphics Cardþ Review:

    "This difference in the number of engines made the standard GeForce GTX 560 Ti to be between 4% and 14% faster than the Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Multiview in our tests, except on Lost Planet 2 and StarCraft II, where both video cards achieved the same performance.

    The main problem of the Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Multiview, however, is competition. The Radeon HD 6870 was up to 17% faster than the Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Multiview on our tests, except on Far Cry 2, where the Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Multiview was between 3% and 12% faster; on Lost Planet two, where the reviewed card was up to 5% faster; and on Star Craft II, where both cards achieved the same performance. Also, the Radeon HD 6870 supports six video monitors, and if you research carefully, it can be found for less money."


    Click here to read the full review.

These are some interesting multi-monitor graphics cards, check them out!

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