NVIDIA Introduces New GeForce GTX 560 GPU, Faster GeForce R275 Drivers

NVIDIA introduced the GeForce GTX 560 GPU, the latest addition to the company's Fermi-based product family, starting at $199 USD.

Reference specifications:

• GPU: GF114, 40nm
• Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16
• CUDA cores: 336
• GPU/shader clock rate: 810/1620 MHz
• Memory clock rate (physical/effective): 1002 (4008) MHz
• Memory capacity: 1024MB GDDR5
• Memory bus: 256-bit
• Output connectors: 2 x Dual-Link DVI-I, mini-HDMI 1.4a
• Supplementary power connectors: 2 x 6-pin
• Max. GPU temperature: 99°C
• Min. PSU required: 450W
• Supports DirectX 11, 3D Vision, CUDA, PhysX, SLI (hardware)

NVIDIA today also released beta GeForce R275 drivers. They should bring increased performance and enhanced functionality to a broad spectrum of PC games, including 3D Vision support to Duke Nukem Forever, PhysX support to Alice: Madness Returns, and Surround support to Dungeon Siege III.

Highlights of GeForce R275 Drivers:

• Performance boost across a variety of games, including Crysis 2 (6%), Bulletstorm (15%), and Portal 2 (8%)
• NVIDIA Update technology now includes SLI profiles
• Improved desktop scaling experience with new user interface and features
• Improved resizing experience for HDTVs
• More than 525 3D Vision gaming profiles, including new additions for Portal 2, Duke Nukem Forever, Age of Empires Online, Assassin's Creed
• Brotherhood and Dungeon Siege III, among others
• New 3D Vision Photo Viewer with Windowed Mode Support
• Support for more than 65 3D Vision Ready displays, including desktop monitors, notebooks and projectors.

The GeForce GTX 560 GPU is available starting today in cards announced by company's partners, including ASL, ASUS, Colorful, ECS, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Innovision 3D, Jetway, Leadtek, MSI, Palit, Point of View, PNY, Sparkle, Zotac and others. GeForce R275 drivers are available here.

Now I'll mention a few notable products among the multitude of new GeForce GTX 560 cards. And by notable I mean most factory-overclocked.

ASUS presented ENGTX560 DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5 (GPU/shader clock rate: 925/1850 MHz, memory clock rate: 1050 (4200) MHz).

Palit announced GTX 560 Sonic Platinum (GPU/shader clock rate: 900/1800 MHz, memory clock rate: 1050 (4200) MHz).

Zotac rolled out AMP! GeForce GTX 560 (GPU/shader clock rate: 950/1900 MHz, memory clock rate: 1100 (4400) MHz).

Sources: NVIDIA, ASUS, Palit, Zotac

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