Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMP! Edition 1GB Video Card Review

System Overview & Testing Procedures
We will be installing the Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMP! Edition into our X58 test system.  This test system is comprised of  the following components…

Processor: Intel Core i7 965 Extreme
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58A-UD5
Memory: 6GB Crucial Ballistix
Storage: 750GB SATA drive
Power: Zalman ZM1000-HP Plus 1000W
Case: In Win BUC Mid Tower

We will be comparing the Sapphire HD 6570 to some of the latest video cards we have tested, they include:

Sparkle Calibre X480 GeForce GTX 480
Sapphire Radeon HD 6950
ASUS HD 6870 DirectCU
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850

Keep in mind these other cards range from low-end to high end.  They are just here for reference.

Opening up GPU-Z we can see all the information on the Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMP! Edition.  This card is overclocked up to 950 MHz from the stock 823 MHz.  Also in CPU-Z we can see our system is running at the stock settings.

Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMP! Edition 1GB Video Card Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMP! Edition 1GB Video Card

We will be running 2 different types of tests on the card.  The first are benchmarking programs, most of which you should be familiar with.  The second part of the testing is actual game testing.  The programs and games we are using are listed below as well as links where you can download or purchase them.

Video Tests
3DMark 11 (download)
3DMark Vantage (download)
Heaven Demo 2.5 (download)
Stone Giant Demo (download)

Game Tests
Crysis Warehead (Buy)
Alien vs. Predator (Buy)
DiRT 2 (Buy)

Now on to testing!

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