NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 17 expert reviews

Excellent:

10
Good:

7
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Best performance in its class.
Can compete successfully againt GeForce GTX 480.
High performance with enabled tessellation.

Cons:

No serious drawbacks discovered.
Offers only slight improvements over GTX 480.

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Last revision on April 25, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Best performance in its class
Can compete successfully againt GeForce GTX 480
High performance with enabled tessellation
Wide range of supported FSAA modes
Minimal effect of FSAA on performance
Fullyfledged hardware HD video decoding
Highquality HD
Solid DirectX 11 capabilities
Features 500-series redesigns
Increased CUDA Cores
PhysX, 3D Vision

Reviewers Didn't Like

No serious drawbacks discovered
Offers only slight improvements over GTX 480
Upcoming AMD releases could outprice
Lacks DisplayPort Support
Expensive premium level product
Blocks an adjacent slot
Requires two six-pin power leads

Expert reviews and ratings

By GamePro on April 15, 2011 80

Nvidia's GeForce GTX 570 delivers the power and improved efficiency of the revamped Fermi architecture at a palatable price point.[Editor's Note 4/15/11: Reprinted with permission from PC World. For more graphics card coverage, check out PC...

By DigitalVersus on December 23, 2010 100

NVIDIA has brought out a little pearl here: rapid gaming, compatible with a panoply of extra features (3D, CUDA) and, above all, fairly quiet. Keep an eye on pricing changes to get best value for...

By Expert Reviews on December 10, 2010 100

The best choice for die-hard gamers today, but we’d wait for AMD’s efforts before making a purchase....

By Overclock3D on December 07, 2010 90

When we reviewed the GTX580 recently the main question we were left with afterwards was is it sufficiently good enough to justify the increase in price over the GTX480.There was no doubt that it is the ultimate single-GPU solution, and by quite some...

By PC Pro on December 07, 2010 83

A slightly more affordable option for those after Nvidia’s table-topping graphics speeds...

By Bit-tech.net on December 07, 2010 90

We must admit to being taken by surprise by the release of the GeForce GTX 570 1.3GB so soon after that of the GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB, but it certainly makes sense. With ATI dragging its heels for whatever reason over the HD 6900-series cards, Nvidia...

By HardwareZone.com on December 07, 2010 80

Where performance is concerned, the GeForce GTX 570 is very fast card. It might not be as quick as the GeForce GTX 580, but it is a great deal quicker than any single GPU offering ATI/AMD can throw at it right now. However, we were a bit disappointed...

By HEXUS.net on December 07, 2010 90

Fermi done right The introduction of the GeForce GTX 570 GPU solidifies NVIDIA's high-end line-up for 2010. Sensible tweaks in the Fermi architecture and a revised cooler makes this second-rung 500-series card a genuinely better bet than the...

By PCWorld on December 07, 2010 80

Nvidia's GeForce GTX 570 delivers the power and improved efficiency of the revamped Fermi architecture at a palatable price point....

By TechRadar on December 07, 2010 90

Always spoiling for a fight here comes Nvidia's latest card, the GeForce GTX 570, just as we're hearing what AMD is planning.When the rather impressive GTX 580 tipped up out of the blue the other month we were promised it was going to be the...

By PC Mag on December 07, 2010 80

A rethought version of the first-ever Fermi card, the GeForce GTX 570 is a well-priced performer for today that could run into some trouble tomorrow....

By Computer Shopper on December 01, 2010 90

In a quieter, cheaper design, the GeForce GTX 570 offers performance comparable to the GTX 480—not long ago, the fastest single-GPU graphics card available....

By Expreview on December 13, 2010

Compared with GeForce GTX 580,GeForce GTX 570 has better cost performance and continues GTX 580 design solution,and their gap is around 13%.Although spec of GTX 570 is slightly lower than GeForce GTX 480,it outperforms GTX 480 by 4.53% averagely.While...

By BeHardware on December 13, 2010

With a new version of its flagship GPU, the manufacture of which is less problematic, NVIDIA has more room for manoeuvre and this is immediately noticeable with this new version of the GeForce GTX 580. NVIDIA hasn’t had to reduce the clocks on the...

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