Palit GeForce GTX 570 Sonic Platinum

W1zzard · Dec 7, 2010, 10:15 AM

To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/P...onic_Platinum/

LAN_deRf_HA · Dec 7, 2010, 01:35 PM

Looking at the asus and palit boards side by side the palit looks very different. Sort of barren. I know it could just be variation between cards but I can't help but think on average these palits won't overclock as well as the reference boards.

entropy13 · Dec 7, 2010, 01:57 PM

Even if it won't overclock as well, it's already 5% ahead anyway.

Even with the "lesser" overclock, it still performed a bit better.

thunderising · Dec 7, 2010, 02:43 PM

Overclocking makes it the real power guzzler

mdsx1950 · Dec 7, 2010, 03:08 PM

I really like the design of the card. The two fans make it look badass IMO.

freaksavior · Dec 7, 2010, 03:19 PM

That's a pretty card.

Completely Bonkers · Dec 7, 2010, 05:56 PM

I'm a tiny-weany bit disappointed. While top-line performance is good, every statistic is worse than the GTX 460. I think I'd rather SLI the 460 than own a 570, which means it didn't meet my expectations unfortunately. It doesn't bode well for a GTX560 model

alexsubri · Dec 8, 2010, 05:41 AM

I actually like the 570 and the 580s , now im waiting for AMD to respond

wolf · Dec 8, 2010, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Completely Bonkers

I'm a tiny-weany bit disappointed. While top-line performance is good, every statistic is worse than the GTX 460. I think I'd rather SLI the 460 than own a 570, which means it didn't meet my expectations unfortunately. It doesn't bode well for a GTX560 model

GTX560 is in all likelyhood a fully capable GF104 (GTX460) with all 384 sp's active, and higher clocks. I'd guesstimate 750-825mhz core and ~4ghz memory. this should already make it as fast or faster than a GTX470 while running cooler and quieter. I'd assume less power draw too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexsubri

I actually like the 570 and the 580s , now im waiting for AMD to respond

Me too, I think they're "good"

Hayder_Master · Dec 8, 2010, 06:22 AM

nice review w1z, great cooling but i hate this limit overclocking it should be better than reference design
w1z did u try any voltage tweaking on this card, did the non chil chip do the job, how u got with voltage tweaking.

1nf3rn0x · Dec 8, 2010, 08:27 AM

Wow, when overclocked it surpassed the GTX 580, this could be a way to save some $$ and get GTX 580 performance.

jasper1605 · Dec 8, 2010, 08:40 AM

Nice review as always wizz. Consider it dugg for ya!

thunderising · Dec 8, 2010, 08:51 AM

^^ u got that right, and power consumption with OC seems at par with GTX580

But I think we shouldn't jump into final conclusions about these cards especially when HD6970 and HD6950 launch next week.

cscgo · Dec 14, 2010, 04:27 AM

Did I miss something, or were there no idle/load temps in the review?

Dec 7, 2010, 10:15 AM	#1
W1zzard Benevolent Dictator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 13,766 (4.18/day) Thanks: 184 Thanked 10,215 Times in 3,159 Posts System Specs	Palit GeForce GTX 570 Sonic Platinum To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/P...onic_Platinum/ Last edited by W1zzard; Dec 7, 2010 at 06:28 PM.

Processor:	Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4 GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V Pro
Memory:	3x 2048 MB Mushkin DDR3
Video Card:	ASUS GeForce GTX 670 Direct CU II TOP
Hard Disk:	Crucial C300 128 GB, WD6400AAKS 640 GB, WD15EADS 1.5 TB
Optical Drive:	BenQ DW1640
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell U3011 30", 2560x1600 + 19" 1280x1024
Case:	NZXT H2
Sound Card:	On-board Realtek HD
PSU:	Kingwin Absolute Platinum 550 W
Software:	Windows 7 64-bit

System Name:	Obelisc
Processor:	i7 2600k @ 4.5 GHz
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z77-V
Cooling:	H110
Memory:	16GB(4x8) @ 2133 MHz 9-11-10-28 2T
Video Card:	Galaxy GTX 660 Ti GC 3GB SLI
Hard Disk:	M4 256GB, 2x 3TB Seagate XT
Optical Drive:	Samsung 12x Bluray
CRT/LCD Model:	Crossover 27Q
Case:	Corsair 550D
Sound Card:	X-Fi Titanium HD with HD598
PSU:	Kingwin LZP-550
Software:	Win7 64bit SP1

Dec 7, 2010, 01:57 PM	#3
entropy13 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 3,423 (2.22/day) Thanks: 42 Thanked 1,132 Times in 713 Posts System Specs	Even if it won't overclock as well, it's already 5% ahead anyway. Even with the "lesser" overclock, it still performed a bit better. __________________ MSI P67A-GD65 (B3), Intel Core i5 2500K, Corsair H60, 2x MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr II/OC, G.Skill RipjawsX (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 RAM, OCZ Agility 3 120GB + 2TB, Corsair AX1200, Corsair Carbide 400R MSI Z68MA-ED55, i5 2500K, Noctua NH-U9B SE2, Inno3D GTX 570, Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB, OCZ Agility 3 120GB + 1TB, Seasonic X660, Lian Li PC-V600FB The Big Useful List of Free Useful Programs To Use Usually For Free

Processor:	Intel Core i7 3930K\|Intel Core i7 2600K
Motherboard:	Asus Rampage IV Extreme\|Asus Z68 Maximus IV Extreme-Z
Cooling:	Corsair H100\|Corsair H80
Memory:	G.Skill RipjawsZ 32GB (8x4GB) DDR3-1866 RAM\|G.Skill RipjawsX (4x4GB) DDR3-1600 RAM
Video Card:	3x MSI GTX 580 Lightning Xtreme Edition\|2x Palit GTX 580 + Inno3D GTX 580
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 3 240GB, 4x 2TB\|Corsair Force GT 120GB, 2x 1TB, 500GB
Optical Drive:	LG 24x DVD-RW+/- with Lightscribe\|Lite-on 24x DVD-RW+/-
CRT/LCD Model:	3x 23" Chimei CMV-23LH LED\|LG 27" E2750V, LG 23" E2360V
Case:	Corsair Obsidian Series 800D\|Thermaltake Chaser MK-I
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	Thermaltake Toughpower 1350W 80PLUS SILVER\|Corsair AX1200 1200W 80PLUS GOLD
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit w/ Service Pack 1

Dec 7, 2010, 01:35 PM	#2
LAN_deRf_HA Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4,022 (2.15/day) Thanks: 290 Thanked 831 Times in 588 Posts System Specs	Looking at the asus and palit boards side by side the palit looks very different. Sort of barren. I know it could just be variation between cards but I can't help but think on average these palits won't overclock as well as the reference boards.

Dec 7, 2010, 02:43 PM	#4
thunderising Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 682 (0.72/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 62 Times in 50 Posts System Specs	Overclocking makes it the real power guzzler

System Name:	BAH! - - tHE ECo FReAK
Processor:	Athlon II X4 620 @ 1.15V
Motherboard:	ASUS 785G EVO
Cooling:	Stock
Memory:	Corsair Titanium 4GB DDR3 1600MHz C9
Video Card:	Sapphire HD5850 @ 1.049v
Hard Disk:	Seagate 7200.12 500GB
Optical Drive:	LG 22x DVD RW
CRT/LCD Model:	BenQ G2220HD
Case:	Cooler Master Elite 334
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsair VX550W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Dec 7, 2010, 03:08 PM	#5
mdsx1950 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: In a gaming world :D Posts: 1,900 (1.49/day) Thanks: 263 Thanked 418 Times in 305 Posts System Specs	I really like the design of the card. The two fans make it look badass IMO. __________________ mdsx1950's Upcoming Games Thread(13th July)==[[Original\|Simplified]]== Laptop - Alienware M15X - i7 940XM\|8GB DDR3 1333MHz\|15.6" WideFHD 1080p WLED\|HD5850M 1GB\|640GB SATAII\|BluRay Burner\|9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery Thanks to PVTCaboose1337 for the sig

System Name:	Knight-X
Processor:	Intel Core i7-980X [4.2Ghz]
Motherboard:	ASUS P6T7 WS
Cooling:	CORSAIR Hydro H70 + 2x CM 2000RPM 120mm LED Fans
Memory:	Corsair DOMINATOR-GT 12GB (6 x 2GB) DDR3 2000MHz
Video Card:	AMD Radeon HD6970 2GB CrossFire [PhysX - EVGA GTX260(216SP) 896MB]
Hard Disk:	2x Corsair Perf. 512GB \| OCZ Colossus 1TB \| 2xOCZ Agilities 120GB SSDs
Optical Drive:	Pioneer BDR-2205 Blu-ray Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell UltraSharp™ 3008WFP [2560x1600]
Case:	Cooler Master HAF-X + NZXT Temp LCD
Sound Card:	ASUS Xonar D2X \| ONKYO HTS9100THX 7.1
PSU:	Silverstone ST1500 1500W [80 PLUS Silver]
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate X64 (Build 7600)
Benchmarks:	Heaven 2.0 with Extreme Tessellation at 1080p - 96FPS

Dec 7, 2010, 03:19 PM	#6
freaksavior To infinity ... and beyond! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: H-Town Texas Posts: 6,780 (2.88/day) Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 852 Times in 581 Posts System Specs	That's a pretty card. __________________ Heat My HTPC Guide freak's F/S thread Fill Out you sp here.

System Name:	0 Kelvin 5.0 / Server
Processor:	i7 930 \|\| Q6600
Motherboard:	EVGA Micro X58\|\| Asus Rampage Formula x48
Cooling:	Mugen2 \|\| Rocketfish
Memory:	6Gb Crucial Value 1800mhz\|\| 4gb Patriot SLI
Video Card:	2x Asus 5850CU 800/1200 \|\| ATI 6450
Hard Disk:	Intel 320 80gb SSD + 72.11 750Gb \|\| 3 x 2tb Sea + 2 x 500gb WD B
Optical Drive:	Samsung SH-S203N \|\| None
CRT/LCD Model:	2x Samsung 245BW \|\| Samsung 40" 650A
Case:	NZXT Rogue \|\| CM690
Sound Card:	Onboard \|\| ATI 6450
PSU:	8Silverstone DA800 \|\| Kingwin 1000w
Software:	7U x64 \|\| Windows 7
Benchmarks:	http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l294/freaksavior/Overclocking-1.png

Dec 7, 2010, 05:56 PM	#7
Completely Bonkers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,415 (1.05/day) Thanks: 582 Thanked 533 Times in 374 Posts System Specs	I'm a tiny-weany bit disappointed. While top-line performance is good, every statistic is worse than the GTX 460. I think I'd rather SLI the 460 than own a 570, which means it didn't meet my expectations unfortunately. It doesn't bode well for a GTX560 model __________________ ... some things in life just drive you bonkers. Especially the rubbish you see in forum posts

Processor:	Mysterious Engineering Prototype
Motherboard:	Intel 865
Cooling:	Custom block made in workshop
Memory:	Corsair XMS 2GB
Video Card:	FireGL X3-256
CRT/LCD Model:	1600x1200 SyncMaster x 2 = 3200x1200
Software:	Windows 2003

Dec 8, 2010, 05:41 AM	#8
alexsubri Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,250 (1.04/day) Thanks: 123 Thanked 200 Times in 130 Posts System Specs	I actually like the 570 and the 580s , now im waiting for AMD to respond __________________ Heatware

System Name:	AlexSuBri
Processor:	AMD 965 BE (o/c 3.8 Ghz) C3
Motherboard:	ASUS Sabertooth 990 FX (Latest BIOS Update)
Cooling:	Asetek 240mm LCLC (w/ 240mm Enermax Cooling LED Fans)
Memory:	Corsair Dominator (OEM) 4 Gigs @ 9-9-9-24
Video Card:	ATI Sapphire OC Edition 7950 @ 1085/1785 1.25v
Hard Disk:	Samsung 600 Gig HDD (Raid 0 @ 7,500)
Optical Drive:	LG 4x BluRay + DVD/R/RW Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	23'' LG LCD Flatron W2361VG 1080p @ 50,000:1
Case:	Coolmaster Storm Sniper
Sound Card:	Onboard 7.1 HD Realtek --soon getting SB X-FI
PSU:	Apevia 750 Watt
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64x
Benchmarks:	My FarCry 2 Benchmark (RUNNING XFX+Powercolor 5850) crossfire: Settings: Demo(Playback (Action

System Name:	MASTER
Processor:	Core i7 3930k run at 4.4ghz
Motherboard:	Asus Rampage IV extreme
Cooling:	Corsair H100i
Memory:	4x4G kingston hyperx beast 2400mhz
Video Card:	2X EVGA GTX680
Hard Disk:	2X Crusial M4 256g raid0, 1TbWD g, 2x500 WD B
Optical Drive:	2x LG dvd/R 22x
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 27' 1080P LED 3D monitior 2ms
Case:	CoolerMaster Chosmos II
Sound Card:	Creative sound blaster X-FI Titanum champion,Creative speakers 7.1 T7900
PSU:	Corsair 1200i, Logitch G500 Mouse, headset Corsair vengeance 1500
Software:	Win7 64bit Ultimate
Benchmarks:	3d mark 2011: testing

System Name:	MightyX (M-ITX)
Processor:	Core i5 2500K
Motherboard:	Giga H67N-USB3-B3
Cooling:	CoolerMaster Vortex+
Memory:	8gb Geil Corsa 1333
Video Card:	Asus GTX670 DCII oc
Hard Disk:	Corsair Force 3 120gb
Optical Drive:	Zalman ZM-MFC2
CRT/LCD Model:	LCD @ 1080P +TV
Case:	Lain Li PC-Q08B
PSU:	Corsair HX620W

Dec 8, 2010, 06:22 AM	#10
Hayder_Master Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: IRAQ-Baghdad Posts: 4,860 (2.62/day) Thanks: 388 Thanked 639 Times in 444 Posts System Specs	nice review w1z, great cooling but i hate this limit overclocking it should be better than reference design w1z did u try any voltage tweaking on this card, did the non chil chip do the job, how u got with voltage tweaking. __________________ Easiest way to overclock the graphic card guide Easiest way to overclock your graphic card , my other overclocking threads , Core i7-1156 Overclocking and Feedback Thread , C2Q overclocking and feedback thread , C2QX overclocking and feedback thread ,C2D overclocking and feedback thread ,AMDX2 overclocking and feedback thread

Dec 8, 2010, 08:27 AM	#11
1nf3rn0x Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,707 (1.27/day) Thanks: 509 Thanked 331 Times in 242 Posts System Specs	Wow, when overclocked it surpassed the GTX 580, this could be a way to save some $$ and get GTX 580 performance. __________________

System Name:	Thing1\|\|Lappeh \|\| Thing 2
Processor:	i5 3570k \|\| i5 2450m \|\| i3 3220
Motherboard:	ASRock Z77-EXTREME6 \|\| ... \|\| Gigabyte P8H77-M-LE
Cooling:	4x120mm+1x140mm\|\| 6x120MM 1x140MM
Memory:	Kingston 8GB HyperX DDR3 \|\| Corsair 8GB Vengeance @1.5v 9-9-9-24 \|\| 8GB G.Skill Sniper
Video Card:	GTX 670 \|\| 2GB GT640M GDDR5 \|\| GTX 650Ti
Hard Disk:	1TB Barracuda 500GB Sam Spinpoint\|\| 750GB WD Scorp \|\| 320GB Barra 1TB Green
Optical Drive:	LG SMSD\|\| ... \|\| LG SMSD
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus 27" VE278Q \|\| 15.6" \|\| Samsung 24" S24A450BW
Case:	Antec 300\|\| ... \|\| 200R
Sound Card:	Onboard\|\| ... \|\| Onbaord
PSU:	HX 850 \|\| Gigabyte Superb 550P
Software:	Win 7 Ultimate 64 Bit\|\| Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit \|\| ""

Dec 8, 2010, 08:40 AM	#12
jasper1605 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,178 (0.91/day) Thanks: 356 Thanked 228 Times in 191 Posts System Specs	Nice review as always wizz. Consider it dugg for ya! __________________ 1 in 8 people in the world do not have access to clean water. 20 Liters is trying to do something to change 750,000,000 people's lives. Click to help - Love life and live a life of love - If you would like prayer for anything going on in your life or someone else's send me a PM My Heat 11-0-0 My Sig Rig Pics -Updated 11/1/10 TPU Eyefinity Club

System Name:	Vegnagun
Processor:	i5 750 @ 3810 MHz 200.7 X 19
Motherboard:	Asus P7P55D Deluxe
Cooling:	Noctua NH-U12P SE 2
Memory:	2X2bg GEIL 2000 MHz 9-9-9-24
Video Card:	Radeon 5850 Toxic 950-1355-1.088v
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 640gb
Optical Drive:	lite on DH-20A6S
CRT/LCD Model:	5760x1200 eyefinity Topaz S and Gateway FPD2485Ws
Case:	Azza Solano 1000
Sound Card:	10.1 on mobo :)
PSU:	Seventeam ST-850ZAF
Software:	Windows 7 pro on college student discount :)
Benchmarks:	top 1% in the world for weekly score in Killzone 2 :)

Dec 8, 2010, 08:51 AM	#13
thunderising Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 682 (0.72/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 62 Times in 50 Posts System Specs	^^ u got that right, and power consumption with OC seems at par with GTX580 But I think we shouldn't jump into final conclusions about these cards especially when HD6970 and HD6950 launch next week.

Dec 14, 2010, 04:27 AM	#14
cscgo Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Temps? Did I miss something, or were there no idle/load temps in the review?

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic Platinum 1 GB	W1zzard	Reviews	5	Jul 12, 2012 10:51 AM
Palit GeForce GTX 460 Sonic Platinum 1024 MB	W1zzard	Reviews	13	Aug 30, 2010 09:41 PM
Palit Microsystems Launches GTX 460 Sonic Platinum Series Graphics Cards	btarunr	News	1	Jul 12, 2010 01:03 PM
Palit GeForce GTX 260 Sonic overclocking	WojtasRed	NVIDIA	8	Jun 10, 2009 02:01 PM
Palit Launches GeForce GTX 260 SONIC 216SP	btarunr	News	9	Jan 24, 2009 07:32 AM