Wednesday, January 12th 2011
GeForce GTX 560 called GTX 560 Ti and releases Jan 25th
About a decade ago when programmable shaders were new, NVIDIA identified its first graphics processors that used them under the GeForce 3 series and 4 series with the "Ti" marker (for example, GeForce 4 Ti 4800), to demarcate them from mainstream "MX" series, which lacked them (eg. GeForce 4 MX 440). Exactly a decade later, there are faint indications that NVIDIA is reintroducing the Ti marker. This was found out on close examination of a leaked 266.44 GeForce driver, which recognized an unreleased NVIDIA GPU as GeForce GTX 560 Ti. This baffles us. To begin with, this doesn't seem like a notebook GPU, second, we don't know of anything big in works at NVIDIA. One plausible explanation we can come up with is that NVIDIA is using "Ti" to simply make its GTX 560 SKU "look" presentable on paper, especially since the SKU may face competition from Radeon HD 6950 1 GB the moment it's released.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti is being introduced to restore competitiveness to NVIDIA in the sub-$270 "performance" segment, after it was depleted by AMD's introduction of the Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon HD 6850. With GTX 560 seeming imminent, AMD is preparing two new SKUs, Radeon HD 6950 1GB and HD 6970 1GB, which, coupled with cost-effective board designs, are expected to significantly drive down prices, restoring AMD's competitiveness in the crucial market segment. The GeForce GTX 560 Ti is based on new GF114 silicon, features 384 CUDA, a 256-bit GDDR5 memory interface, and core clock speeds of 820 MHz. The new SKU is slated for January 25th.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti is being introduced to restore competitiveness to NVIDIA in the sub-$270 "performance" segment, after it was depleted by AMD's introduction of the Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon HD 6850. With GTX 560 seeming imminent, AMD is preparing two new SKUs, Radeon HD 6950 1GB and HD 6970 1GB, which, coupled with cost-effective board designs, are expected to significantly drive down prices, restoring AMD's competitiveness in the crucial market segment. The GeForce GTX 560 Ti is based on new GF114 silicon, features 384 CUDA, a 256-bit GDDR5 memory interface, and core clock speeds of 820 MHz. The new SKU is slated for January 25th.
52 Comments on GeForce GTX 560 called GTX 560 Ti and releases Jan 25th
just wait, GTX580 ULTRA 1000 dollars here we come.
yep those were the good ol days because it was so close back then nvidia would release something and ati would come right back at them.
Sad we can't have a good nVidia chipset to complement, but I'm sure nVidia won't mind re-re-branding the 780a chipset for us...
That's why we'll need a 1080a. But wait! Nvidia doesn't like adding extra numbers, or we'd have an 12800GTX right now instead of a GTX580. So, I guess they'll call it the a18 instead? Or the a28, perhaps, seeing as we had no Geforce GTX1** cards.
GF3:
PNY GeForce3 TI500
ASUS GeForce3 TI500
GF4:
Jaton 3DForce4 Ti4200
BFG Tech GeForce4 TI4600
The ASUS GeForce3 TI500 was by far the most memorable part. It had software to monitor voltages of VRAM and other components via ASUS SmartDoctor and this was in 2001/2002. The fan died within few months though. :laugh:
Great to see awesome branding resurrected.
Not that I'm against the Ti, just hope NV uses it right and puts it only on boards worthy of it.
this card better be good otherwise it will be ruining a legacy if the equate Ti to SE (shitty edition) or MX i will be unhappy...
EDIT: Sorry, missed the "I've owned" part...
AMD Radeon HD6990XT Platinum Edition.
Now, that's a name :lol:
wait.......
History always repeat itself. So that's where NVIDIA's idea comes from.
better than calling this the GTX560 FX. no oldschool nvidia fan would have one then.