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NVIDIA putting out the GeForce GTX 570

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The GeForce GTX 580 is the fastest and most expensive single GPU card NVIDIA has but those that want the 580's architecture at a more affordable price has a new option today. The GeForce GTX 570 takes the improvements from the GTX 580, removes a few cores, reduces some speeds, and gives you a more affordable card.

The GeForce GTX 570  contains 480 CUDA cores running at 1464MHz , 732MHz for the graphics, and has 1.25GB of GDDR5 memory.You'll need two 6-pin power connectors for this card. Physically, it still has the vapor chamber cooling unit that NVIDIA has designed to help cool the card and it should run pretty quiet.

For around $350, you can pick up this brand spanking new line of cards from NVIDIA.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 GPU Gives Gamers Explosive Performance and Quiet Gaming

Built From the DNA of GTX 580, Just in Time for the Holidays

SANTA CLARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/07/2010 -- Hot on the heels of last month's successful launch of the GeForce® GTX 580 graphics processing unit (GPU), NVIDIA® today announced the immediate availability of the GeForce GTX 570 -- the newest addition to its GTX 500 Series of DirectX 11 (DX11) GPUs designed for PC gaming enthusiast platforms. The GeForce GTX 570 brings a new level of DX11 price/performance to the enthusiast PC gaming market while maintaining quiet acoustics and is available starting today from the world's leading add-in card partners, including ASL, ASUS, Colorful, ECS, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Innovision 3D, Jetway, Leadtek, MSI, Palit, Point of View, PNY, Sparkle, Zotac and others.

Like all NVIDIA "DX11 Done Right" GPUs, the GTX 570 delivers the world's fastest performance for DirectX 11 (DX11) games in its class. When compared to the closest competitive product, the GTX 570 is up to 128 percent faster(i) in today's newest DX11 tessellated games, and even 30 percent faster(ii) in previous-generation DX9 and DX10 games as well. With all of this performance under the hood, it is no wonder why GeForce GPUs remain as the world's number one brand for consumer GPUs.

With full support for NVIDIA 3D Vision™ and NVIDIA Surround™ technologies, the GeForce GTX 570 GPU also provides the graphics horsepower and video bandwidth needed to experience games and high-definition Blu-ray movies in eye-popping stereoscopic 3D on a single display or spanning across three screens for an immersive gaming environment. And with NVIDIA SLI™ technology, the industry's most scalable multi-GPU platform, gamers will be delighted by the sheer increase in gaming performance by adding a second GeForce GTX 570 to their PC.

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