Introducing the EVGA GeForce GTX 570. Enjoy blistering fast DirectX 11 performance, including tessellation performance that destroys the competition. Experience a whole new level of interactive gaming with SLI and combine up to three displays for the ultimate in 3D entertainment. And as you have come to expect from the GeForce GTX GPU, the GTX 570 packs support for all the premium GTX gaming technologies such as NVIDIA Surround, 3D Vision, PhysX and SLI. With these features and more, the EVGA GeForce GTX 570 gives you more than one way to elevate your experience.
Microsoft DirectX 11 SupportDirectX 11 GPU with Shader Model 5.0 support designed for ultra high performance in the new API’s key graphics feature, GPU-accelerated tessellation.
NVIDIA PhysX TechnologyFull support for NVIDIA PhysX technology enables a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.
NVIDIA 3D Vision, 3D Vision Surround ReadyNVIDIA 3D Vision brings a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience to the PC. Expand your games across three displays in full stereoscopic 3D for the ultimate “inside the game” experience with the power of NVIDIA 3D Vision and SLI technologies. NVIDIA Surround also supports triple screen gaming with non-stereo displays.
NVIDIA SLI TechnologyIndustry leading NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing AFR (Alternate-Frame-Rendering) for the world's premier gaming solution under Windows 7 with solid, state-of-the-art-drivers.
NVIDIA CUDA TechnologyCUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding tasks such as video transcoding, physics simulation, ray tracing, and more, delivering incredible performance improvements over traditional CPUs.
NVIDIA PureVideo HD TechnologyThe combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video.
Pros: An excellent high-end card from the 2011 year, the performance will reign sufficient for at least the next 3 or 4 years. Practically a steal now that the Kepler series of cards is out (GTX 670, GTX 680). Though Kepler is much much better, there is no Kepler card that delivers the performance level of the GTX 570 (yet, at least). Unlike the EVGA GTX 560, the shroud on this one feels very solid. It has a heat spreader applied to the RAM and VRMs. Power consumption is high, but it feels lots better than the original Fermi parts (GTX 470, 480). Power scaling is in full-force, and the chip scales up and down depending on how bad the load is. For example, when playing Torchlight the GPU does not run at full-speed and basically sips power. Playing Battlefield, on the other hand, will push things up several notches. In short, it is not all-or-nothing, and is very smart about power use. Fan is quiet and effective.
Cons: The Kepler series is significantly faster and consumes much less power than this card. However, these 570 cards are priced with this information taken into account. If you think that the current price for the GTX 670 is too high, then this card wil get you 80% of the way there for 150 bucks less. However, the GTX 670 is considerably better than this in almost every way, so grab that one if budget is not an issue. Gets quite toasty, but it is nowhere near as bad as the GTX 470/GTX 480 cards. I've measured temperatures in the low 80s during heavy gaming stress. I have not measured during stress tests like Furmark -- I am of the opinion that those tests can damage hardware.
Overall Review: Nvidia is launching a GTX 660 Ti soon, presumably with a Kepler part. This will likely be priced around 350 or so, and will probably equal the GTX 570 in performance and surpass it in efficiency. At the current pricing for the GTX 570s, it seems like retailers are trying to liquidate them. Pick one up before they get sold out! We are talking tip top performance that was worth 350 bucks just a few months ago, and the cards are selling for 100 off right now. Get one before they are gone for good!