ASUS ENGTX560 is a good card, and you get great frame rates at HD settings. You can also stretch beyond the 1080p setting in games such as FarCry2 and DIRT 3. Pricing is higher than the Galaxy GTX 560. If you can spend more, then it is ideal to go for a GTX 560Ti, as you get more raw power upfront.
Design and Build: The ASUS ENGTX560 is built of sturdy metal and the frame around the fans is quite strong. The fans are placed atop a heat sink. The red lines onto the dark brown metal makes the card look very attractive and the open frame design bundled with the heat pipes allow faster heat dissipation.
Performance: As seen from the graphs, the only competition to the ASUS ENGTX560 is from the GTX 560 Ti’s which was kind of expected as the number of stream processors is higher in the 560 Ti than the GTX 560. The ASUS card thanks to the factory overclock performed better than Galaxy GTX 560 in most benchmarks.IN STALKER: Call of Pripyat, Crysis Warhear and Crysis 2 benchmarks the ASUS card and HIS HD 6950 performed at par. Amongst all the cards, it has the lowest idle temperature and the delta is around 34 degrees C which is slightly higher than Galaxy’s 31 degrees which is again understandable owing to the overclock.
Refer to the gallery to view benchmarks, as well as the below table.
Verdict: ASUS ENGTX560 is a good card, and you get great frame rates at HD settings. You can also stretch beyond the 1080p setting in games such as FarCry2 and DIRT 3. Pricing is higher than the Galaxy GTX 560. If you can spend more, then it is ideal to go for a GTX 560Ti, as you get more raw power upfront.
Score Out of 100: 73.1
Price: Rs.12,800
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Brand Model |
ASUS GTX 560 |
| Type of memory / Memory Clock (MHz) | GDDR5 / 1050 |
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Core / Shader Clock (MHz)
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925 / 1850 |
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No. of Stream Processors
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336
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Memory size (MB) / Memory Interface
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1024 / 256-bit |
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Connects on card
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Mini HDMI, 2xDVI-D |
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Accessories provided
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1x mini HDMI to HDMI adapter, 1xVGA to DVI adapter, 2x molex to 6-pin adapter |
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Game Provided
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N
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Synthetic Benchmarks
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3D Mark 11 (Overall)
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6661
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3D Mark 11 (Graphics)
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7118
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Unigine Heaven v2.5 (1680×1050, 4xAF, Max Shader, Extreme Tesellation) Score |
805
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Unigine Heaven v2.5 (1680×1050, 4xAF, Max Shader, Extreme Tesellation) Frame rate |
32
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Temperature (Load)
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64
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Temperature (Idle)
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30
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Game Benchmarks |
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FarCry 2 (1280×1024, Ultra High, No AA) Avg |
128.17
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FarCry 2 (1680×1050, Ultra High, No AA) Avg |
119.16
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FarCry 2 (1920×1080, Ultra High, No AA) Avg |
110.66
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FarCry 2 (1280×1024, Ultra High, 4xAA) Avg |
116.13
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FarCry 2 (1680×1050, Ultra High, 4xAA) Avg |
103.47
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FarCry 2 (1920×1080, Ultra High, 4xAA) Avg |
95.1
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R : Call of Pripyat (Day, 1680×1050, No AA, DX11, Ultra Detail) Avg |
123.2
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R : Call of Pripyat (Day, 1680×1050, 4x AA, DX11, Ultra Detail) Avg |
84
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R : Call of Pripyat (Day, 1920×1080, 4xAA, DX11, Ultra Detail) Avg |
74.4
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Resident Evil (1680×1050, 4xAA, Motion Blur on) |
125.5
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Resident Evil (1920×1080, 4xAA, Motion Blur on) |
116.2
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Crysis Warhead (1280×1024, DX10, Med) Avg |
77
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Crysis Warhead (1680×1050, DX10, Med) Avg |
73
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Crysis Warhead (1680×1050, DX10, Very High) Avg |
39
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Crysis Warhead (1920×1080, DX10, Very High) Avg |
35
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Dirt 3 (1280×1024, No AA, Details Medium) Avg |
159.72
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Dirt 3 (1680×1050, No AA, Details Medium) Avg |
148.54
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Dirt 3 (1920×1080, No AA, Details Medium) Avg |
136.01
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Dirt 3 (1280×1024, 4x AA, Details High) Avg |
145.13
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Dirt 3 (1680×1050, 4x AA, Details High) Avg |
125.01
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Dirt 3 (1920×1080, 4x AA, Details High) Avg |
115.12
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Crysis 2 (1920×1080 Hardcore)
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54.05
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Crysis 2 (1680×1050 Hardcore)
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62.91
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