MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr 2 OC 1GB GDDR5 PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 10 expert reviews

Excellent:

8
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Overclocked out of box.
No price increase compared to reference design.
Good overclocking potential.

Cons:

Noisy cooler in 3D.
Still limited to two active display outputs per card.

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Last revision on March 6, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Overclocked out of box
No price increase compared to reference design
Good overclocking potential
Quiet cooler in idle
Low temperatures
Support for DirectX 11
Support for CUDA / PhysX

Reviewers Didn't Like

Noisy cooler in 3D
Still limited to two active display outputs per card
NVIDIA power limiter system could possibly complicate advanced overclocking
DirectX 11 relevance limited at this time
Lack of a good bundle
Warranty is limited
Power plugs a little hard to reach

Expert reviews and ratings

Just as the GTX 570 was replacing the GTX 480, leaving the GTX 580 out on its own at the head of the single-GPU pack, here we've got the GTX 560 Ti retiring the GTX 470, not the GTX 460. Yes, that's a lot of numbers, but it does make sense,...

By TechRadar on June 08, 2011

At the start we said how often it proves that two medium graphics cards in SLI are usually a better purchase than a single top-end one and so it proves once again.Price is always the factor in choosing a graphics card and it's the one area where, to...

By Overclock3D on May 03, 2011

The battle to produce the best GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card is being fought fiercely. With so much competition, partner cards are promising higher clocks, improved cooling and custom designs for little more than NVIDIA's standard MSRP. MSI's...

By HEXUS.net on March 09, 2011

In a segment where we know a surprise awaits us with every new release, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti lived up to being a bundle of surprises. To begin with, it can bulldoze through any game at any resolution, making DirectX 11 games playable even at the...

By techPowerUp! on March 03, 2011

With a two year warranty and an asking price of just under £200, this is surely one of the best purchases you could make for a new...

By Kitguru.net on February 17, 2011

IMPORTANT: Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to...

By Benchmark Reviews on January 30, 2011

The performance difference between the MSI 560Ti and the Palit 460 has a spread of 15-30% difference across all benchmarks. With the overclocking in mind, another 5% can be added to that. Performance in games was admirable, and totally playable at...

By Bjorn3D on January 28, 2011

100

As impressive as the ’s stock-speed performance is, the MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC improves upon this even further. The factory overclock might not be earth shattering, but it allows the card to close the gap to the , and in some cases the...

By Bit-tech.net on January 27, 2011

Nvidia’s engineering teams have been pretty busy lately, reengineering and streamlining the previously inefficient Fermi architecture. We’ve seen the GTX 580 and GTX 570 released in recent months. Now it’s the sweet spot GPU, the GTX...

By Maximum PC on January 25, 2011

Nvidia did well this time to not just go for a name change bundled with a small bump in performance. The 560 Ti cards are a real treat for gamers and overclockers. Retailing around the 170-200 euro mark they are pretty affordable and still have...

By MadShrimps on August 09, 2011

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