Sparkle X560 Ti DF Calibre Review
Introduction and Technical Specifications
Published: 7th November 2011 | Source: Sparkle | Price: £170 |
Introduction
Sparkle graphics cards have been quietly performing very well in recent years.
Whilst not necessarily the first brand you think of when choosing your next GPU, they nonetheless have been very solid, with some models being up there with the best.
Today we're taking a look at a highly modified GTX560Ti which is part of Sparkle's Calibre range. Similar to the RoG models from ASUS, or the MSI Lightning range etc., the Calibre variant has a good overclock and the de rigueur twin fan cooler.
So does it sparkle brightly or merely twinkle and fade?
Technical Specifications
Compared to the standard GTX560Ti which comes with a 822MHz core you can see that the Calibre has a hefty overclock indeed, all the way up to 950MHz. The memory too has been upped from 4000MHz to 4600MHz. With these big leaps in clock speed there should be a decent amount of extra performance when compared to the standard model, which is already a good performer.
| Model Number | X560Ti DF |
| Graphics Processing Unit | GeForce GTX 560Ti |
| Core Clock | 950 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 4602 MHz |
| Memory Type | 1024MB GDDR5 |
| Memory Interface | 256-bit |
| Stream Processors Cores | 384 |
| Bus Type | PCI-Express 2.0 |
| Outputs | Mini HDMI x1 Dual Link DVI-I x2 |
Time to take a look at what's in the box.
Most Recent Comments
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this is a GORGEOUS card......if they make a 580 like this instead of the arctic cooling triple fan one......im in.....ill sell my 6970's is a second!!!!!!!
and you know what.......it's at this point id like to send a big middle finger to the exec's over at nvidia.....no tri-sli on the 560Ti is a DAMN shame!!!!!!
Nice review by the way
look inside? standard vrm arrangement?
Amazon US has the ones reviewed here (currently out of stock) but whether you can get shipping to UK..............
Only "official" supplier doesnt have the reviewed version OR the Purple Blade version on the Calibre Site (incidentally clock speeds are even higher than the one reviewed 1ghz out the box)
So guess the only way to find em is troll the web or perhaps ebay...
Looks like a solid card though. I'm really happy Sapphire isn't exclusive to ATi these days.
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Originally Posted by badatgames18
nice review tom! look inside? standard vrm arrangement? |
The good news there is that a waterblock is available for it.
GeForce GTX 560 Ti (PCI-E 2.0)- Core Clock:1000 MHz/Memory Clock:4800 MHz - Stream processors:384 - Memory: 1024MB GDDR5 (256bit) - DVI x 2/Mini HDMI x 1
Bring back the PURPLE fans I say
GeForce GTX 570 (PCI-E 2.0)- Core Clock:772 MHz/Memory Clock:4212 MHz - Stream processors:480 - Memory:1280MB GDDR5 (320bit) - DVI x 2/Mini HDMI x 1
http://www.calibrestyle.com.tw/index.asp
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Originally Posted by paulb1972
Saphire = Sparkle??? |
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Originally Posted by Earthmonger
Isn't that what I just said... The good news there is that a waterblock is available for it. |
fixed it now ;D
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