Review: EVGA Nvidia GTX 560 (non Ti)

EVGA GTX 560 the non Ti has the same look just without the Ti.

The GTX 560 non Ti version really hit the sweet spot on the price over its competitors which is the Ti version. One thing that people really get confused about is that the non Ti version is NOT a rebranded version of the Ti. Then what is the difference? many people ask, the non Ti version has one of 8 CUDA cores disabled so the Ti versions have 8 CUDA cores and non Ti have 7. This however sometimes does not play such a big role in performance. The Ti version if pitted against the non Ti will only get about 10%-20% increase if you are lucky. However looking at today's prices (2011 September) The non Ti version can go as low as 170$-180$ and with rebates it may even go lower then that. The Ti version may be just a bit more beefy but the price is a staggering  230$-250$. The question stands go for the non Ti or for the original Ti. 

As you can see on the above chart taken directly from the Nvidia website, you can see that the Ti version is only slightly above the non Ti version, this performance boost is sometimes barely noticeable.

The answer.

The small performance gain may be great but the extra 50$-60$ can be used in other parts of your rig such as RAM, SSD, or even a sound card. GTX 560 will play almost any game at max settings in 1080p without a hitch, the performance does not take a hit even if you have 2 monitors connected to it which may be a problem for some older GPU. Overall this is the best bang for the buck today.