Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 (DirectX 11)
Battlefield 3™ leaps ahead of its time with the power of Frostbite 2, DICE’s new cutting-edge game engine. This state-of-the-art technology is the foundation on which Battlefield 3 is built, delivering enhanced visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and character animation utilizing ANT technology as seen in the latest EA SPORTS™ games.
Frostbite 2 now enables deferred shading, dynamic global illumination and new streaming architecture. Sounds like tech talk? Play the game and experience the difference!
I only had a chance to get our new Battlefield 3 test run on the EVGA GTX 560 Ti 2Win and the reference GTX 580 but the results are interesting; even more so than the graphs indicate. First, the performance results show a HUGE advantage to the GTX 560 Ti 2Win, as much as 44%! But what the graphs don’t tell you is that the higher frame rate was not smooth enough to our eyes. This was the only game that exhibited this behavior which tells me that it is likely a temporary driver bug. The single GPU GTX 580 was noticeable better for this game even though the frame rates LOOK higher on the EVGA card.
We’ll check back in with EVGA and NVIDIA on this one and let you know – with such a new game and consistently updated drivers we might see this performance result change within a couple weeks.
The reason products like this
The reason products like this arnt common cause it seems they cant make them cheaper then 2 cards. They need to price this 400-500, not over 500…
While I am sure that would
While I am sure that would help them sell more cards, look at where it performs – better than a GTX 580 and close to the level of the GTX 590. I think its pricing is pretty much justifiable from that.
I think the performance is
I think the performance is great for the price point. I personally would be hard pressed to consider this card though. I would rather go with 1 580 and look at going SLI further down the road, when they become cheaper. It is a good solution for those with only one PCIE over the 590, with out a doubt. I just doubt it will be plausible to put in those cases that only have one PCIE with it’s considerable length in mind. If you’re going to go with a 560ti, spend a little more and get this if your case & psu supports it. Overall nice review.
Hmm good idea but has 1 major
Hmm good idea but has 1 major flaw… and its a MAJOR flaw… 1Gb of memory is not enough for SLI systems which usually are for people who run large resolution monitors.
BF3 for example uses over 1GB on High settings and a lot more on ultra with 4x MSAA
The card 1Gb memory per chip,
The card 1Gb memory per chip, giving it 2 Gb memory in total.
It doesn’t work that way
It doesn’t work that way tardo.
Hey now, no need to get mean
Hey now, no need to get mean
SLI and Crossfire both do not
SLI and Crossfire both do not work that way. You do not have 2Gb of total framebuffer space. Each GPU needs to contain the entire contents of the scene since they both render the same thing. Even 4 way SLI with 1Gb cards would result in 1Gb of total vram.
Yeah but with SLI enabled you
Yeah but with SLI enabled you have 1GB in Total.
“This card can even run
“This card can even run NVIDIA Surround and 3D Vision Surround modes with three displays”
So where are the benchmarks with three displays?
Due to the quick launch we
Due to the quick launch we didn’t do any. I can hook it up and run some tests next week if you want.
Too bad you can’t run 2
Too bad you can’t run 2
Agreed. Or at least add in a
Agreed. Or at least add in a third 560 Ti single GPU card.
Ryan,
Great job once again.
Ryan,
Great job once again. It behooves me to understand why other reviewers do not get the importance of minimum frame rate. It is probably the most important metric for me.
On that score, do you think the better smoothness you saw with the 580, despite the lower frame rates, was a result of lower min on the 2Win, or is it related to SLI?
If I had to put my house on
If I had to put my house on it one way or the other, I would bet on SLI.
They should have made this
They should have made this SLI compatible for people with mid-tower cases it’s nice to have 4-way SLI in a compact space.
Interesting comments on BF3.
Interesting comments on BF3. I use a GTX 570 SLI system and it has been butter smooth at 2560×1440 even with 4xMSAA on, though MSAA does slow it down. It’s best to turn this off anyway when using Nvidia cards as FSAA is just as good without a large the performance hit.
Regarding the GTX 560 Ti 2Win, my feeling is that this is likely a combination of a tiny lack of speed but largely the limitation of 1GB onboard memory when 4xMSAA is applied.
I bet it is a folding
I bet it is a folding monster. Nice review 😀
Hey Ryan, did you ever hear
Hey Ryan, did you ever hear back from EVGA or Nvidia regarding the BF3 results?
You might want to try the following to smooth out gameplay…http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,852914/Solved-Battlefield-3-lag-issue-with-DirectX-10-Geforce-cards/Practice/
I read it gives off twice the
I read it gives off twice the heat as a GTX580 So if you have a large case with plenty of out-let fans you may be ok, Id prefer the GTX 590 OR GTX 580 Personally.
the GTX 460 2 Win is much,
the GTX 460 2 Win is much, much cheaper at £300 compared to £419 FOR THIS GTX 560 2 Win. okay the 560 has the edge but for an extra £119… Dunno? what do you guys think?
Can i install N.2 EVGA
Can i install N.2 EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2Win in order to work in SLI (4xSli)?