Inno3D Geforce GTX580 Review

The INNO3D GTX580 is an extremely powerful card which will satisfy enthusiasts who game at 2560×1600 on a 30 inch screen. When compared to the GTX480, it is a significant and marked improvement. When you consider it can go head to head with AMD's last generation HD5970 powerhouse then you are beginning to see just far nVidia have moved in recent months.

Power consumption is very good, and while I appreciate that there are methods to remove certain limitations now via software, I really would err on the side of caution, which is not my usual stance I might add. This is why I didn't dedicate time in detailing a page overclocking, although for those interested I pushed the core to 840mhz and the memory to 1150mhz. The GTX580 balance of class leading power, low noise and tuned power consumption is a gamers wet dream, with the only downside being the price.

To be fair to nVidia the cost in the UK is around £420 which is fairly reasonable, especially considering the levels of performance this product is delivering to the consumer. AMD have a heck of a task ahead of them to outperform this hardware but we are sure they are up for the challenge. Whether it will happen this year is another question which we will hopefully be answering in the not too distant future.

This card is without a doubt the best graphics card that nVidia have released. We still have a soft spot for the GTX460, but as a showcase of engineering capability and single core GPU power then the GTX580 is pretty much in a class of its own.

Yoyotech have discounted this particular card to £380 inc vat which makes it a very tempting choice indeed.

KitGuru says: GTX580 = gamers wet dream. Not much more we can add to that.

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