Geforce GTX 560 help choose between 192-bit vs 256-bit

[Netspiderz]

I was trying to find the difference in performance between the two cards:

GeForce GTX 560 SE (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit CUDA Cores: 288
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130770


GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit CUDA Cores: 336
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130664


I was trying to find benchmarks showing the performance difference between the two, but I couldn't find any. If you have a link showing difference in performance between the 192-bit version vs the 265-bit please post it.

I would like to have an approximate idea of the gain in performance of the 256-bit compared to the 196-bit. I know it could vary depending upon the system, but just to have an idea. Any percentage gain (e.g. are we talking about 5%, 10%, or more?) ? or a benchmark? or something that can show the difference in performance between the two cards.

Are the $40 difference between the two card really worth the price?

Also, another question. Can the two 560 listed above be combined together as SLI?

I need to mention that the graphic card would be used for games such as WoW and SC2.

I currenly have a Q6600, 680i mobo, 4GB RAM, 8800GTX, a 22' monitor 1920x1080.

 

[Jaydip]

Go with the second one its worth the price difference.No they can't be combined in SLI.Both of the games are CPU heavy so probably look for a CPU upgrade later.

 

[DominionSeraph]

You do not want that GTX 560 SE under any circumstances. The reason? The GTX 460 V2 uses the same GF114 core as the GTX 560's, it has 336 cores, its memory and core are clocked faster than the SE, and it's cheaper after rebate. That SE has absolutely nothing going for it over the GTX 460 V2 (You can tell it's a v2 by it having 1GB off a 192 bit bus and the core being clocked ~800MHz vs. the v1's 675MHz.)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127646

 

[toyota]

You do not want that GTX 560 SE under any circumstances. The reason? The GTX 460 V2 uses the same GF114 core as the GTX 560's, it has 336 cores, its memory and core are clocked faster than the SE, and it's cheaper after rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127646

where does it say 336 cores?

 

[DominionSeraph]

where does it say 336 cores?

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-460/specifications

 

[toyota]

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-460/specifications

I wonder why they dont list it in the card description on newegg or even the product page on MSI. I don't recall ever seeing a video card description leave out the number of cores.

 

[DominionSeraph]

I wonder why they dont list it in the card description on newegg or even the product page on MSI. I don't recall ever seeing a video card description leave out the number of cores.

There's no such thing as a "factory unlocked 'moar cores' edition" so there's really no point in anybody listing it. Nvidia/AMD spec the number of cores.

 

[toyota]

There's no such thing as a "factory unlocked 'moar cores' edition" so there's really no point in anybody listing it.

but what does that have to do with anything? every card will normally list the cores or shaders in the description so its odd that its left out.

 

[DominionSeraph]

but what does that have to do with anything?

What does the underlying truth have to do with anything? Hmmm... let me think about that...

Jesus Christ.

every card will normally list the cores or shaders in the description so its odd that its left out.

No, if you'd been doing builds for the last few years you'd know that consistency in listings on Newegg is the oddity. So you don't even know what "odd" is.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

The se edition is the sucky edition

 

[Jaydip]

awesome

 

[toyota]

What does the underlying truth have to do with anything? Hmmm... let me think about that...

Jesus Christ.



No, if you'd been doing builds for the last few years you'd know that consistency in listings on Newegg is the oddity. So you don't even know what "odd" is.

I also said its NOT listed on MSI's site either so YES that it is ODD.