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Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 560 Ti makes a strong push for the midrange graphics card crown, but savvy shoppers have a few options before them.
Nvidia has been on something of a hot streak lately. Having spent the better part of a year in the shadow of AMD's 5800 series, and after a false start with the GeForce GTX 480 launch, we saw Nvidia's long-awaited Fermi architecture "done right" with the GeForce GTX 580. And again just a few weeks later, with the launch of the GeForce GTX 570.
They aren't done yet. Launching today is Nvidia's GeForce GTX 560 Ti ($249, as of 1/25/2011). While the 570 and 580 sat at the upper echelons of graphics card category, the new GTX 560 Ti is aimed squarely at the mid-range market, where AMD's 6800 series holds sway. The GTX 560 pays homage to Nvidia's Titanium GPU line, resurrecting a fondly-remembered graphics card lineage. It's not meant to replace the GeForce GTX 460, but instead serve as a faster, slightly more expensive alternative.