Last month Galaxy announced the first non-reference 55nm GeForce GTX260 graphics card. It’s still being tested and the retail edition hasn’t been finalized yet, but we manage to get more details of its performance.
The non-reference 55nm GeForce GTX 260 shares the same PCB design with reference GTX 260, without shrinks on specifications. Equipped with Samsung 1.0ns DRAM, Galaxy 55nm GeForce GTX260 is coming with 896MB/448bit and default clock of 625/1350/2100MHz, up from 576/1242/1998MHz on reference card.
Galaxy GeForce GTX260 employs 4+1 phase power supply design and detached power supply for memory & core. It has used the first-class solid capacitance and enclosed inductance from Japan. Dual 6-pin power supply connectors ensures the stablity of power supply. The card also provides dual DVI+TV-OUT which supports kinds of dual-output modes so as to realize 2560×1600 high-revolution output.
Galaxy GeForce GTX260 offers very good cooling solution by employing PCcooler’s cooler of four heat sinks. As the first high-end non-reference card from Galaxy, GTX260 features dual BIOS and voltage jumper design, making it to be a very good choice for gamers.
Now, let’s check out how well it works.
Just as we can see, Galaxy non-reference GTX260 card provides awesome overclocking ability (750/2600MHz). Thanks to the efficient cooling system, the temperature is controlled between 66℃ to 67℃ when loaded.
gtx 260 칩셋을 사용한 비레퍼런스 디자인의 모델로 cpu 쿨러를 연상시키는 대형 쿨러로 높은 쿨링효과를 예상할수 있고 단점은 거대한 슬롯에 따른 pci 부가 장치의 사용에 제약이 따른다는 점.