With these GeForce GTX 580 launch being extremely rough for us, there was no way the GeForce GTX 570 launch could be any rougher. Still, it wasn't easy with the card shipping to us at the last minute and having to personally pick it up from the courier depot just to get it all done the same day. Still, everything went to some form of plan in the end and at least we are able to bring you our insights. What does matter is that we're looking at the GeForce GTX 570, the replacement to the GeForce GTX 470 which really hasn't existed for a bit now. Over the past few months it's been all about two models released by NVIDIA, the GeForce GTX 480 being the fastest single GPU card and the GeForce GTX 460. - TweakTown

Gainward GeForce GTX 570 GLH Edition Card Review

So Gainward has been able to step straight out of the box at launch though, with the GeForce GTX 570 and bring us a Goes Like Hell edition straight away. The GLH series has lived true to its name over the recent launches and we've got our fingers crossed that it holds some truthonce again. Checking out their package, you're not going to see anything that you haven't seen before. Looking at the front of the box, you can see we are dealing with a Goes Like Hell edition card which is always a good thing. Looking at the cooler, you can see the dual fan design that Gainward has opted for, which isn't something new but rather usual.

For a second it could be hard to mistake the GeForce GTX 570 for a GeForce GTX 480 due to some very similar numbers. The biggest number you will see between the two cards is the shader count which comes in at 480 on both cards. Across the board the clocks are slightly up on the GeForce GTX 570 since we've got 732MHz on the core and that means 1464MHz on the shaders. The memory clock is also up'd to 3800MHz effective, the main difference is that the GeForce GTX 570 carries with it only 1280MB of GDDR5 memory. What that means is our memory bus comes in slightly lower than the GeForce GTX 480 at only 320-bit.

It's a little hard to know exactly how the GeForce GTX 570 sits when the first one we look at carries with it such an impressive overclock, but the general thought process seems to be that it's slightly faster than the stock GeForce GTX 480, yet carries with it all the benefits that the GeForce GTX 580 does like quieter cooling, better power draw and less heat. The temperature we are getting on our GeForce GTX 570 is good, but we are not sure if it's good because the cooler is doing all the hard work, the core just runs cooler, or a combination of both. Either way, the most important thing is that the card does indeed run cooler.

The important thing for the GeForce GTX 570 is going to be price and availability. The reference card is going to set you back $349 which is a lot more attractive than the GeForce GTX 580. The version we have looked at today, Gainward said should be around the $369 mark which is even more impressive considering the performance boost. Of course, if you want to venture a little past that $349 mark, get some more connectivity, a dual fan cooling solution and a really impressive overclock, the Gainward GLH edition is one that should grab your attention. The big question is though, do we see what AMD has to offer?

One side of your brain says yes because it's only a week away. The other side says that in a weeks' time we're going to be a week closer to Christmas, making getting a graphics card even harder, so you should get something now. At least now you can see what the GeForce GTX 570 has to offer, and if it offers you the performance you want or need at the money you are willing to spend, then the chances are it's going to be a good pick up.