Introducing the new EVGA GTX 560 Ti 448 Core FTW

3D Vision Testing

We evaluated 3D Vision with 80 games and determined that it will be the next big thing in gaming.  Even older games not specifically made for 3D can work very well with the added dimension of depth.  We received our 3D Vision 2 bundle from Nvidia on Friday – 4 days ago – the same day that we received our EVGA GTX 560 Ti 448 Core FTW and we have not yet had time to evaluate the second generation of 3D Vision (2) from Nvidia.  All the testing that we did was with the bundle that we received this Spring from Nvidia.

All of the games were played with maximum settings with a single EVGA-clocked FTW 448 core GTX 560 Ti and GTX 580. Motion Blur is left off and settings are maximum except as noted on the chart.  We compare framerates in 2D with 3D Vision and note that there are further downward adjustments for smoother play.

Here are the results of our benching with 3D Vision enabled versus 2D with the GTX 550 Ti. There is a significant performance hit because each frame is rendered twice – once for the left eye and once for the right

3D Vision is quite impressive as gamers now have an enhanced dimension of depth to immerse them even more into their game.  Best of all as you can see, 3D Vision is mostly playable on a single EVGA clocked GTX 550 Ti 448 core FTW edition.  In many cases, the performance is not a lot lower than with the GTX 580 – an impressive feat for an under-$300 card at very high 1080p settings!

In some cases where playability is marginal, settings can be reduced further.  And Mafia 2 framerates would benefit greatly by adding a dedicated PhysX card.

We shall cover 3D Vision 2 and the new Light Boost Asus 27″ 120Hz second generation display and improved 3D Vision glasses in a shortly upcoming evaluation featuring Batman: Arkham City. In the meantime, stay tuned for regular 3D Vision driver performance testing.  We shall also cover HD3D passive S3D versus 3D Vision 2 in about a month.
Let’s head for our conclusion.