Nvidia hits a hilarious new low in rebranding.

[eyefinity]

Not content with rebadging old hardware with new stickers, Nvidia is now rebadging current hardware with new stickers.

http://vr-zone.com/articles/nvidia-preparing-revised-gtx-560-ti/13805.html

Yes that's right, a cut-down 570 is now a 560 Ti (448 core). With this shady tactic Nvidia fanboys can now finally stop lying about the 560 Ti being faster than the 6950...just don't ask about the shader count. :lol:


Rumour has it that the entire Kepler series will be badged 660 Ti (+core count).

 

[Mousemonkey]

Didn't AMD just rename the 5770 to a 6770? Why didn't you get up in arms about that? At least this is a different core count from either the current 560Ti or the current 570.

 

[bystander]

The 6950 is nothing but a cut down 6970. The 6850 is a cut down 6870. As mentioned the 5830 and the 5850 were cut down versions of the 5870.

These practices started as a result of not getting enough good chips to sell them at their optimum frequencies, so they cut the bad parts off and sell them as a lesser chip. As manufacturing improves, they often sell perfectly good chips cut down to meet demands for the different price points.

 

[GreenDutchAlien]

Sad thread. Really.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Sad thread. Really.

Check out the OP's posting history and you'll see how it's not really much of a surprise.

 

[eyefinity]

Lol as usual the nvidia fanboys jump in to defend their corrupt company.

It's not the same, you realise this is a 570 that is chopped down and rebranded as a 560 Ti.

There are now FOUR different 560 cards (3 560 Ti's) with four different speeds. It's marketing at it's very worst.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Lol as usual the nvidia fanboys jump in to defend their corrupt company.

It's not the same, you realise this is a 570 that is chopped down and rebranded as a 560 Ti.

There are now FOUR different 560 cards (3 560 Ti's) with four different speeds. It's marketing at it's very worst.

Three 560Ti's? How so?

 

[eyefinity]

Three 560Ti's? How so?

http://www.geforce.com/Hardware/GPUs/geforce-gtx-560-ti-oem

(yes it's another 570 cut down even more).

 

[bystander]

Lol as usual the nvidia fanboys jump in to defend their corrupt company.

It's not the same, you realise this is a 570 that is chopped down and rebranded as a 560 Ti.

There are now FOUR different 560 cards (3 560 Ti's) with four different speeds. It's marketing at it's very worst.

Let's assume you are right, that they have 3 different methods in creating 560 ti's. I'm not sure you'd call this rebadging.

Rebadging is what they did with the 8800 -> 9800 -> 240 (I'm unsure on the GT/GTX names on them, just that they renamed the same chip several times).

I don't know what you'd call this type of thing. Where they make the same card with different sources of chips.

I'm also not an Nvidia fanboy. My other system has 6950's unlocked to 6970's. I only use Nvidia due to 3D vision. That said, I have no issues with either.

 

[eyefinity]

Let's assume you are right, that they have 3 different methods in creating 560 ti's. I'm not sure you'd call this rebadging.

Rebadging is what they did with the 8800 -> 9800 -> 240 (I'm unsure on the GT/GTX names on them, just that they renamed the same chip several times).

I don't know what you'd call this type of thing. Where they make the same card with different sources of chips.

I'm also not an Nvidia fanboy. My other system has 6950's unlocked to 6970's. I only use Nvidia due to 3D vision. That said, I have no issues with either.

It's cynical marketing at it's worst. All Nvidia is trying to do is sell broken cards on the back off the 560 name. There are 4 cards with 4 different speeds...does anyone even want to hazard a guess at how fast or slow that 560 Ti OEM is? These 4 cards could range in speed from slower than the 6850 to faster than the 6950...all with the same name?

With this latest move, the "560 Ti" becomes even faster. Like I said in my OP, finally Nvidia gets a 560 Ti that beats the 6950. This is purely and simply deceptive marketing. 4 different 560 SKU's is utterly retarded.

 

[Mousemonkey]

http://www.geforce.com/Hardware/GPUs/geforce-gtx-560-ti-oem

(yes it's another 570 cut down even more).

Aside from the fact that it's OEM only!! That's more of a cut down 560Ti rather than a cut down 570.

Let's assume you are right, that they have 3 different methods in creating 560 ti's. I'm not sure you'd call this rebadging.

Rebadging is what they did with the 8800 -> 9800 -> 240 (I'm unsure on the GT/GTX names on them, just that they renamed the same chip several times).

I don't know what you'd call this type of thing. Where they make the same card with different sources of chips.

I'm also not an Nvidia fanboy. My other system has 6950's unlocked to 6970's. I only use Nvidia due to 3D vision. That said, I have no issues with either.

The GTS240 was (is) an OEM only version of the 8800/9800GT.

 

[sp0nger]

It's cynical marketing at it's worst. All Nvidia is trying to do is sell broken cards on the back off the 560 name. There are 4 cards with 4 different speeds...does anyone even want to hazard a guess at how fast or slow that 560 Ti OEM is? These 4 cards could range in speed from slower than the 6850 to faster than the 6950...all with the same name?

With this latest move, the "560 Ti" becomes even faster. Like I said in my OP, finally Nvidia gets a 560 Ti that beats the 6950. This is purely and simply deceptive marketing. 4 different 560 SKU's is utterly retarded.

Ovious troll is ovious

 

[aford10]

What the hell are you talking about.
Not been funny but you are hardly no fanboy are you....

I think there is some sort of flame war starter here^^^

Sad thread. Really.

Check out the OP's posting history and you'll see how it's not really much of a surprise.

You are a trolling flame starter...you do it in almost every thread you exsist in.
Please for heavens sake give me MOD powers.

Why are you nit picking on GPU's...
Get a life.
I game with my GPU's.
Maybe you should try using your gpu instead of trying to justify your damn choice of manufacturer.

Ovious troll is ovious

Ok, these kinds of comments aren't helpful in a civil discussion. If you don't agree with the OP, then debate it objectively. Attack the topic, not the person.

 

[jyjjy]

Reusing the same name is kind of retarded. Why not call it a GTX 565 or at least give it a different suffix other than Ti?

 

[spentshells]

Thanks for sharing that Im actualy interested in that card. HA
I didn't see is the 560ti 448 a 1 GB card ?


As for the 560ti OEM I didn't see much data aside from the lower core count.
Does it retain the 570 mem interface ?

 

[jyjjy]

I didn't see is the 560ti 448 a 1 GB card ?

If it is keeping the 320-bit bus it is very likely to keep the 1.25gb as well. It will basically be an updated version of the GTX 470.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Ok, these kinds of comments aren't helpful in a civil discussion. If you don't agree with the OP, then debate it objectively. Attack the topic, not the person.

I wasn't attacking, I was adding insight.

 

[Djentleman]

Both have there ups and downs end of story!

 

[aford10]

No offense but take a look at his history of posts on other threads...

I am familiar with many of the AMD vs NVidia wars that have broken out, and those in them. I'm addressing this thread, as I have a few before.

I quote "With this shady tactic Nvidia fanboys can now finally stop lying"

You're correct, that kind of statement also is not needed.

Now let's see if we can play nicely. [:aford10:7]

 

[GreenDutchAlien]

I did attack the thread, not the person ( very stupid this, annoying a mod, i know . . . ) ( i'll start running now :lol: )

 

[eyefinity]

I didn't mean anyone here personally, I meant it in general. However I will try to refrain from using the phrase "nvidia fanboys" in future.

 

[eyefinity]

Thanks for sharing that Im actualy interested in that card. HA
I didn't see is the 560ti 448 a 1 GB card ?


As for the 560ti OEM I didn't see much data aside from the lower core count.
Does it retain the 570 mem interface ?

Not quite sure actually. Some people are saying it's an overclocked 470 with the same TDP now...

 

[Mousemonkey]

Not quite sure actually. Some people are saying it's an overclocked 470 with the same TDP now...

Who are these "Some people"?

 

[eyefinity]

http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1037930188&postcount=6

It has the same specs as a 1GB 470 right? We won't know until we see clock speeds I guess.

Why didn't they just name it the 565 anyway? Was it because the 465 was such a flop and they don't want to keep that association? I mean jeez 4 cards all with the same number....it's a bit silly at best.

 

[Mousemonkey]

http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1037930188&postcount=6

It has the same specs as a 1GB 470 right? We won't know until we see clock speeds I guess.

Why didn't they just name it the 565 anyway? Was it because the 465 was such a flop and they don't want to keep that association? I mean jeez 4 cards all with the same number....it's a bit silly at best.

Why don't you ask somebody at Nvidia that? I'm sure the BOD would give you the consideration you deserve.