Conclusion

General		+	-
The GTX580 definitely is the performnce king regarding the Single-GPU cards. In some benchmarks the card can even compete with a dual gpu Radeon HD 5970 which impressively underlines this cards presence. What also leaves a very positive impression is the new vapor chamber cooler which is able to keep the card on adequate coolers much more silently then you might know it from the GTX480. In 2D mode the card can even be used in a silent system and under load the fan is well present but not annoyingly loud.		- 2D-Very silent - Performance
Delivery		+	-
The box the ASUS ENGTX580 comes with includes all you need to setup the card properly. It doesn't matter if you're looking for an adaptor or a driver CD you find everything you need. If we could wish we'd like to see a game in the box. For a high-end card with such a high price tag this would have been a good idea.			- No game included
Performance		+	-
Looking at performance the GTX580 is in a class of its own. In every single benchmark the 580 easily catches the lead of the single GPU cards. In some benchmarks the GTX580 is even able to outperform a Radeon HD 5970 dual GPU card. Therefore it's no wonder that this card is the fastest money can buy.		- Fastest Single-GPU-Card
Overclocking		+	-
Looking at the dissipation power which is already quite high the card still is a lot of fun for overclocking. Increasing the voltage slightly has already been enough to stably reach 966 MHz. In our case the graphics memory could be overclocked to 1'166 MHz which also is a good result. To be honest, we didn't expect to reach clock rates far beyond 900 MHz. The only drawback is the integrated thermal throttling circuit which can clock down the card as soon as it get too hot.		- Overclocking 966 MHz	- Thermal throttling
Recommendation		+	-
For once the recommendation has been quite easy. If your looking for the most powerful graphics card on the market then you're definitely well off with the ASUS ENGTX580. Furthermore it is also fun for overclocking, what we really didn't expect.		- Enthusiasts - High-End Gamers	- Budget-Gamer/Overclocker

The ASUS ENGTX580 can be bought at Digitec to a price of CHF 629.- (est. EUR 449.-).



Author: Marc Voser, m.voser@ocaholic.ch Copy edited by: Marc Büchel, m.buechel@ocaholic.ch & Christian Ney c.ney@ocaholic.ch

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 6 - Futuremark
Page 2 - Specifications	Page 7 - Furmark
Page 3 -Preview	Page 8 - World in Conflict / Resident Evil 5
Page 4 - Overclocking	Page 9 - Call of Juarez / Far Cry 2
Page 5 - Testing conditions	Page 10 - Conclusion

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