With its second GF110-based GPU, NVIDIA has built a powerful successor to the GTX 470 and a lean, mean replacement for the company's old flagship - the GTX 480. But as much as we love the GTX 570 from a technical and performance standpoint, it still faces a lot of competition when it comes to value for money. The £289 MSRP means that high launch-day pricing could easily push the card above the price of the cheapest GTX 480s and even further north of AMD's Radeon HD 5870, which can now be found for less than £200.
In terms of availability, we'd expect the GTX 570 to be in ready supply. NVIDIA has had plenty of time to work on the manufacturing process for the GF110 since its launch last month, so retailers will hopefully have plenty of stock on day one.
So without further ado, let's look at where you can find the green-team's latest GPU today.
Pricing is correct as of 3pm, Tuesday December 7.
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| retailer | product | availability | price |
| scan.co.uk* | Palit GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £277.97 |
| KFA2 GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £290.89 | |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £294.28 | |
| MSI GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £294.41 | |
| PNY GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £295.59 | |
| Gainward GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £299.12 | |
| POV GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £301.47 | |
| ZOTAC GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £301.47 | |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £311.98 | |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £324.65 | |
| POV GeForce GTX 570 Charged (772MHz) | Pre-order | £342.12 | |
| POV GeForce GTX 570 Ultra Charged (810MHz) | Pre-order | £369.13 | |
| ebuyer.com | Palit GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £279.00 |
| Inno3D GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £279.98 | |
| ZOTAC GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £287.79 | |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £294.69 | |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £305.97 | |
| dabs.com | POV GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £279.99 |
| ZOTAC GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £289.99 | |
| Gainward GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £289.99 | |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 | Pre-order | £299.98 | |
| novatech.co.uk | Novatech GeForce GTX 570 | Pre order | £285.00 |
| Zotac GeForce GTX 570 | Pre order | £309.99 | |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 570 | Pre order | £309.99 | |
| Novatech GeForce GTX 570 (742MHz) | Pre order | £319.99 | |
| EVGA GeForce GTX 570 SuperClocked (772MHz) | Pre order | £329.99 | |
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For the most part, pricing is just where it should be - floating right around the £290 mark - with a handful of partners undercutting the others with boards listed for just under £280. There are also a couple of overclocked cards with GTX 580-matching frequencies on offer, but some sky-high prices come a little too close to the more powerful card's MSRP to represent good value.
Unfortunately, this is all a bit of a moot point, since none of these retailers seem to have any stock. In fact, most aren't expecting the cards to arrive until either the end of this week or the start of next. However, the numbers available to pre-order indicate that there should be plenty of cards available once the shipments do finally arrive, meaning that you might still find the GTX 570 under your tree before Christmas day.
