Like most of graphic cards, the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Super clocked is a double-wide card that connects directly to your PC's power supply, in such case via two six-pin PCI Express power connectors are required Unlike the midrange card from ATI, Radeon HD 4850 X2, competing  for, this EVGA card has only a single 3D chip. The only NVIDIA dual chip card has very high end GeForce GTX 295, but it's certainly not the most affordable product out there, nor is it appropriate for those of with smaller monitors. According to the charts, regardless of the number of GPUs onboard, the GTX 260 Core 216 isn't quite up to par with the other cards at or around this price otherwise from the same edition EVGA's Superclocked edition of NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 9800+ is a fast 3D graphics card is better option to have with an affordable price. While on the other hand some expect it to play most current PC games at smooth frame rates, especially on lower resolutions.

EVGA will offer three Core 216 models:

• GeForce GTX 260 Core 216
• GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked
• GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 HC16 (water-cooled)

Some people compete with the speeds development but in this case ATI’s introduction of their new 4800-series which has prompted a lightning quick response from NVIDIA. Not only have  price  has drastically cut of their GTX 280 and GTX 260 cards but it seems like they are now allowing manufacturers to release "upgraded" versions of the GTX 260. This card will be probably meant to store up the GTX 260’s performance against ATI’s HD 4870 in the short term with an extra 24 Stream Processors to give it a helping hand.
Now that whole topic is covered with a bit of the background, let’s try focusing on the product being reviewed today: the EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition. Even though its name is a small, this card carries with it all the usual reasons to buy EVGA which includes a lifetime warranty and access to their Trade-Up Program. Taking all things in consideration, this is the same price as some HD 4870 cards are still going for so it should be very interesting if the overclocked core and the extra Stream Processors are able to give it an edge.