The Inno3D GTX 470 Hawk is the first graphics card we tested based on Nvidia's Fermi chips. We are generally very satisfied with the card's performance/price ratio. The Fermi series are very strong at when it comes to demanding gaming at resolutions of 1920x1200+ , something that was confirmed by our tests. The Inno3D GTX 470 Hawk was very strong at high resolutions and demanding visual settings but in some cases, previous generation cards were "faster" in lower resolutions such as the 1280x1024. As a result, if you are planning to get such a high-end graphics card and your monitor's is at the 17"~19" range, you'd better check for another and graphics solution, which will also cost you less.

The Inno3D GTX 470 Hawk is huge in size, it consumes much power and as such, it has to be equipped with a more efficient cooling solution than Nvidia's stock one. That's why Inno3D has introduced its own cooling system for its Fermi series of graphics cards - with a great success according to our tests. The temperature of the GPU was just 73 degrees C Celsius under full overclocking, while Nvidia's stock cooling system kept the temperature at around 90 C.

Performancewise, the Inno3D GTX 470 Hawk is very fast and will make you feel confident when you fire up your favorite game even at full-HD resolutions and demanding visual settings.

The Inno3D GTX 470 Hawk is a very attractive solution for overclocking enthusiasts users who wish to buy a reasonably priced GTX 470 - based graphics. At the same price range, the competition is offering the ATI HD5870 series. It's probably another interesting option but since we haven't tested it we cannot be sure of what you can expect. Nevertheless, the Inno3D GTX 470 Hawk is a superb solution for power users offering with a great performance, high overclocking margins and it is available at a reasonable price for the category.