ATI Radeon HD 5670

The Radeon HD 5670 is a video card from ATI. This video card has both DirectX11 and Eyefinity (which allows up to three displays to be used) support, the first and only video card to do so. The video performance is HD, and ATI's Stream technology improves the performance of video playback by speeding up video transcoding, which helps to improve the performance of Windows 7 programs such as Adobe Flash. This Stream technology also helps to deliver video enhancements, improving your PC's performance. The Radeon HD 5670 maxes at 620 GB, which is quite high for the price range. ATI claims that on some of the most popular gaming titles, the Radeon HD 5670 showed a more than 20% improvement over the nearest competing video card. At under $100.00, the ATI Radeon HD 5670 has been called a good value by expert reviewers.

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ATI Radeon HD 5670
MSRP$99.99
Release date January, 2010
BrandATI
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Eyefinity - capable of powering 3 monitors at once
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affordable price - below the $100 mark
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built on the latest 40nm fabrication process - lower power consumption and heat created at higher performance levels
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features 3 digital outputs - often including HDMI
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fairly short - doesn't take up much room, can fit in smaller cases
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doesn't require additional power connections from the PSU
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can be passively cooled
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equipped with the latest GDDR5 memory over a 128bit bus
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DirectX 11
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capable of playing the latest games at respectable resolutions (1680 x 1050) at high quality settings
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CrossFireX support (able to be paired with another ATI graphics card)
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low power consumption
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higher idle and load power draw over the previous generation 4670
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reference cooler is really loud and annoying
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can still be outperformed by the 4770 and 4850 - both of which are the same cost, or only a little more expensive (and DirectX 11 or Eyefinity really aren't a big deal if you're gaming with this card)
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Features

  • DirectX11 support
  • Eyefinity support
  • HD performance
  • ATI Stream technology
  • 620 GB of computing/GDDR5 memory
  • Energy friendly (consumes less than 75W of power)
  • Ultra-high bandwidth
  • ATI CrossFireX technology (dual-mode support)

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Nvidia GeForce GTS 240

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Nvidia GeForce GTS 250

MSRP  $129.00    Released  March, 2009
Pros
  • compatible with PhysX and CUDA technologies - improved support for physics in games and GPU computing such as video encoding/transcoding or graphics rendering
  • affordable price for a gamers card
  • built on the latest 55nm process - cheaper, cooler and more power efficient than previous processes
Cons
  • based on a two generation old design
  • constant re-branding of the same technology, tricks and prays on uninformed consumers
  • long card - will not fit in smaller cases
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Pros

  • Eyefinity - capable of powering 3 monitors at once
  • affordable price - below the $100 mark
  • built on the latest 40nm fabrication process - lower power consumption and heat created at higher performance levels
  • features 3 digital outputs - often including HDMI
  • fairly short - doesn't take up much room, can fit in smaller cases
  • doesn't require additional power connections from the PSU
  • can be passively cooled
  • equipped with the latest GDDR5 memory over a 128bit bus
  • DirectX 11
  • capable of playing the latest games at respectable resolutions (1680 x 1050) at high quality settings
  • CrossFireX support (able to be paired with another ATI graphics card)
  • low power consumption

Cons

  • higher idle and load power draw over the previous generation 4670
  • reference cooler is really loud and annoying
  • can still be outperformed by the 4770 and 4850 - both of which are the same cost, or only a little more expensive (and DirectX 11 or Eyefinity really aren't a big deal if you're gaming with this card)

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