AMD Adds Sub-$100 Radeon HD 5670 to Graphics Lineup
AMD Adds Sub-$100 Radeon HD 5670 to Graphics Lineup
Posted 01/14/2010 at 10:00am
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Don't have $150+ to spend on a DirectX 11 videocard? No problem - AMD today unveiled its entry-level Radeon HD 5670 graphics card, which the chip maker intends to position in the sub-$100 sector.
"AMD recently celebrated the shipment of its two millionth DirectX 11 graphics chip. AMD has already enabled DirectX 11 support for the majority of the PC market and today's introduction of the ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics card is yet another clear indication of AMD's commitment to address the strong market demand for DirectX 11-capable graphics cards," said Matt Skynner, vice president and general manager, AMD Graphics Group.
No, this one's not going to come close to the performance offered by AMD's flagship HD 5970, but it does pack a respectable jab. Like the rest of the HD 5xxx lineup, the 5670 serves up support for Eyefinity. The 40nm part comes packed with 627 million transistors, 400 stream processors, up to 1GB of GDDR5 clocked at 1GHz, and a 775MHz GPU. At full bore, the budget card consumes 64W, and just 15W at idle.
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hasselwa
January 15, 2010 at 6:38pm
... And I remember when computers didnt have video cards at all :-D
DBsantos77
January 14, 2010 at 3:50pm
Also, looking from the specs and the card itself, since it consumes less than 75watts of power, no PCI-E power cable is needed, which is a Plus for HTPC, or low-end boxes.
-Santos
nsvander
January 14, 2010 at 12:02pm
I wonder how this wouls work in my HTPC, I am in the market for a new graphics card as the 3200 series card I have now is getting a little long in the tooth.
Avery
January 14, 2010 at 11:38am
Doesn't a 8800/9800 GT perform better overall in most games? I don't even like the look of any DX11 games yet.
Hg Dragon
January 14, 2010 at 10:41am
...but I remember when that size fan on a video card used to be considered "huge."
frizzly
January 15, 2010 at 10:16am
I remember when a video card didnt have a fan at all. 8-)
Frizzly Mejere
"Once you go down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny."
DBsantos77
January 14, 2010 at 10:05am
Of course it's not going to pull off 80 FPS in dirt 2 maxed out with DX11 at 1920x1080, but think about smaller resolutions, say 1280x1024.
-Santos
DOOMHAMMA
January 14, 2010 at 10:13am
I wasn't arguing against that, it's just that competing cards are a better deal if ATI sticks with the $100 msrp. ATI plans to make even weaker and smaller cards too in the future (5500, 5450), and I can't help but wonder what the point is other than office eyefinity situations. Otherwise, DX10/10.1 cards can do the exact same things that these cards will be making. I can only assume better energy use otherwise. Oh well :)
:edit: Further reading makes me take back the above, the 54xx passive cooling cards will make excellent HTPC cards. So, I guess there is a point :)
DBsantos77
January 14, 2010 at 1:41pm
Oh no I wasn't saying that you were arguing :), just stating my opinion, I wonder if those 5450 and 5550 are going to be low-profile for HTPC's, that would be sweet.
-Santos
DOOMHAMMA
January 14, 2010 at 10:01am
But Tom's Hardware posted their review and the card should be dropped $15 or so before its worth buying before its competitors. And the DX11 usage is basically not worth it with a card that weak
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