Raedon HD6670 VS. Raedon HD4670

[matthewd49]

hi i plan to buy a graphics card in the upcoming week to go with this computer i purchased: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01779687&lang=en&cc=us&contentType=SupportFAQ&prodSeriesId=3942799&prodTypeId=12454 . all i want the graphics card is to be able to play Starcraft II in high-ultra settings on it for the next 2-3 years before i upgrade completely. now all i want to know is which one would be better for my computer which is only around 300W and has a 2.6GHz dual core processor that will last me a good 2-3 years thanks.

 

[infernox_01]

well the HD6670 is better but i doubt it'll be able to play it on high-ultra settings. medium definitely though. what resolution is your screen?

 

[matthewd49]

my screen is 1440 x 900 and as long as it could play on medium settings do you think it would hold out for maybe 3 years( the time when i get a better computer). since i don't want to upgrade the entire thing right now since it's only 2 years old. keep in mind the only graphics intensive game i'd play is starcraft 2, thanks.

 

[mute20]

Yes it will hold up this card is about the best you can get without getting a new powersupply.

 

[jaguarskx]

You should see an improvement in performance since the HD 5670 is about 20% better performing than the HD 4670 (if I remember correctly) and the HD 6670 is about 10% better than the HD 5670.

It should be able to run SC2 at medium settings.

For a more powerful video card you need to upgrade your power supply.

 

[matthewd49]

alright thanks as long as i'd be able to run at medium settings and don't have to upgrade my PSU i'll be content, so everyone agrees the hd6670 would be the best course of action?

 

[daveed12vas]

You have been given some excellent advice, but don't overlook the performance of the new edition Sapphire Radeon 4670 HD with 1GB of DDR3 ram. It is not as powerful as the others, but it is truly a quality GPU. It is as simple as plug and play to use, with multiple individual options for personal display settings and clock speeds, (even fan speed), it does not use a lot of wattage or require a separate power cord, and it does not empty your bank account to buy one.

http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?psn=000101&pid=269

 

[matthewd49]

you guys give great advice however, this is a very hard decision to make. basically i've narrowed it down to the following:

the raedon hd4670
the raedon hd5670
the raedon hd6670

now from what i've learned from you guys so far is that the 5670 is a bit more powerful than the 4670 but, the difference between the 5670 and the 6670 is smaller than that but there is a 40 dollar price difference between http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-102-874&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=6#scrollFullInfo and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131399&cm_re=HD_6670-_-14-131-399-_-Product so this also makes the decision very hard. if both the 5670 and 6670 could run starcraft II and mantain at least 30 fps when there is a lot going on the screen what kind of incentive is there to get the 6670? however i do feel that maybe the 6670 would offer a little insurance over the 5670 so i am very unsure.

 

[FlintIronStagg]

If you aren't too keen on spending the extra cash, the 5670 at that resolution should do you just fine.

 

[infernox_01]

if you ever need more performance, you can always just overclock. not sure how much the HD5670 can overclock but the HD6670 can gain an extra 10-15% performance through an overclock.

performance per dollar wise, the HD5670 is definitely better. the MSI twin frozr HD5670 can be had for $47 after rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127523&cm_re=5670-_-14-127-523-_-Product

 

[matthewd49]

well since i'm buying the card for the sole purpose of playing only starcraft II i think a good question to ask would be how much more graphical fidelity would i get out of the game if i were to choose the 6670 over the 5670 (framerate, textures, resolution, graphics setting, etc)

well so i can narrow this down between two actually which is better, the 5570 or the 4670.

 

[infernox_01]

im assuming that you mean the 5670, not the 5570. the 5670 is faster than a 4670, the 5570 ddr3 is slightly slower than a 4670 and a 5570 ddr5 is half way between a 4670 and a 5670.

 

[daveed12vas]

Another side note:
Be certain to hang on to your sales receipts, because a common problem is that the physical graphics card will not fit into your computers case. Sometimes a graphics card is so large and bulky that it will not plug into the computers PCI-E slot because the fan and heat sink, or power supply are "in the way".
Good luck. You will love a new GPU, they can really speed up a computer by off setting some of load from the RAM sticks.

 

[matthewd49]

alright i'll make sure to keep the receipts. and if case anyone is curious i decided to go with a 5670 with gddr5 ram. i asked around on another forum too and learned that because of the low resolution ill be playing on i would never need 1gb of memory and by going through a few charts saw that the 6670 only gave another 3 fps to starcraft II but would cost me a good 40 dollars more than a 5670, so do you guys think i made a good choice?

 

[infernox_01]

yep. the only other thing you can do is wait. maybe for a price drop of the 6670 or the 7670 when it comes out (next year probably) or maybe to see how the GT540 turns out.

 

[matthewd49]

yep. the only other thing you can do is wait. maybe for a price drop of the 6670 or the 7670 when it comes out (next year probably) or maybe to see how the GT540 turns out.

i would wait for a price drop on the 6670 but based on what many have told me it's so similar to the 5670 and that i'd barely get any more performance that it wouldn't even be worth it. hopefully though now that i am more educated when i do buy another pc in another 1.5 years or so i'll know what to look for and many of the graphics cards that are hot today by then will probably be very cheap.

 

[dom8111]

here's something you can look at http://www.hwcompare.com/10870/radeon-hd-5670-vs-radeon-hd-6670-oem-1gb/

it's a comparison between both of the cards