Radeon HD 5770, Radeon HD 4890, And GeForce GTX 275 Overclocked

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Power Consumption, Noise, And Temperature

All power consumption measurements are taken at the wall socket and apply to the entire system, not just the individual card. The 2D value represents an idling system displaying the Windows Vista desktop with Aero deactivated. 3D power consumption is measured with both the graphics card and the CPU under full load. Our power supply is rated at an average efficiency of 82.4 percent by the manufacturer.

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Power Consumption	2D (watts)	3D (watts)	Power Supply Requirements
GeForce GTX 295 (2 x 896MB)	183	446	1 x 6 + 1 x 8 Pin PCIe
GeForce GTX 285 (1,024MB)	149	347	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
GeForce GTX 280 (1,024MB)	154	346	1 x 6 + 1 x 8 Pin PCIe
BFG GTX 275 (GTX 275 896MB)	155	354	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
Gainward GTX275 GS (GTX 275 896MB)	157	360	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
MSI N275GTX Lightning Max OC (GTX 275 1,792MB)	147	350	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
MSI N275GTX Lightning (GTX 275 1,792MB)	147	332	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
MSI N275GTX Lightning No OC (GTX 275 1,792MB)	147	325	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
GeForce GTX 275 (896MB)	156	351	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
MSI N260GTX Lightning (GTX 260 216SPs 1,792MB)	150	300	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
Sparkle GeForce X265 (GTX 260 216SPs 896MB)	195	368	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
Zotac GeForce GTX 260² (GTX 260 216SPs 896MB)	150	295	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
GeForce GTX 260 216SPs (896MB)	150	295	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
GeForce GTX 260 (896MB)	154	330	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
GeForce GTS 250 (1,024MB)	156	265	1 x 8 Pin PCIe
ATI Radeon HD 5770 OC (1,024MB)	137	231	1 x 6 Pin PCIe
ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1,024MB)	137	225	1 x 6 Pin PCIe
Sapphire Toxic HD4890 Vapor-X (HD 4890 1,024MB)	188	353	1 x 6 + 1 x 8 Pin PCIe
MSI R4890 Cyclone SOC max OC (HD 4890 1,024MB)	202	390	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
MSI R4890 Cyclone SOC (HD 4890 1,024MB)	196	380	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
MSI R4890 Cyclone SOC no OC (HD 4890 1,024MB)	193	348	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
Radeon HD 4890 (1,024MB)	182	312	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2 x 1,024MB)	234	465	1 x 6 + 1 x 8 Pin PCIe
Radeon HD 4870 (1,024MB)	184	277	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
HIS H487QT1GP ICEQ4+ (HD 4870 1,024MB)	196	298	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
Sapphire Vapor-X HD4870 2G (HD 4870 2,048MB)	189	293	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
Radeon HD 4870 (512MB)	191	288	2 x 6 Pin PCIe
Radeon HD 4850 (512MB)	166	270	1 x 6 Pin PCIe
Radeon HD 4830 (512MB)	140	234	1 x 6 Pin PCIe
Radeon HD 4770 (512MB)	152	199	1 x 6 Pin PCIe

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Noise Level	2D dB (A)	3D dB (B)	Cooling Type
GeForce GTX 295 (2 x 896MB)	38.2	49.7	Active
GeForce GTX 285 (1,024MB)	37.9	51.4	Reference Active
GeForce GTX 280 (1,024MB)	38.0	45.4	Reference Active
BFG GTX 275 (GTX 275 896MB	36.8	44.2	Reference Active
Gainward GTX275 GS (GTX 275 896MB)	37.7	43.4	Active Dual Fans
MSI N275GTX Lightning max OC (GTX 275 1,792MB)	36.8	42.0	Active Dual Fans
MSI N275GTX Lightning (GTX 275 1,792MB)	36.8	40.2	Active Dual Fans
MSI N275GTX Lightning no OC (GTX 275 1,792MB)	36.8	37.9	Active Dual Fans
GeForce GTX 275 (896MB)	36.8	44.2	Reference Active
MSI N260GTX Lightning (GTX 260 216SPs 1,792MB)	36.8	50.1-56.5	Active
Sparkle GeForce X265 (GTX 260 216SPs 896MB)	36.4	46.0	Active
Zotac GeForce GTX 260² (GTX 260 216SPs 896MB)	37.5	41.2	Reference Active
GeForce GTX 260 216SPs (896MB)	37.5	41.2	Reference Active
GeForce GTX 260 (896MB)	37.8	53.8	Reference Active
GeForce GTS 250 (1,024MB)	39.6	50.2	Reference Active
ATI Radeon HD 5770 OC (1,024MB)	36.7	40.5	Reference Active
ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1,024MB)	36.7	39.0	Reference Active
Sapphire Toxic HD4890 Vapor-X (HD 4890 1,024MB)	36.2	41.3	Active Vapor-X
MSI R4890 Cyclone SOC Max OC (HD 4890 1,024MB)	36.3	50.4	Active
MSI R4890 Cyclone SOC (HD 4890 1,024MB)	36.3	46.5	Active
MSI R4890 Cyclone SOC No OC (HD 4890 1,024MB)	36.3	43.1	Active
Radeon HD 4890 (1,024MB)	36.7	48.4	Reference Active
Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2 x 1,024MB)	51.2	60.4	Reference (MSI Fan Profile)
Radeon HD 4870 (1,024MB)	35.4	40.7	Active
HIS H487QT1GP ICEQ4+ (HD 4870 1,024MB)	36.8	52.1	Active ICEQ4+
Sapphire Vapor-X HD4870 2G (HD 4870 2,048MB)	36.0	38.2	Active Vapor-X
Radeon HD 4870 (512MB)	38.0	49.4	Reference (MSI Fan Profile)
Radeon HD 4850 (512MB)	36.2	47.9	Reference Active
Radeon HD 4830 (512MB)	40.5	41.2	Active
Radeon HD 4770 (512MB)	36.3	38.5	Reference Active

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Temperature	2D (Degrees C)	3D (Degrees C)	Fan Size
GeForce GTX 295 (2 x 896MB)	46/46	76/76	84mm
GeForce GTX 285 (1,024MB)	45	85	75mm
GeForce GTX 280 (1,024MB)	45	86	75mm
BFG GTX 275 (GTX 275 896MB)	47	92	75mm
Gainward GTX275 GS (GTX 275 896MB)	46	88	2 x 75mm
MSI N275GTX Lightning max OC (GTX 275 1,792MB)	41	77	2 x 75mm
MSI N275GTX Lightning (GTX 275 1,792MB)	41	76	2 x 75mm
MSI N275GTX Lightning no OC (GTX 275 1,792MB)	41	78	2 x 75mm
GeForce GTX 275 (896MB)	47	92	75mm
MSI N260GTX Lightning (GTX 260 216SPs 1,792MB)	45	68-63	2 x 65mm
Sparkle GeForce X265 (GTX 260 216SPs 896MB)	61	87	2 x 65mm
Zotac GeForce GTX 260² (GTX 260 216SPs 896MB)	45	81	75mm
GeForce GTX 260 216SPs (896MB)	45	81	75mm
GeForce GTX 260 (896MB)	48	90	75mm
GeForce GTS 250 (1,024MB)	44	77	75mm
ATI Radeon HD 5770 OC (1,024MB)	41	72	68mm
ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1,024MB)	41	69	68mm
Sapphire Toxic HD4890 Vapor-X (HD 4890 1,024MB)	49	84	88mm
MSI R4890 Cyclone SOC max OC (HD 4890 1,024MB)	51	78	95mm
MSI R4890 Cyclone SOC (HD 4890 1,024MB)	51	81	95mm
MSI R4890 Cyclone SOC no OC (HD 4890 1,024MB)	51	78	95mm
Radeon HD 4890 (1,024MB)	60	80	73mm
Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2 x 1,024MB)	49	79	73mm
Radeon HD 4870 (1,024MB)	49	70	85mm
HIS H487QT1GP ICEQ4+ (HD 4870 1,024MB)	68	74	80mm
Sapphire Vapor-X HD4870 2G (HD 4870 2,048MB)	58	76	75mm
Radeon HD 4870 (512MB)	60	74	73mm
Radeon HD 4850 (512MB)	79	94	60mm
Radeon HD 4830 (512MB)	34	61	74mm
Radeon HD 4770 (512MB)	52	72	70mm

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70 Comments Comment from the forums

amdgamer666

Nice article. Ever since the 5770 came out I've been wondering how far someone could push the memory to relieve that bottleneck. Being able to push it to 1430 allows it to be competitive to it's older sibling and makes it enticing (with the 5700 series' extra features of course)
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Onyx2291

Damn some of these cards run really well for 1920x1200 which I run at. Could pick up a lower one and run just about anything at a decent speed if I overclock well. Good ol charts :)
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skora

If you're trying to get to the next cards performance by OCing, shouldn't the 5850 be benched also? I know the 5770 isn't going to get there because of the memory bandwidth issue, but you missed the mark. One card is compared to its big brother, but the other two aren't.

I am glad to see the 5770 produce playable frame rates at 1920x1200. Nice game selection also.
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quantumrand

I'm really disappointed that they aren't any benchmarks from the 5870 or 5850 series included. Why even bother with tha GTX 295 or 4870x2 and such without the higher 5-series Radeons?

I mean if I'm considering an ATI card, I'm going to want to compare the 5770 to the 5850 and 5870 just to see if that extra cost may be justified, not to mention the potential of a dual 5770 setup.
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presidenteody

I don't care what this article says, when the 5870 or 5970 become available i am going to buy a few.
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kartu

Well, at least in Germany 4870 costs quite a bit less (30-40 Euros) compared to 5770. It would take 2+ years of playing to compensate for it with lower power consumption.
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kartu

"Power Consumption, Noise, And Temperature" charts are hard to comprehend. Show bars instead of numbers, maybe?
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arkadi

Well that put things in prospective. I was really happy with 260gtx numbers, and i can push my evga card even higher easy. To bad we didn't see the 5850 here, it looks like the optimal upgrade 4 gamers on the budget like my self. Grade article overall.
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B16CXHatch

I got lucky with my card. Before, I had a SuperClocked 8800GT from EVGA. I ordered a while back, a new EVGA GeForce GTX 275 (896MB). I figured the extra cash wasn't worth getting an overclocked model particularly when I could do it myself. I get it, I try to register it. The S/N on mine was a duplicate. They sent me an unused S/N to register with. I then check the speeds under one utility and it's showing GTX 275 SuperClocked speeds, not regular speeds. I check 2 more utilities and they all report the same. I had paid for a regular model and received a mislabeled SuperClocked. Flippin sweet.

Now they also sell an SSC model which is overclocked even more. I used the EVGA precision tool to set those speeds and it gave me like 1 or 2 extra FPS is Crysis and F.E.A.R. 2 already played so well without overclocking. So overclocking on these bad boys doesn't really do much. Oh well.

One comment though, GTX 275's are HOT! Like, ridiculously hot. I open my window in 40 degree F weather and it'll still get warm in my room playing Team Fortress 2.
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With the 5970 out there seems to be nothing else about graphic cards that interests me anymore :D Its supposed to be the fastest card yet and beats Crysis too!
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