Test Setup And Benchmarks
All of the competing cards are included in our benchmarks: the Radeon HD 5450, Radeon HD 5550, GeForce GT 220 DDR2, and GeForce GT 430. Due to the almost humorously-short notice given for this review, we had to simulate the DDR2 version of the GeForce GT 220 by underclocking the memory on a DDR3-equipped card. Â
Test Hardware |
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Processor | Intel Core i5-2500K (Sandy Bridge)Overclocked to 4.0 GHz, 6 MB L3 Cache, power-saving settings enabled, Turbo Boost disabled. |
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Motherboard | Asus P8P67 Pro, Intel P67 Chipset |
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Memory | OCZ PC3-16000, 2 x 2 GB, 1333 MT/s, CL 9-9-9-20-1T |
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Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar Black 750 GB, 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache, SATA 3Gb/s |
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Graphics Cards | Asus ENGT 430 1 GB DDR3700/1400 MHz Core/Shaders, 800 MHz Memory (1600 MT/s effective) |
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| Gigabyte GV-N220OC-1GIUnderclocked to simulate GeForce GT 220 DDR2:625/1350 MHz Core/Shaders, 450 MHz Memory (900 MT/s effective) |
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| Asus EAH5450 Silent 1 GB DDR2 650 MHz Core, 400 MHz Memory (800 MT/s effective) |
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| HIS Radeon HD 5550 1 GB DDR3 550 MHz Core, 900 MHz Memory (1800 MT/s effective) |
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| AMD Radeon HD 6450 512 MB GDDR5750 MHz Core, 900 MHz Memory (3600 MT/s effective) |
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Power Supply | ePower EP-1200E10-T2 1200 W, ATX12V, EPS12V |
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CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper TX 2 |
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System Software And Drivers |
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Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
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DirectX | DirectX 11 |
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Graphics Driver | GeForce: 267.59 BetaRadeon: Catalyst 11.4 Beta |
Games |
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Crysis 2 | High Quality setting, No AA, 60 second gameplay, FRAPS |
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Left4Dead2 | Highest Detail Settings, vsync disabled, No AA, 8xAF, FRAPS |
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F1 2010 | Medium Settings, No AA, Steam version, in-game benchmark, DX9 Rendering |
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Metro 2033 | DiectX 9, Low Detail, 4x AF, advanced PhysX disabled. |
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H.A.W.X. 2 | Highest settings, DirectX 11 tessellation disabled, built-in benchmark |
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3DMark 11 | Performance Preset, 1680x1050 |