AMD Radeon HD 6670 And 6570: Turkeys Or Turkish Delights?
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Page 1:Introducing The New Sub-$100 Radeons
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Page 2:Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 And Radeon HD 6670
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Page 3:Test Setup And Benchmarks
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Page 4:Benchmark Results: Synthetics
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Page 5:Benchmark Results: Crysis 2
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Page 6:Benchmark Results: Bulletstorm
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Page 7:Benchmark Results: Metro 2033
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Page 8:Benchmark Results: Aliens Vs. Predator
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Page 9:Benchmark Results: F1 2010
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Page 10:Benchmark Results: Just Cause 2
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Page 11:Benchmark Results: H.A.W.X. 2
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Page 12:Anti-Aliasing Benchmarks
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Page 13:Overclocking And CrossFire Benchmarks
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Page 14:HD Video Quality: HQV 2.0 Benchmark
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Page 15:Power, Temperature, And Noise Benchmarks
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Page 16:Conclusion: A Good HTPC Option, But A High MSRP
Test Setup And Benchmarks
Along with the new Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 and 6670, our benchmarks include important competitors like the Radeon HD 5570, Radeon HD 5670, GeForce GT 240 GDDR5, and GeForce GTS 450.
| Test Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2500K (Sandy Bridge) Overclocked to 4.0 GHz, 6 MB L3 Cache, power-saving settings enabled, Turbo Boost disabled. |
| Motherboard | Asus P8P67 Pro, Intel P67 Chipset |
| Memory | OCZ PC3-16000, 2 x 2 GB, 1338 MT/s, CL 9-9-9-20-1T |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar Black 750 GB, 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache, SATA 3Gb/s |
| Graphics Cards | Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 1 GB 783/1566 MHz Core/Shaders, 902 MHz Memory (3608 MT/s effective) |
| Nvidia GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 1 GB 900/1800 MHz Core/Shaders, 1025 MHz Memory (4200 MT/s effective) | |
| AMD Radeon HD 6670 512 MB 800 MHz Core, 1200 MHz Memory (4600 MT/s effective) | |
| AMD Radeon HD 5670 512 MB 775 MHz Core, 1000 MHz Memory (4000 MT/s effective) | |
| AMD Radeon HD 6570 512 MB 650 MHz Core, 900 MHz Memory (3600 MT/s effective) | |
| AMD Radeon HD 5770 512 MB 650 MHz Core, 900 MHz Memory (1800 MT/s effective) | |
| Power Supply | ePower EP-1200E10-T2 1200 W, ATX12V, EPS12V |
| CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper TX 2 |
| System Software And Drivers | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 |
| Graphics Driver | GeForce: 270.51 Beta Radeon: Catalyst 11.4 Beta |
| Games | |
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| Crysis 2 | Very High Quality setting, No AA, 60 second gameplay, FRAPS |
| Just Cause 2 | Medium Quality Settings, Textures High, all options enabled except vsync, No AA / 16xAF, Bokeh filter and GPU water disabled (for Nvidia cards), Concrete Jungle Benchmark |
| Bulletstorm | Highest Settings, No AA, 60 second sequence, FRAPS |
| F1 2010 | Ultra High Settings, No AA, Steam version, in-game benchmark, DX11 Rendering |
| Aliens Vs. Predator Benchmark | Texture and Shadow quality set to medium, 8x AF, SSAO off, Dx11 tessellation off, Dx11 advanced shadows off, 0x AA |
| Metro 2033 | DiectX 11, Medium Detail, 4x AF, tessellation enabled, advanced PhysX disabled. |
| H.A.W.X. 2 | Highest settings, DirectX 11 tessellation enabled, built-in benchmark |
| 3DMark Vantage | Performance Preset, 1680x1050 |
| Unigine Heaven | Highest settings, no AA, 16x AF, 1680x1050 |
Summary
- Introducing The New Sub-$100 Radeons
- Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 And Radeon HD 6670
- Test Setup And Benchmarks
- Benchmark Results: Synthetics
- Benchmark Results: Crysis 2
- Benchmark Results: Bulletstorm
- Benchmark Results: Metro 2033
- Benchmark Results: Aliens Vs. Predator
- Benchmark Results: F1 2010
- Benchmark Results: Just Cause 2
- Benchmark Results: H.A.W.X. 2
- Anti-Aliasing Benchmarks
- Overclocking And CrossFire Benchmarks
- HD Video Quality: HQV 2.0 Benchmark
- Power, Temperature, And Noise Benchmarks
- Conclusion: A Good HTPC Option, But A High MSRP
also, a 5670 can be found on newegg for $73 before rebate.
also, a 5670 can be found on newegg for $73 before rebate.
960Mhz+ / 5000+Mhz for the memory. A 21% increase in games (tpu review).
just wondering why we used a 1200w psu when most systems use only 10% of its capacity... i believe the power draw graphs are skewed due to lower efficiency at that load.
Its just standard practise to overkill all other components to make sure they don't cause weird results. Besides the absolute draw isn't important its how the cards compare with each other.
I thought AMD shifted it's number branding forward for its 6000 series though. These cards should be compared to the 5770 and 5670...? Ahh forget it I'm still confused.
A LOT better!
The HD4550 has just 80 cores and 64-bit DDR3 memory, while the HD6570 has 480 cores and 128-bit GDDR5 memory!
Oops, nevermind. I was looking at the wrong resolution.
They like you confused! This way you'll buy last year's performance in this year's packaging.
If you're going to spend $100, there are a bunch of 5770s on Newegg that will do a better job.
I was surprised not to see 5450s in the mix? They are decent cards for $40 on sale everywhere?
The power draw won't be 1200W or anywhere near it. The overkill with regards to the PSU is to make sure that it doesn't get limited by power and often these test machines are stacked to the max and only certain components are removed. The PSU may be 1200W, but depending on the efficiency (80+%, bronze, silver, gold and platinum) it'll draw exactly what the PC needs from the wall, therefore you can have a very high watt PSU that will actually save you $$ on your power bill compared to the cheapo PSU. Basically, have a 1200W PSU drawing 215W, or 90% accuracy (fill in your own numbers. that's an example).
The videocards are very impressive. Cheap, sip power and perform very well.
In fact, I was waiting for the 6k series to come in Low Profile PCBs and I'll build my HTPC with a 6670. Besides, my experiences with nVidia based cards and TVs have a long trail of frustration xD (even my current notebook with a GT425M gives me headaches when I try to plug it into the TV).
Cheers!