AMD Radeon HD 6670 And 6570: Turkeys Or Turkish Delights?

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Based on the new Turks GPU, AMD’s Radeon HD 6570 and 6670 graphics cards are poised to hit the $80-$100 market. Do these products have what it takes to compete in this fiercely competitive segment, or are AMD's subtle evolutionary changes too small?

Benchmark Results: Synthetics

We begin with 3DMark 11:

Note that the GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 is left out of this benchmark because it lacks DirectX 11 support.

The playing field is close between the GDDR5-equipped Radeons, and only the DDR3-laden Radeon HD 5570 lags behind. The GeForce GTS 450 shows a notable lead here, doubly so when you consider that 3DMark 11 tends to favor AMD's VLIW5 architecture.

With no DirectX 11 tessellation support, the GeForce GT 240 is also left out of our second synthetic benchmark. The Radeon HD 6570 GDDR5 keeps up with the 5670 here, and the Radeon HD 6670 has a slight advantage over the other AMD cards. The GeForce GTS 450 takes a commanding lead, which is no surprise considering its original position as a higher-priced graphics card.

Don Woligroski
63 Comments Comment from the forums
  • jenkem
    price aside, i'm rather impressed with the 6670. sure the 5750 and gts 450 are more powerful, but nvidia's card just looks ridiculous in the power draw graph. being the fastest card without a pci-e connector is more than just a title, the 6670 will become the new go-to card for people with dells, hps, and ect looking to upgrade to discrete graphics(like the 4670 and 5670 before it).
    also, a 5670 can be found on newegg for $73 before rebate.
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  • 4745454b
    With $99 after MIR 5770s on newegg, the GTS450, 5750, and 6670 are all to expensive. I am most impressed that AMD has got this level of performance out of
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  • Nintendork
    The card has great overclock:

    960Mhz+ / 5000+Mhz for the memory. A 21% increase in games (tpu review).
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  • fatkid35
    i used to play cod4 with a 3.0 ghz dual core and a radeon 4650 @ 1400x900 with good frame rates. and the whole pc only had a draw of 135 watts at the wall. this new 6670 is a kick @ss low power solution for most wanting to game on the semi cheap. kinda want one for my back up pc now.
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  • enzo matrix
    For $80, how can you beat a card that can overclock to 6670 speeds easily? And perform identically due to the same specs otherwise?
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  • enzo matrix
    ^The 6570, is this card I am referring to.
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  • Pengle
    How much better is the 6570 than the 4550
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  • jestersage
    great 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.
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  • sudeshc
    Another gr8 review just loved reading it.
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  • mognet
    jestersagegreat 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.
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