Testing – Futuremark
Not having the capability to demonstrate Eyefinity, I went straight into testing with Futuremark 3DMark06, 3DMark Vantage, and PC Mark Vantage. I really didn’t have another mainstream or low end gaming video card available for a fair comparison, so I used the numbers from my review of Sapphire’s Radeon HD 4670. It was run on a Core 2 Duo system that I feel is pretty similar to the performance of the Phenom II X3, maybe a little higher, so keep in mind that though we aren’t quite dealing apples for apples, the numbers should not be too far off.
The new HD 5670 is supposed to have approximately 23% more video power than the earlier HD 4670. We’ll see how that bears out.
Looking at the 3DMark scores, the HD 5670 shows a 35% increase in 3DMark06 and a 51% increase in 3DMark Vantage. In PCMark Vantage, the graphics score is not weighed as heavily as the rest of the system, so the HD 5670 only shows a 9% increase, which is significant in that benchmark, considering the earlier test system is probably slightly more powerful than the current one.
Golden. Great, useful info.
This is a very helpful review. As I belive there exists a significant number of users who would love to see mainstream card like this one getting such powerful. Not everyone needs a 150w+ monster in their set-up to enjoy premeum quality HD or to play their favourite Dx9/10 tittles which also exist in great number. As the industry is moving more toward performance per watt rather than performance per $, cards such as radion 4670/5550/5670 are welcome contenders in the mainstream. I'll upgrade to the HD5670 from the 4550 which I'm using now. BTW, it would've great if the crossfire performances were also included.
will this work with windows 7
Yes it will work with windows 7
I just want to know that is this card can run on PCI-E x16 1.0 slot??? if yes then is there any noticeable difference in performance??? if no the can you suggest me any other 1gb card???
400w needed? Really?
I have a PCI-E x16 slot, is this compatible?
Yes it is