ATI Radeon HD5670 pictured

Bolletje · Dec 2, 2009, 03:31 PM

TechConnect Magazine - Alleged Radeon HD 5670 pictured

"Covered on mid-range and high-end, AMD is now working away on the first low-end desktops graphics cards to feature DirectX 11 support, those powered by the Redwood and Cedar 40nm GPUs. As it happens in this day and age, waiting for an official announced, which should come in Q1 2010, is optional, since a Redwood-based card, allegedly the Radeon HD 5670 has already been pictured.

The quite compact card has a 128-bit interface and 400 Stream Processors, it boasts active cooling, supports CrossFireX and provides three connectivity options - D-Sub, DVI and HDMI. This Radeon is supported to have a GPU clock of 775 MHz and 1GB of GDDR5 memory @ 4000 MHz, and it doesn't require more power than that delivered via the PCI-Express slot. The Radeon HD 5670's pricing is unconfirmed but it should be somewhere around or just under $100."

Judas · Dec 2, 2009, 03:53 PM

mmm yummy

SeraphicSorcerer · Dec 5, 2009, 08:24 AM

Aww it's so cute, I didn't know they made graphic cards that little anymore... j/k

comp_ali · Dec 5, 2009, 08:48 AM

It is nice but I wonder how many DX11 games can it run smoothly , same like with mine in DX10 games.

Tyrsonswood · Dec 5, 2009, 12:39 PM

Hey, looks like a neat card for a budget workstation.

IvanV · Dec 5, 2009, 01:47 PM

Nice! With a humble transistor count and 40nm technology, the chip should be fairly cheap to manufacture and taking into account the PCB which is both tiny and mostly empty the entire card could be dirt cheap. Being a half of a 5770 will also make it a decent performer, so I think that this card is going to make lots of gamers on strict budgets happy.

Judas · Dec 5, 2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by comp_ali

It is nice but I wonder how many DX11 games can it run smoothly , same like with mine in DX10 games.

While the 5770 or 4770's are powerful suckers.. the 5670 is likely similare to that of the 4670 which is also a pretty potent player.

The 4670's i've played with are VERY adequate for even medium resolution monitors.. 1680x1050 for example would be probably sufficient. Anything higher and it's start coughing up..

But they were CHEAP.... and still spit out shocking figures at least for me.

The 4650's however is when things take a nose dive.

comp_ali · Dec 5, 2009, 05:57 PM

Yes , I have 4670HD and it is very good on 1280*1024 except Crysis , I am thinking of getting 24" monitor soon before the prices might go up.

imagination · Dec 9, 2009, 08:21 PM

So that means with this 5670 we could play @ 1280x1024 with no problems?

Bolletje · Dec 9, 2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dodobv

So that means with this 5670 we could play @ 1280x1024 with no problems?

Depends on which game you're playing, but in general: yes. Although you shouldn't think everything above 4x AA is going to work well..

imagination · Dec 9, 2009, 08:33 PM

I know, i don`t expect to be high-end, but still, almost everything with 4xAA@ 1280x1024 should have no problems as you said. Under 100$ i find that pretty cool.

Bolletje · Dec 9, 2009, 08:42 PM

Uhu, I think it will become a nice card, like the HD4670.

Positive aspect about these cards is that they often have passive cooling and still don't get too hot. And this passive cooling doesn't makes the price difference with the normal one too big, which is the case with high-end cards like the HD5770.

IvanV · Dec 9, 2009, 11:50 PM

Well, I haven't played too many games since I've got my 4670, but, out of the bigger and more demanding titles, I've played World in Conflict (DX10), Assassin's Creed (DX10) and Tropico 3 (DX9, but great engine), all of them maxed out at 1920*1080 so it's a great little performer. For truth's sake, I have to point out that the framerates were far from stellar in all of them (none of these games is a FPS, so they were still perfectly enjoyable), but at 1280*1024, the 5670 should do very well with it's 25% more SPs, slightly bumped GPU frequency and a massive amount of memory bandwidth compared to the 4670.

As for the passively cooled versions, we'll have to wait and see. The 5670 has the 40nm technology going for it, but the 4670, which almost certainly has fewer transistors, runs pretty hot under load even with active reference cooler. Mine is running at very reasonable temperatures, but Gigabyte gave it got a slightly different cooling solution which also lacks any form of fan speed control (meaning that it's effectively running at 100% at all times).

Judas · Dec 10, 2009, 04:55 PM

the 4670's i've had run 1080/1200 resolutions relatively well.. your not going to see 60fps mind you but it's above the 30fps mark for majority of the content.. (provided the card has enough memory)

each jump in generation shows a relatively good improvement... performance wise.

Dec 2, 2009, 03:31 PM	#1
Bolletje HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,224 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	ATI Radeon HD5670 pictured TechConnect Magazine - Alleged Radeon HD 5670 pictured "Covered on mid-range and high-end, AMD is now working away on the first low-end desktops graphics cards to feature DirectX 11 support, those powered by the Redwood and Cedar 40nm GPUs. As it happens in this day and age, waiting for an official announced, which should come in Q1 2010, is optional, since a Redwood-based card, allegedly the Radeon HD 5670 has already been pictured. The quite compact card has a 128-bit interface and 400 Stream Processors, it boasts active cooling, supports CrossFireX and provides three connectivity options - D-Sub, DVI and HDMI. This Radeon is supported to have a GPU clock of 775 MHz and 1GB of GDDR5 memory @ 4000 MHz, and it doesn't require more power than that delivered via the PCI-Express slot. The Radeon HD 5670's pricing is unconfirmed but it should be somewhere around or just under $100."

Dec 5, 2009, 08:24 AM	#3
SeraphicSorcerer HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,295 Rep Power: 156 System Specs	Re: ATI Radeon HD5670 pictured Aww it's so cute, I didn't know they made graphic cards that little anymore... j/k __________________

Dec 5, 2009, 08:48 AM	#4
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: ATI Radeon HD5670 pictured It is nice but I wonder how many DX11 games can it run smoothly , same like with mine in DX10 games.

Dec 5, 2009, 01:47 PM	#6
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,905 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Re: ATI Radeon HD5670 pictured Nice! With a humble transistor count and 40nm technology, the chip should be fairly cheap to manufacture and taking into account the PCB which is both tiny and mostly empty the entire card could be dirt cheap. Being a half of a 5770 will also make it a decent performer, so I think that this card is going to make lots of gamers on strict budgets happy. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Dec 5, 2009, 05:57 PM	#8
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: ATI Radeon HD5670 pictured Yes , I have 4670HD and it is very good on 1280*1024 except Crysis , I am thinking of getting 24" monitor soon before the prices might go up.

Dec 9, 2009, 08:21 PM	#9
imagination HH HH HH :) Join Date: May 2008 Location: ROM Posts: 550 Rep Power: 37	Re: ATI Radeon HD5670 pictured So that means with this 5670 we could play @ 1280x1024 with no problems?

Dec 9, 2009, 08:33 PM	#11
imagination HH HH HH :) Join Date: May 2008 Location: ROM Posts: 550 Rep Power: 37	Re: ATI Radeon HD5670 pictured I know, i don`t expect to be high-end, but still, almost everything with 4xAA@ 1280x1024 should have no problems as you said. Under 100$ i find that pretty cool.

Dec 9, 2009, 08:42 PM	Thread Starter #12
Bolletje HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,224 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Re: ATI Radeon HD5670 pictured Uhu, I think it will become a nice card, like the HD4670. Positive aspect about these cards is that they often have passive cooling and still don't get too hot. And this passive cooling doesn't makes the price difference with the normal one too big, which is the case with high-end cards like the HD5770.

Dec 9, 2009, 11:50 PM	#13
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,905 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Re: ATI Radeon HD5670 pictured Well, I haven't played too many games since I've got my 4670, but, out of the bigger and more demanding titles, I've played World in Conflict (DX10), Assassin's Creed (DX10) and Tropico 3 (DX9, but great engine), all of them maxed out at 19201080 so it's a great little performer. For truth's sake, I have to point out that the framerates were far from stellar in all of them (none of these games is a FPS, so they were still perfectly enjoyable), but at 12801024, the 5670 should do very well with it's 25% more SPs, slightly bumped GPU frequency and a massive amount of memory bandwidth compared to the 4670. As for the passively cooled versions, we'll have to wait and see. The 5670 has the 40nm technology going for it, but the 4670, which almost certainly has fewer transistors, runs pretty hot under load even with active reference cooler. Mine is running at very reasonable temperatures, but Gigabyte gave it got a slightly different cooling solution which also lacks any form of fan speed control (meaning that it's effectively running at 100% at all times). __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).