Conclusion

With their 6670 and to an even greater extent 6570 Sapphire have proven that low cost doesn't necessarily have to mean low quality. With an attractive design using a custom blue PCB, quality branded memory and a great cooler from Arctic Cooling Sapphire have, right at launch, created the 6600/6500 series cards to go for.

As well as the impressive design/build quality with each model we get low noise, low temperatures and the ability to game with high detail levels at 1680x1050 and 1920x1080. Added to this is the option to enable our GPU for computing tasks, enhancing the performance of our system as a whole.

Given the low noise, temperatures, HDMI 1.4 and compact PCB these latest Sapphire cards are also well worth considering for media based systems, including those which will be tasked with Blu-Ray 3D playback which the Radeons excel at.

Summary
Impressive gaming performance for their price point with exceptionally low noise levels and great temperatures.

Pixmania - £71

Pixmania - £53