Concluding Thoughts

For a few months now AMD's graphics division has been pushing out one great product afterward another. The dual-GPU Radeon HD 5970, the Radeon Hard disk drive 5870 and Radeon Hd 5850 all had something going for them; whether it was unrivaled processing ability in its respective category, or a dandy balance betwixt performance and value. Moving down the ladder a niggling bit, the Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 GPUs gave gamers on a upkeep a real gustation of what the new Radeon Hard disk drive 5000 serial was all about without breaking the banking concern.

This time around we are afraid it'south a different story. AMD aimed too low with the Radeon Hard disk drive 5670 -- especially at this toll signal. Having slapped a $100 sticker on it, targeting the Nvidia GeForce GT 240 was a big mistake as this is a completely pointless product at the intended price range.

Back when nosotros reviewed the GeForce GT 240 we said the only way Nvidia could make this a worthwhile product was to slash the price. The Radeon Hard disk 5670 will suffer the same fate, as information technology costs simply a petty less than the Radeon Hd 4770 and nonetheless it is at best 15% slower.

In terms of features, for gamers the Radeon HD 5670 offers no real advantage over the Radeon Hard disk drive 4770. Support for DirectX 11 is next to useless at this level, and Eyefinity shouldn't be a big selling betoken either (for workstation employ it might be useful). The new Radeon HD 5670 needs to exist priced at around $seventy to become a feasible option. This is where the Radeon HD 4670 currently sits and nosotros found the 5670 to be only about 20% faster while costing 40% more.

In terms of consumption, both products use roughly the same amount of power. It is a expert choice for HTPC due to its single slot design, but there are a number of single slot GeForce 9800 GT, 9600 GT and Radeon HD 4670 graphics cards out there that will be simply as suitable.

Equally far as gaming is concerned, the Radeon HD 5670 will get y'all past in almost games if yous are okay with playing at small-scale resolutions and visual quality settings. For anything more than that we propose that you look into the Radeon Hard disk 4770 for $10-$twenty more than, or the Radeon Hard disk drive 5750 for around $40 more.