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[JayZJay]

How would the ASUS EAH6670/DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 6670 1GB 1GHz GDDR5 graphics card (see http://www.amazon.co...ns%3DB004X8EODY) compare to a AMD Radeon HD 7570 1GB DDR3 graphics card with HDMI, DVI, and VGA (via adapter)?

[ For more info on the ASUS Radeon 6670, also check out http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814121442 or http://usa.asus.com/...#specifications ]

I bought an HP HPE H8xt desktop PC for my kids that came with the Radeon HD 7570, but I had already bought the Asus Radeon HD 6670 card from that Amazon link above because HP was previously including a cheaper card and I got the Asus 6670 for $70 after rebate. But now that HP changed the included graphics card to a Radeon HD 7570, I'm not sure if that would be better than the Asus Radeon 6670 card I bought or not. I can easily return the card to Amazon if the Radeon 7570 HP included is better. Or I could probably sell the 7570 on eBay if the 6670 is better.

To be clear, I have not received the system yet nor do I have the time to be benchmarking the cards. Therefore, ideally, I need to get feedback and just make a decision.

Opinions? Feedback?

Thank you in advance for everyone's time and help.

-JayZJay


UPDATE:

Here is a link to AMD about the Radeon 7570 card: http://www.amd.com/u...adeon-7570.aspx

Notice the following that AMD lists for the 7570 and keep in mind that HP lists the card included in my system as a 1GB DDR3 card...

650 MHz engine clock
512MB-2GB DDR3 or 512MB-1GB GDDR5 memory
900 MHz (DDR3) or 1000 MHz (GDDR5) memory clock (1.8 Gbps DDR3 or 4.0 Gbps GDDR5)
28.8 GB/s (DDR3) or 64 GB/s (GDDR5) memory bandwidth

I would think based on the 650 MHz engine clock and DDR3 memory compared to the 810 MHz engine clock and GDDR5 memory the ASUS card has that the ASUS would be a bit better overall, but I'm not sure how much. ???

[ThaCrip]

i can't find to much info on that 7570 card but i did find info on the 6670 and it can pump out some decent frame rates in Crysis 2 and Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2 @ 1920x1200 with bulk of graphics options on with 29fps. which is not bad.

Crysis 2 @ 1680x1050 with bulk of graphics on and gets 36fps

in short... if you got a decent CPU and run at resolutions around 720p (i.e. 1280x720) i think you will have a solid experience overall but if you don't mind somewhat lower frame rates you might even be able to do around 1080p (i.e. 1920x1080).

i noticed that PC comes with a core i7 quad core so your CPU definitely won't be any issues for sure and their test setup had a similar i7 CPU so i imagine your performance levels will be in the ball park of those stats there.

in general in case you did not know... 60fps+ is perfect performance. about 30fps is still a playable experience.

p.s. on my Radeon 5670 i can generally get solid frame rates with most of the graphics options on @ around 720p (1280x720) although some games i can run 1080p (1920x1080) but could have some performance issues a bit.

but with your CPU (which is more on the higher end side) the graphics card is definitely going to be the bottleneck in terms of game performance as it's the same for me as i just very recently got a i3-2120 CPU etc.

[JayZJay]

Thanks, ThaCrip, for the feedback. If it helps with your opinion or anyone else's, I update my original post to include more information I found on the 7570, in particular AMD's official specs.

[ThaCrip]

Yeah, i am not a expert on those stats but all in all i have a feeling there will be a noticeable performance gap based on what i can tell there in which i would assume it would be more profound if your trying to keep most graphics settings on the higher side of things as if you where to drop to much from 30fps it will start to dull your overall enjoyment a fair amount.

and... with the numbering system there 6670 vs 7570 that in general is going to have the 7570 card take a hit as if it was say 7670 then it's safe to assume the 7xxx series card would be flat out better like your 6670 is over my 5670.

but looking at the ASUS 6670 card on newegg's website it says...

Core = 810MHz
Memory = 1000mhz

but at the end of the day... if you got some time you can play with the 7570 card for a bit and if it's not good then try the 6670 card.

[neoadorable]

if you have to choose between those two, then go with the 7570, but i'd wait for the 2GB 7770's to come out soon, those are not going to cost that much (sub $200).

[Blackhearted]

Both cards use the same exact gpu core, but the higher core clock speed and much higher memory bandwidth would make the 6670 a bit better than the DDR3 7570

[PGHammer]

Blackhearted, on 05 May 2012 - 16:18, said:

Both cards use the same exact gpu core, but the higher core clock speed and much higher memory bandwidth would make the 6670 a bit better than the DDR3 7570

The HD7570 fits into the HTPC/corporate-stable-yet-discrete/portable-GPU-in-desktop-clothes space that used to be occupied by the HD54xx/55xx and HD64xx/65xx.

The GPU's memory bus (64-bit) and the bandwidth of the memory itself (GDDR3) are going to be serious holdbacks in gaming at the sharp end with the HD7570; the HD7750 (which, like the HD6670, requires no external power), is the direct equivalent of the HD6670 you are considering (and is typically the same price with the same GDDR5 layout).

I *have* an HD5450 which I am looking at passing down to Mom (with most of the hardware I have now, except the drives and sound card) when I finish my build based on i5-3570k (Ivy Bridge), because I'm looking at either the HD7750 or HD7770.

[JayZJay]

Thanks for the feedback everyone.