AMD HD 5770 benchmarked and reviewed

Taking the lowest price from take2:

GTX 295 R5831
HD 5870 R4066
HD 4890 R2522
HD 4870 R2113
HD 5770 R2553

Using the highest framerate setting in this test (Far Cry 2 at 1680x1050 4xAA – Ultra High Quality) here is R per FPS

GTX 295 : R89.71
HD 5870 : R59.79
HD 4890 : R51.47
HD 4870 : R50.31
HD 5770 : R59.37

Using the lowest framerates (Crysis Warhead at 1920x1200 4xAA Enthusiast Settings), here are the R/FPS:

GTX 295 : R129.36
HD 5870 : R98.81
HD 4890 : R88.78
HD 4870 : R83.85
HD 5770 : R109.47

Whats important (compared to 5770, you should get % speed = % price in a perfect world):

GTX 295 : 168% speed of 5770, 228.4% price of 5770
HD 5870 : 165% speed of 5770, 159% price of 5770
HD 4890 : 116% speed of 5770, 99% price of 5770
HD 4870 : 101% speed of 5770, 82% price of 5770
HD 5770 : 100% speed of 5770, 100% price of 5770 (dah)

looks like the 4870, or even the 4890 are better as they are cheaper and better ave performance. Even the 5870 is doing well, the performace gain is more than the price gain...

Of course, the GTX is overpriced :P
 
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Keldarza said:
Taking the lowest price from take2:

GTX 295 R5831
HD 5870 R4066
HD 4890 R2522
HD 4870 R2113
HD 5770 R2553

Using the highest framerate setting in this test (Far Cry 2 at 1680x1050 4xAA – Ultra High Quality) here is R per FPS

GTX 295 : R89.71
HD 5870 : R59.79
HD 4890 : R51.47
HD 4870 : R50.31
HD 5770 : R59.37

Using the lowest framerates (Crysis Warhead at 1920x1200 4xAA Enthusiast Settings), here are the R/FPS:

GTX 295 : R129.36
HD 5870 : R98.81
HD 4890 : R88.78
HD 4870 : R83.85
HD 5770 : R109.47

Whats important (compared to 5770, you should get % speed = % price in a perfect world):

GTX 295 : 168% speed of 5770, 228.4% price of 5770
HD 5870 : 165% speed of 5770, 159% price of 5770
HD 4890 : 116% speed of 5770, 99% price of 5770
HD 4870 : 101% speed of 5770, 82% price of 5770
HD 5770 : 100% speed of 5770, 100% price of 5770 (dah)

looks like the 4870, or even the 4890 are better as they are cheaper and better ave performance. Even the 5870 is doing well, the performace gain is more than the price gain...

Of course, the GTX is overpriced :P
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Nice addition to the article Keldarza, thanks.

Yea, as the review states, the 5770 is a good performer, but its difficult to justify in light of the HD 4870, or HD 4890 which can be found for around the same price, unless you insist on having DX 11.

Having said that, I am more excited about DX11 than I was with DX 10.

I guess time will tell.
 
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Tinman said:
Having said that, I am more excited about DX11 than I was with DX 10.
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I agree too, I feel that DX10 was released to early and not a big enough jump. DX8 hit a wall and something had to be done. DX9 came out (I remember the Geforce 6800 showing off UT3 Engine) and it was large jump forward. I only feel that DX9 was fully realized only recently - look how beautiful the games are today. Maybe even Vista's bad impression also killed off DX10, maybe even the fact XP was left out...

But if you want to future proof yourself, get a DX11 card.

I wonder what Nvidia is doing now? In the past they out did ATI but getting SM 3.0 out before ATI , now it looks like ATI pulled the jump of Nvidia. Expensive and behind - is Nvidia losing the plot?
 
Keldarza said:
I agree too, I feel that DX10 was released to early and not a big enough jump. DX8 hit a wall and something had to be done. DX9 came out (I remember the Geforce 6800 showing off UT3 Engine) and it was large jump forward. I only feel that DX9 was fully realized only recently - look how beautiful the games are today. Maybe even Vista's bad impression also killed off DX10, maybe even the fact XP was left out...

But if you want to future proof yourself, get a DX11 card.

I wonder what Nvidia is doing now? In the past they out did ATI but getting SM 3.0 out before ATI , now it looks like ATI pulled the jump of Nvidia. Expensive and behind - is Nvidia losing the plot?
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Yea, Vista did not help matters for DX10.

In all honesty, I would recommend holding out for a few months. I want to see how DX11 performs, and what sort of DX11 card Nvidia brings to the table.

It usually does not pay to be an early adopter.

That said, if my HD 5870 fritzed today, I would take a long hard look at the 5770...
 
Personally, I'm waiting on DX11 until there are some games (I'd want) that are using it.

If my card died, for the first time ever I'd actually seriously consider an AIT (I'm a bit of an Nvidia fanboy, secretly hoping the delay in Nvidia is coz something awesome is coming... but I'm a bit disillusioned these days)
 
Keldarza said:
Taking the lowest price from take2:

GTX 295 R5831
HD 5870 R4066
HD 4890 R2522
HD 4870 R2113
HD 5770 R2553

Using the highest framerate setting in this test (Far Cry 2 at 1680x1050 4xAA – Ultra High Quality) here is R per FPS

GTX 295 : R89.71
HD 5870 : R59.79
HD 4890 : R51.47
HD 4870 : R50.31
HD 5770 : R59.37

Using the lowest framerates (Crysis Warhead at 1920x1200 4xAA Enthusiast Settings), here are the R/FPS:

GTX 295 : R129.36
HD 5870 : R98.81
HD 4890 : R88.78
HD 4870 : R83.85
HD 5770 : R109.47

Whats important (compared to 5770, you should get % speed = % price in a perfect world):

GTX 295 : 168% speed of 5770, 228.4% price of 5770
HD 5870 : 165% speed of 5770, 159% price of 5770
HD 4890 : 116% speed of 5770, 99% price of 5770
HD 4870 : 101% speed of 5770, 82% price of 5770
HD 5770 : 100% speed of 5770, 100% price of 5770 (dah)

looks like the 4870, or even the 4890 are better as they are cheaper and better ave performance. Even the 5870 is doing well, the performace gain is more than the price gain...

Of course, the GTX is overpriced :P
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Nice comparison...It would however be even more appropriate if you used prices from prophecy which are more consistent:

Force3D HD4890, PCI-E, 1GB GDDR5, 256bit
R1844.34 (inc VAT)

Club 3D HD5770
R1747.07 (inc VAT
 
ZenbaaS said:
Nice comparison...It would however be even more appropriate if you used prices from prophecy which are more consistent:

Force3D HD4890, PCI-E, 1GB GDDR5, 256bit
R1844.34 (inc VAT)

Club 3D HD5770
R1747.07 (inc VAT
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Next time I'll average the price across stores ;)
 
1 thing that may be inportant to some users and not so much to others is heat.
the 4870 produces a lot of heat, ive had it idle at 60C(average) with the fan at 52%

and where i live the price of the 5770 @ $190 is between the 4870 @ $180, and the 4890 @ $225. and its DX 11 compatible. 10 dollar differnce does seem worth it. special if they weed out 10.1 soon or you're tower doesnt have great air flow.

so it can be a worth while purchase for the average gamer.
(sry i came across this post and thought id just add some info from my personal experience [feel free to correct me if im wrong])

E: I jsut finished installing the 5770 and it sits at 33C idle a vast improvement over the 4870 i had.
 
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DiceAir said:
Yeah guys imagine a ATI card on 512bit bus. Now that will rock hard
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Not to mention more expensive.

Seeing as my 4870 is quite adequate for now, I'll probably look at getting a new card when the second generation of DX 11.

There could be another 8800GT or HD 4850 there.
 
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