Graphics Card Club3D Radeon HD 4350 PCIe x1 can be a competitor NVIDIA Ion

A few days ago the company began shipping Club3D quite interesting option low-profile graphics card Radeon HD 4350. The main feature of this adapter is that it is equipped with a tire PCIe x1. With this design, this graphics card can compete platform NVIDIA Ion in products such as nettop and HTPC.

Thus, the video Club3D Radeon HD 4350 PCIe x1 can be useful for the enthusiast compact desktop computer systems or home theaters that were able to almost the same money to buy without paying NVIDIA Ion with integrated graphics, a full-fledged discrete accelerator.

In addition, the benefits of Club3D Radeon HD 4350 PCIe x1 include passive cooling system does not generate noise at work, as well as low power consumption - only 20 watts. Among other things, this card has the RV710 chip and 512 MB of DDR2 memory with reference frequencies of 600 and 400 MHz respectively.

There is also support for DirectX 10.1 technology and video outputs HDMI, DVI and D-Sub. Of course, nowadays these characteristics do not capture the imagination, but they are more than enough to surpass the performance graphics NVIDIA Ion. It is Club3D Radeon HD 4350 PCIe x1 slightly less than 40 euros, and the only drawback of this adapter is that it takes up two slots on the motherboard and thus not suitable for compact ITX enclosures.

Graphics Card Radeon HD 5450 - 80 stream processors, plus 512 MB of GDDR3 memory

Not so long ago we reported that, AMD is preparing several new cards in the family of entry-level Radeon HD 5000, combining the 40 nm GPU and technology support DirectX 11. These adapters should enter the model and the Radeon HD 5450, details of which shared the Chinese resource Coolife.

As seen in the accompanying photographs, graphics card Radeon HD 5450 performed on the PCB's trademark red color and has very compact dimensions, making it suitable for use in Home Theater Systems (HTPC). Noteworthy and the presence of active cooling with a small fan.

Characteristics accelerator Radeon HD 5450 include a 40 nm chip Cedar, 80 stream processors and 512 MB of memory GDDR3, combined with the GPU with 64-bit bus. Present and 8 ROP units, and clock speeds adapter 650 and 1600 MHz for the video core and memory respectively. It is assumed that the announcement of Radeon HD 5450 will be held in the first week of February.

XFX has introduced a new graphics card XFX Radeon HD 5670

The company presented its version of the XFX graphics cards AMD Radeon HD 5670 - XFX ATI Radeon 5670 HD, uncomfortable giving will afford prakicheski any gamers. New standard supports DirectX 11, making the game more colorful than the DirectX 10.1. In this single-slot card, it fits easily into your computer and requires no additional power supply. XFX ATI Radeon HD 5670 is available in versions with 512 MB and 1 GB of memory. GPU frequency is 775 MHz and memory clock - 4000 MHz.

Technology ATI Eyefinity allows you to simultaneously use two or three monitors for a panoramic view in games or in the work. As promised manufacturer, adding monitors does not affect performance, popular games will continue to "fly" even on three screens simultaneously. ATI CrossFireX technology increases the speed in games when you add a second card, a contribution adds and GDDR5 memory with twice the bandwidth than GDDR2. In addition, DirectCompute 11, ATI PowerPlay technology and 40-nanometer process technology make the card faster.

Also worth mentioning accelerated video encoding (AVT) and the interface HDMI 1.3, which guarantees a complete work of Blu-ray. Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio ensure the quality of sound, and ATI Avivo technology and second generation Unified Video Decoder (UVD 2) let you watch Blu-ray movies or other HD-video in 1080p resolution and above.

Gigabyte Radeon HD 5670 offers a factory-overclocked and non-reference cooler

Taiwan-based Gigabyte Technology, as well as other partners AMD, has announced its version of the recently introduced video card Radeon HD 5670. New items are based on 40 nm chip Redwood technology to support DirectX 11, were named GV-R567OC-1GI and GV-R567D5-512I and are equipped with 1 GB and 512 MB of "on-board" of GDDR5 respectively.

In addition, the new cards from Gigabyte got 400 stream processors, and the interaction between the GPU and the memory is made using 128-bit bus. There is also support for ATI Stream technology and mode CrossFireX. Also reported that the older model GV-R567OC-1GI built on the PCB is blue and has a special design of Ultra Durable 2, which increases its reliability.

Among other things, the video card GV-R567OC-1GI equipped with non-reference dual-slot cooler with a single fan, as well as ports D-Sub, DVI and HDMI. Note that the accelerator is a solution with a factory overclocked, and its clock speeds are 785 and 4000 MHz for the GPU and memory respectively. This model is already on sale in the online shop Newegg and costs $ 110.

A pair of Radeon HD 5670 from PowerColor with catabatic frequencies and non-reference cooler

Company TUL Corporation, which owns the brand PowerColor, announced two versions of their own low-cost adapter Radeon HD 5670. These cards are based on 40 nm chip Redwood and in fact differ only in the amount of "onboard" memory GDDR5 - 512 MB and 1 GB respectively, while the rest of their characteristics are very similar.

Both accelerators have catabatic frequencies (775 and 4000 MHz for the GPU and memory, respectively) and equipped with non-reference dual-slot cooler from Arctic Cooling with a single 92 mm fan. In addition, there is 128-bit memory interface and support for technology DirectX 11 and ATI Eyefinity, as well as the regime CrossFireX.

System interfaces of the two adapters PowerColor HD5670 includes video outputs D-Sub, DVI and HDMI, and the sale of these cards should be available soon for about $ 100.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 - mobile graphics with support for DirectX 11

AMD today introduced at CES 2010 a new line of mobile graphics adapter ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000. It includes models of HD 5870, HD 5850, HD 5830, HD 5770, HD 5750, HD 5730, HD 5650 and HD 5470, HD 5450, HD 5450. They all support DirectX 11 technology, OpenCL and ATI Stream and include a Universal Video Decoder Unified Video Decoder 2. Adapters ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800, HD 5700/5600 and HD 5400 can use memory type GDDR3 or GDDR5 and support the technology ATI Eyefinity, which allows you to display an image on 6 monitors simultaneously (up to 4 monitors for ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400).

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870, HD 5850 and HD 5830 are equipped with 800 stream processors and support 128-bit memory interface, they can reach a TDP 50 watts. At ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5770, HD 5750, HD 5730 and HD 5650, in turn, only 400 stream processors, the same 128-bit memory interface, and a TDP decreased to 30 Tues Junior model ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470, HD 5450 and HD 5450 have just 80 stream processors, 64-bit memory interface, but the TDP and does not exceed 15 watts. Notebooks with the new graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 should appear on the market later this month.

Sapphire HD 5770 BIOS Botchup Leaves Users with Just 720 Stream Processors

In the network there were reports that can be pretty upsetting the owners of video Sapphire HD 5770 Vapor-X. According to the information they contain, as a result of errors in the system BIOS of the graphics cards will be deactivated 80 stream processors. Thus, remain productive only 720 processing cores, that is the same as in the accelerator lower Radeon HD 5750.

Thus, despite the marked decrease in the number of active streaming processors, clock speeds and other parameters remain the same video. According to the resource Techpowerup, the affected adapters use BIOS version 012.014.000.004. Experts advise owners to change the BIOS version on 012.013.000.001.034705, allowing the full potential of video. If you are sufficiently experienced user, you can do it yourself, or contact support company Sapphire.

AMD Admits Limited OpenCL Performance on Radeon HD 4000 Series

It is known that, despite the recent releases of several lines in the family of graphics cards ATI Radeon HD 5000 cards of the previous generation Radeon HD 4000 continues to maintain popularity with the mass consumer. Not least, this is due to falling prices of video card series Radeon HD 4000 and the fact that their capacity is often more than enough for the average user.

Among the few shortcomings graphics card series Radeon HD 4000, experts point out the limited capacity in the application of technology OpenCL. Recall, for this technology implies a framework for writing programs related to the implementation of parallel computing using the capabilities of the GPU and CPU.

In this case the company itself AMD, recognizing the limited capacity of technology OpenCL when working with video cards Radeon HD 4000, both stressed that these accelerators were not designed to realize the function of parallel computing. According to the AMD Vilmou Micah (Micah Villmow), in contrast to the new accelerators, ATI Radeon HD 5000 cards the previous generation is not designed to work with technology OpenCL.

According to the representative of AMD, at present the company has no plans to concentrate on improving the performance of video cards Radeon HD 4000 series. But enough with the high rates of parallel computation due to the absence of these adapters, software and hardware support for such technology.

ASUS X77 - a powerful notebook with Intel Core i5 and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730

Learned that the company ASUSTeK Computer is preparing to release a new performance notebook X77. The device is equipped with a large 17.3-inch display and is based on a powerful processor Intel Core i5-430M with a frequency of 2.26 GHz. Addition, the novelty will get a new graphics adapter ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730, 4 GB of RAM and two whole hard drive capacity of 500 GB.

In fact, this laptop is able to provide quite a good substitute for a desktop PC or used as a mobile work or multimedia entertainment station. ASUS X77 display with a resolution of 1600x900 pixels supports high-definition video, and thanks to its HDMI interface can be output to external monitors.

On the exact date of issue and the price ASUS X77 has not reported. Supposedly, the laptop will be available in mid-January, and its cost will be about 1000 euros.

XFX Radeon HD 5770 XXX - version Radeon HD 5770 with a factory overclocked

Japanese company XFX has decided to please the users of the new graphics cards based on Radeon HD 5770. Novelty called XFX Radeon HD 5770 and the XXX is a model with a factory overclocked, whose frequency characteristics are 875 and 5200 MHz for the 40 nm GPU and memory, respectively (the frequency of inflow discharges Radeon HD 5770, we recall, are equal to 850 and 4800 MHz respectively).

In addition, the graphics card XFX Radeon HD 5770 XXX equipped with 800 stream processors, 1 GB of GDDR5 memory with 128-bit interface and video outputs Dual-DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort. The adapter also supports DirectX 11 and mode CrossFireX, and has already appeared on sale in Japan, where it is 232 dollars (equivalent). In other countries, however, accelerator XFX Radeon HD 5770 XXX should appear later. For example, in Canada it is currently available only for pre-order, and the price it is 207 dollars (equivalent).