HD 5770 Reviews...X-Fired as well... and HD 5750 ...

[jaguarskx]

10/13/09 - Added more reviews, see my post below

Here's a HD 5770 review from Guru 3D that is quite extensive. Includes both single and X-Fired HD 5770 for those interested...

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5770-review-test/

X-Fire performance is pretty good for those interested. All games tested at 2560 x 1600 shows playable frame rate with the exception of Crysis: Warhead (no surprise there). Far Cry 2 is somewhat low at 35FPS.

However, I'm more interested in single card performance at a more pedestrian gaming resolution of 1920 x 1200. The HD 5770 can basically hold it's own against the the HD 4870 or beat that card with the exception of Call of Duty 5: Modern Warfare (~ 15% performance lag), Mass Effects (~ 18% performance lag) and Fallout 3 (~ 7% performance lag).

While Guru3D did overclock the HD 5770 (Core 950MHz, Shade 950MHz, and Memory 5,620MHz) , the only game tested was Crysis:Warhead. Across all resolutions, the gain was only 2FPS; BTW the HD 5770 tied the HD 4870 in this benchmark at standard clock speed.

Interesting performance for a ~ $160 video card. However, it is priced at higher than what a HD 4870 currently sells for; lowest prices is ~ $130. The HD 4890 costs ~ $30 more than the HD 5770 and will consistently beat the new DX11 card in every game except "Anno 1404 - Dawn of Discovery".

In my opinion gamers should by this card over the HD 4870 if:

1. You want HD 4870-ish performance, but do not want to be forced to replace a relatively weak PSU.
2. You are upgrading to a faster cards and you want DX11.

 

[itisravi]

Has NDA lifted?

 

[jaguarskx]

Yes NDA has lifted because today is Oct. 13th in most parts of the world. Currently the exceptions are US mountain-time and the west coast (maybe Hawaii too).

 

[jaguarskx]

** Updated with more reviews ** Including one for Ubuntu/Linux (scroll down)

Other HD 5750 / HD 5770 reviews:

tomshardware.com - Radeon HD 5770 And 5750 Review: Gentlemen, Start Your HTPCs
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5770,2446.html

neoseeker.com - HD 5750 & HD 5770 Review
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/hd5750hd5770/

hardocp.com - AMD ATI Radeon HD 5770 and HD 5750 Review
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2009/10/12/amd_ati_radeon_hd_5770_5750_review

insidehw.com - PowerColor Radeon HD 5770
http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Graphics-cards/PowerColor-Radeon-HD-5770.html

anandtech.com - AMD’s Radeon HD 5770 & 5750: DirectX 11 for the Mainstream Crowd
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3658

pcper.com - AMD Radeon HD 5770 and HD 5750 Review - Juniper and DX11 for all
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=795

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Newly added:

techspot.com - ATI Radeon HD 5770 Review
http://www.techspot.com/review/209-ati-radeon-hd-5770/

bit-tech.net - AMD ATI Radeon HD 5770 Review
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2009/10/13/amd-ati-radeon-hd-5770-review/1

techpowerup.com - HIS Radeon HD 5770 1 GB
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_5770

hardwarecanucks.com - XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 Review
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/24204-xfx-radeon-hd-5770-1gb-gddr5-review.html

hardwarecanucks.com - ASUS Radeon HD 5770 1GB Voltage Tweak Edition Review
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/24216-asus-radeon-hd-5770-1gb-voltage-tweak-edition-review.html

tweaktown.com - Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/2964/sapphire_radeon_hd_5770_1gb_video_card/index.html

overclockersclub.com - XFX HD 5750 Review
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/xfx5750/

hardwarecanucks.com - XFX Radeon HD 5750 1GB GDDR5 Review
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/24214-xfx-radeon-hd-5750-1gb-gddr5-review.html

phoronix.com - AMD Radeon HD 5750/5770 ** Ubuntu/Linux Review **
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_juniper&num=1

hexus.net - Mid-range machinations: AMD's Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 and HD 5750 GPUs
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20670

elitebastards.com - Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB and Radeon HD 5750 1GB video card review
http://www.elitebastards.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=887&catid=13&Itemid=27


ummm..... I guess that's enough reading material for now.

 

[itisravi]

Is there a review of 5750 512MB?

 

[rawsteel]

I think AMD is going for the money here.

1. The chip is comparably smaller than 4870 (using 40nm)
2. The 128 bit memory bus will make the card cheap to produce (so better margins)
3. The DX11 will make it tempting to lot of people to buy

I still think they are going little greedy here. a $140-$149 would make that a perfect buy. May be in the 1-2 months we will see that adjustment

They can always adjust, considering how the cards sell in the next few weeks, thats their advantage to be first in the market with new technology and they are definitely going for profit here

 

[itisravi]

What they need to do first is clear their 4870 stock. If they had launched 5770 for $140-150, would anybody be buying 4870? I think it is logical and they should drop the price once the stock clears.

 

[jaguarskx]

Yeah, I'm guessing we will see lower prices for the HD 4850 and HD 4870 video cards in the next couple of months just to kill of what's in stock.

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

This topic has been sticky in top of the forum by TheGreatGrapeApe

 

[xaira]

for those of you skeptical of the price, remember that this chip gives the same perf of prev gen at half the power consumption

 

[shadow187]

This topic has been sticky in top of the forum by TheGreatGrapeApe

Lies.

..

And slander.

@OP, I'm disappointed in the 5770. I expected it to be inbetween GTX260/4870 and the 4890. Yet ATI just couldn't go with a 192-bit or lower the price. True, the 4870 needs to be cleared off the shelves, but once that happens I hope the card will go to $140 with $120-AR.

But then, the 4890's will still be selling, so meh. They're ~$170 now, with $185 for an AM cooling (toxic, etc). If ATI stops producing those, then we'll be missing a sub-200$ card for a period of time...

 

[jennyh]

I said a couple of weeks ago that the 5770 needs to be a bit cheaper, and that was with it's expected performance coming in between the 4870 and 4890.

It looks overpriced to me, but still very difficult to say no to it in comparison to a 4870 or gtx260 though, if only for its other features.

 

[jsh1284]

The 5770 and 50's are for sale on Newegg! Not a bad deal at all ..

 

[ConcreteFinish]

Is there a review of 5750 512MB?

They are only making 1GB 5750's, no 512

 

[JeanLuc]

Putting aside it's HTPC credentials, DX11 and eyefinity and looking at this from a strict gaming performance POV I can't help but feel a bit underwhelmed by the HD5770 1GB when comparing it's price/performance ratio to the HD4870 1GB.

 

[xaira]

5790 and 5830 soon to come maybe?

 

[mactronix]

I agree with rawsteel, AMD are starting the claw back.
Its a delicate balancing act in business, when to up prices and start making your margin the main interest over your market share etc. AMD/ATI have given us a couple of nice releases at a sensible price with no real reason to quibble, namely the 4850/4870 and the 4770. The 4770 set a new presitent with its price/perf and we just got used to the company giving a decent offering for a sensible price.
Now we all know that these 5770 cards cant cost that much more to make so its obvious they have decided (1 card too soon in my opinion) that now is the right time to up prices and start thinking of the margins again.
Realistically this was always going to happen sooner or later but if they are not careful they will end up with an admitidly very decent card that for what i would have thought was the target market segment is..... well, just not relevant. I could be wrong but i would have thought its 4770/4850/4870 owners they are targeting here
Sure its got DX11 (again no demo/games) = not relevant. Eyefinity, what midrange gamer uses tripple or even dual displays ? = not relevant.
native HDMI is nice but im not sure about display port ?
Ok so some are saying the price is high to help shift 4870's. So why did the 4770 come out cheaper than a 4850 then ?
I just hope for their sake Nvidia dont pull a decent card out of its bag anytime soon because if they do and at a reasonable price i know where the mainstream market will head.
Yes its a decent card but its just that bit too expensive for what it is, or have they priced it for what it could be given some driver retunes and a decent DX11 game ?
Just another in an increasing list of AMD own goals and missed opertunaties.

Mactronix

 

[Ehsan w]

ok so they have mid range, and doing a good job on high end.
I think they should focus a little more on the integrated graphics.
I'm hoping 4670 as a new basic performance, since I hate the 4650
Will that be happening any time soon?Ati?

 

[EXT64]

Yeah, the 4770 was just all around bewildering. Didn't it take them a while to build up stock of it though? I know for a while it was sold out, so during those times it didn't hurt the 4850 sales.

 

[jaguarskx]

Is there a review of 5750 512MB?

They are expected to be released in a few weeks I think.

 

[shadow187]

Isn't there something called ATI FUSION that allows you to OC an AMD processor and ATI crossfire (compatible ones, of course) that allows for some major enhancements?
*Sorry for getting off topic TGGA!*

 

[xaira]

you didnt tell me about the photo editing etc, in that case, go with the i5, fusion is amds name for upcomming cpu wwith gpu on die

 

[Maziar]

I read both toms and anandtech's review and i think if they lower the price of 5770 it would be good since HD 4870 beats it in most games

 

[jaguarskx]

^^^

It's a pricing strategy to have people buy the remaining stock of HD 4870. Eventually AMD will lower the price; after most of the HD 4870 stock have been exhausted. Either way AMD makes a sale.

 

[Maziar]

Yeah that's a good reason 😀