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Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB Ultimate fanless graphics card review

by Tarinder Sandhu on 9 June 2011, 07:27 4.0

Tags: AMD (NYSE:AMD), Sapphire

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How we test

GPU comparisons

Graphics card Approx.
pricing
GPU clock
(MHz)
Stream
processors
Shader clock
(MHz)
Memory clock
(MHz)
Memory bus
(bits)
Graphics driver
Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1,024MB Ultimate £85 800 480 800 4,000 128 Catalyst 11.4
HIS Radeon HD 5770 1,024MB £90 850 800 850 4,800 128 Catalyst 11.4
Sapphire Radeon HD 5750 1,024MB £80 700 720 700 4,600 128 Catalyst 11.4
Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 1,024MB £65 775 400 775 4,000 128 Catalyst 11.4
Sapphire Radeon HD 6570 512MB HM £60 650 480 650 4,000 128 Catalyst 11.4
Sapphire Radeon HD 5550 512MB £55 650 320 650 4,000 128 Catalyst 11.4
AMD Radeon HD 6450 1,024MB £40 750 160 750 3,600 64 Catalyst 11.4
Inno3D GeForce GTS 450 1,024MB £85 783 192 1,566 3,608 128 ForceWare 267.59
ASUS GeForce GT 440 1,024MB £60 810 96 1,620 1,800 128 ForceWare 267.59
ASUS GeForce GT 430 1,024MB £50 700 96 1,400 1,600 128 ForceWare 267.59

Test bench

CPU Intel Core i5 2500K (3.30GHz, 6MB L3 cache, quad-core, LGA1155)
Motherboard Intel DP67BG
Memory 8GB Corsair Vengeance (9-9-9-24-2T @ 1,600MHz)
Power Supply Corsair AX750
Monitor Dell 24in 2405FPW
Disk drive(s) Crucial RealSSD C300 (256GB)
Chassis Corsair Graphite Series 600T
Operating system Windows 7, SP1, 64-bit

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 Performance preset, overall score recorded.
Aliens vs. Predator DX11, 1,920x1,080 resolution, 2xAA, 8xAF, medium quality.
Call of Duty: Black Ops DX9, 1,920x1,080 resolution, 4xAA, ultra quality, FRAPS-recorded benchmark.
F1 2010 DX11, 1,920x1,080 resolution, 4xAA, high quality, Monaco circuit.
Just Cause 2 DX10, 1,920x1,080 resolution, 4xAA, 16xAF, medium/high quality, Dark Tower benchmark.
Metro 2033 DX11, 1,920x1,080 resolution, 4xAA, 16xAF, medium quality.
StarCraft II DX9, 1,920x1,080 resolution, 2xAA, high quality.
Power consumption To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record mains power draw both when idle and whilst playing Just Cause 2.
Temperature To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record GPU core temperature both when idle and whilst playing Just Cause 2.

Notes

We've pulled together 10 distinct GPUs that fall between £40-£90. Going the active-cooling route will give you more performance - take a look at the HD 5750 or GTS 450 numbers in the upcoming graphs - but that's missing the point somewhat.

Keeping the gaming benchmarks simple, they're run at a full-HD (1,920x1,080) resolution with medium/high IQ settings.