System setup and notes
| Graphics cards | Sapphire Radeon HD 5570 1,024MB | Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 512MB | Sapphire
Radeon HD 5670 1,024MB |
Inno3D GeForce GT 240 512MB | BFG
GeForce GT 220 1,024MB |
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| Current pricing, including VAT | £65 (as tested) | £53 | £79 | £76 | £54 |
| DirectX / Shader Model | DX11, 5.0 | DX10.1, 4.1 | DX11, 5.0 | DX10.1, 4.1 | DX10.1, 4.1 |
| Stream processors | 400 | 320 | 400 | 96 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 650MHz | 750MHz | 775MHz | 550MHz | 625MHz |
| Shader clock | 650MHz | 750MHz | 775MHz | 1,340MHz | 1,360MHz |
| Memory clock (effective) | 1,800MHz | 2,000MHz | 4,000MHz | 3,400MHz | 1,580MHz |
| Memory bus width (bits) | 128-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i5 750 LGA1156 (2.66GHz, 1MB L2 cache, quad-core) | ||||
| Motherboard | MSI P55-GD65 (P55) | ||||
| Motherboard BIOS | v1.3 | ||||
| Memory | 4GB Corsair PC12800 | ||||
| Memory timings and speed | 9-9-9-24 2T @ DDR3-1,333MHz | ||||
| PSU | Corsair HX650W | ||||
| Monitor | Dell 2405FPW Widescreen 24in TFT | ||||
| Disk drive(s) | Seagate 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 (3Gb/s mode) | ||||
| Graphics driver | (8.69-091211a-094275E-ATI) | (8.69-091211a-094275E-ATI) | Catalyst 10.1 | ForceWare 195.62 | ForceWare 195.62 |
| Operating system | Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit | ||||
Software
| 3D benchmarks | Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare 2, medium quality Crysis, medium quality Enemy Territory: Quake Wars v1.5, HEXUS custom-recorded benchmark. OpenGL, medium quality Far Cry 2 v1.03, medium quality H.A.W.X v1.2, internal benchmark: DX10/10.1, medium quality |
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| General benchmarks |
Power draw |
Notes
Due to the fact that the Radeon HD 5570 has significantly greater performance credentials than the HD 5450, we've tested it on our mid-range platform. Competition is healthy, however, as it's up against the Radeon HD 4670, GeForce GT 220 and, higher up in the pricing range, Radeeon HD 5670 and GeForce GT 240.Mid-range benchmarks were conducted at 1,280x1,024 and 1,680x1,050 with varying degrees of image quality.
