System setup and notes
| Graphics cards | MSI Radeon HD 5770 HAWX 1,024MB | Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1,024MB | Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current pricing, including VAT | £155 | £125 | £140 |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Stream processors | 800 | 800 | 216 |
| GPU clock speed (MHz) | 875 | 850 | 620 |
| Shader clock speed (MHz) | 875 | 850 | 1,242 |
| Memory clock speed (MHz) | 4,800 | 4,800 | 2,100 |
| Memory bus width (bits) | 128 | 128 | 448 |
| CPU | Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition (3.20GHz, 8MB L3 cache, quad-core, LGA1366) | ||
| Motherboard | Foxconn Bloodrage X58 | ||
| Motherboard BIOS | P08 | ||
| Mainboard software | Intel Inf 9.1.1.1015 | ||
| Memory | 6GB Corsair DOMINATOR PC12,800 | ||
| Memory timings and speed | 9-9-9-24 1T @ DDR3-1,333 | ||
| PSU | Corsair HX1000W | ||
| Monitor | Dell 30in 3007WFP - 2,560x1,600px | ||
| Disk drive(s) | Seagate 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 (3Gb/s mode) | ||
| Graphics driver | Catalyst 10.2 | Catalyst 10.2 | ForceWare 196.21 |
| Operating system | Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit | ||
Software
| 3D Benchmarks | DiRT 2, London map -
ultra quality Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X v1.2, internal benchmark: DX10/10.1 - very high quality Far Cry 2 v1.03 - very high quality Crysis: Warhead v1.1.1.711 - train map - enthusiast quality |
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Notes
We're comparing the MSI Radeon HD 5770 HAWK directly against a stock-clocked Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 and pre-overclocked GeForce GTX 260 from Inno3D.Comparing it against just the basic HD 5770 will show how great a performance improvement is realised by increasing the core clock by 25MHz, and looking at the also-pre-overclocked GTX 260's numbers will provide a means of evaluating how it fits into the bigger picture.
