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Product Application:

PCI-e Video Card
Product Provided by: Sapphire

Available at:

Newegg

Estimated Online Price:

$79.99

Availability:

Now

Review by:

Paul

Edited by:

Scott

Review date:

9/22/2008
 

Specifications

  • I/O Output: Dual DL-DVI-I+HDTV
  • Core Clock: 750 MHz, 320 Stream Processors
  • Memory Clock: 1000MHz, 2000 Mbps.
  • PCI Express 2.0 x16 bus interface
  • 512MB /128bit GDDR3 memory interface
  • Single Slot Active Cooler
  • HDMI compliant via dongle
  • 7.1 Audio Channel Support
  • Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 support
  • Shader Model 4.1 support
  • Supported Operating Systems

    • DirectX® 10.1

    • 320 stream processing units, 128-bit memory interface

    • 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering

    • Dual mode ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU support for highly scalable performance

    • PCI Express® 2.0 support

    • Dynamic geometry acceleration, Game physics processing capability

    • ATI Avivo™ HD video and display technology*

    • Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD 2) for Blu-ray™and HD Video

    • Accelerated Video Transcoding(AVT)

    • DVD Upscaling, Dynamic Contrast, Built-in HDMI with 7.1 surround sound support

    System Requirements

    • PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard

    • 400 Watt or greater power supply (550 Watt for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode) is recommended

    • Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products

    • 1GB of system memory recommended

    • Installation software requires CD-ROM drive

    • DVD playback requires DVD drive

    • Blu-ray™ playback requires Blu-ray drive and full 1080p display requires a 1080p-capable monitor

    • To enable dual mode ATI CrossFireX™ technology, a second ATI Radeon™ HD 4600 Series graphics card, an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable (included) is required.

    Features:

    Redefine HD Gaming

    • 320 Stream Processing Units
      Enough power to tackle the most demanding HD games and applications.
    • Microsoft DirectX®10.1
      Play today while preparing for tomorrow with state-of-the-art DirectX 10.1 graphics capabilities.
    • Enhanced Anti-Aliasing (AA) & Anisotropic Filtering (AF)
      High performance anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing (4X AA) smooth jagged edges and create true-to- life graphics, for everything from grass to facial features
    • ATI CrossFireX™ Technology
      ATI CrossFireX™ technology with up to quad GPU support offers superior scalability so your system is ready to level up when you are.
    • PCI Express 2.0
      Support for PCI Express 2.0 will prepare you for bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications.

    Go Beyond HD Video

    • Unified Video Decoder 2
      UVD 2 frees up your CPU for other tasks so you get The Ultimate Visual Experience™ for the most processing- intensive content. Take full advantage of Blu-ray functionality with dual-stream, picture in picture capabilities.
    • Accelerated Video Transcoding(AVT)
      Edit and transfer your videos to a portable video player with new Accelerated Video Transcoding (AVT) technology.1
    • Upscale Beyond 1080p
      Watch the hottest Blu-ray movies or other HD content at full 1080p display resolution and beyond.2
    • Enhanced DVD Upscaling
      Watch standard DVD movies in near high-definition quality with DVD upscaling.3 The GPU uses post processing algorithms to enhance standard and low resolution videos and movies on your HD display.
    • Dynamic Contrast
      Dynamic Contrast automatically adjusts the contrast and brightness during scenes to consistently deliver a crisp, vibrant picture.
    • HDMI
      Enjoy the latest audio technologies using HDMI with 7.1 digital surround sound support. Also, xvYCC support allows the user to enjoy a wider range of color when connected to a capable HDTV.

    The HD4670 features 512MB of GDDR3 memory on a 128-bit memory bus.  The 128-bit bus limits the bandwidth of the memory, but it keeps the cost pretty low.  We'll see how the lower bus effects the performance later on.

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