Top 5
Top 5 Mainstream Cards
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Summary
We look at how the ATI Radeon HD 5770 is clearly the next best thing for mainstream PC gaming.
The ATI Radeon HD 5750 performs excellently and is very well priced and is a serious contender for the crown.
The 512MB Zotac GTS 250 requires a lot of power but offers a whole lot of performance at an excellent price. A Very good buy.
The XFX HD 4770, the world's first 40nm graphics card, is best suited for a gaming machine that does not cost too much.
The HIS HD 4850 is based on the game-changing GPU from ATI and even after a year, is still a great buy despite heat issues.
PCWorld Rating
87
Very Good
86
Very Good
85
Very Good
84
Very Good
83
Very Good
Price
9,900
7,500
7,050
6,500
6,650
Features & Specifications
Video Memory
1GB
1GB
512MB
512MB
512MB
Core Clock Speed
850MHz
700MHz
740MHz
800MHz
625MHz
Memory Clock Speed
1200MHz
1150MHz
1100MHz
850MHz
993MHz
Stream Processors
800
720
128
640
800
Memory Interface
128 bit
128 bit
256 bit
128 bit
128 bit
DirectX
11
11
10
10.1
10.1
Shader Model
5.0
5.0
4.1
4.1
4.1
HDMI-out
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Dual DVI
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Performance
3D Mark '06
16,460
15,310
16,211
13,279
13,813
3D Mark Vantage High
6,197
5,081
4,957
4,929
4,844
Crysis 1680x1050, 0xAA, Very High
25
38
38
35
37
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X., 1680x1050, 0xAA, High
51
29
32
29
29
Far Cry 2, 1680x1050, 0X AA, V. High
64
64
59
63
61
World in Conflict, 1680x1050, 4xAA, V. High
N/A
31
31
28
30
Resident Evil 5, 1680x1050, 0xAA, Maximum
77
77
N/A
N/A
N/A
