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SAPPHIRE HD 4670 GDDR4

Sponsor: Sapphire

Price: 79.99 USD

Author: Dewayne Carel

Published: Thu, Feb-12-2009

 Description:

Sapphire has re-released their popular 4670 card but this time they strayed from the reference card by ATI. A new cooler, GDDDR4 Memory and faster clock speeds help take this card to the next level, but is it really an improvement over the later card?

 First Impression:

The newest 4670 model from Sapphire is based off the model they released earlier this year (our review of the 4670 HD GDDR3), but this one has a few twists and turns to along the way. The 4670 HD GDDR4 retail box is almost identical to its predecessor, but like the card inside, a few tweaks are applied. The most noticeable changes is the change of the memory type listed for the 512 mg of memory on the oblong sticker and the addition of a silver and blue round sticker announcing the quiet 20dBA cooling fan.

Sapphire HD 4670 GDDR4
Sapphire HD 4670 GDDR4


Packaged inside the colorful and information packed box you get all you need to get the 4670 HD up and running quickly. The crossfire connector is given to you in case you may be wanting to get another one to run a dual card Crossfire setup, which might not be a bad idea considering the lower price yet good performance of the card. The manual that comes with the card will help those that are not familiar with replacing a graphics card. A driver install CD is included and I normally suggest that you do use the drivers that come with a just released card as the monthly drivers you get from the manufacture may not be up to date for the card. Two DVD programs are given to you plus you get the Ruby ROM disk that comes with a few games, applications, screen savers and wallpapers. This time around the only extra hardware given to you is the CrossFire connector.

Sapphire HD 4670 GDDR4

Let us take a quick look at some of the highlights listed for the new 4670 HD GDDDR4.

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. 

1 Some digital rights management restrictions may apply

2 The ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series GPUs can upscale video display to 2560x1600 on dual-link monitors which is almost twice the display resolution of 1080p displays.

3 The ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series GPUs can upscale video display to 2560x1600 on dual-link monitors which is almost twice the display resolution of 1080p displays.

Break-through Efficiency

  • Dynamic Power Managemen
    ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series graphics cards feature ATI PowerPlay™ technology, delivering high performance when needed and conserving power when the demand on the graphics processor is low.1
  • More Performance Per Watt
    ATI Radeon HD 4600 series deliver up to 3x the performance per watt of AMD’s previous generation GPUs.2
  • Energy Efficient Manufacturing Process
    Second generation 55nm chip uses the industry’s most energy efficient manufacturing process.

1 Some digital rights management restrictions may apply

2 The ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 delivers 8.14 GigaFLOPS per Watt, compared with the ATI Radeon HD 3650 which delivers 2.60 GigaFLOPS per Watt.

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 is required. CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable is an optional accessory on Sapphire HD4670 series



 

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Posted By: razer121Sat, Feb-14-2009
im really impressed with this review! but this fan does it stay on full pelt constant? i ask this as i have the hd 4670 by asus which funnily enough the fan is the same and stays on full pelt lol

Posted By: AmericanfreakSat, Feb-14-2009
Normally the fan speed stayed around 35%, but it did cycle up when needed. The oversize heat sink allows for the fan to run at a lower speed to keep it cool and quiet.


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