Wednesday, September 9th 2009
Gigabyte Ready with 1 GB Radeon HD 4770 Variant
Gigabyte has a custom-design version of the ATI Radeon HD 4770 accelerator ready, packed with 1 GB of GDDR5 memory instead of the usual 512 MB. Already listed by several German online stores, Gigabyte GV-R477UD-1GI is selling for as low as 114.43 EUR. Although there are no pictures of the actual card, we can infer from the model name that it is going to have a custom design, featuring Gigabyte's Ultra Durable Video technology that makes use of durable components, and perhaps the signature Gigabyte-blue PCB.
Apart from the expanded memory, the rest of its specifications remain the same, including clock speeds of 750/800 MHz (core/memory). Notable specs of the Radeon HD 4770 include 640 stream processors, DirectX 10.1 support, and ATI CrossFireX support. A global launch of the accelerator can be expected soon.
Apart from the expanded memory, the rest of its specifications remain the same, including clock speeds of 750/800 MHz (core/memory). Notable specs of the Radeon HD 4770 include 640 stream processors, DirectX 10.1 support, and ATI CrossFireX support. A global launch of the accelerator can be expected soon.
34 Comments on Gigabyte Ready with 1 GB Radeon HD 4770 Variant
Since ram isnt additive, yes - this is great for crossfire. 1GB makes a lot of sense with two GPU's
secondly, i see comments about this adding "1-2 FPS" - since when has more ram, ever INCREASED fps? i cant recall that ever being the case.
The idea of adding more VRAM is that you increase the minimum FPS, when running at high resolutions or with high AA. the 4770 is a powerful beast when OC'd, and i can most definately see people using these on 1080P PC screens - 512MB hardly cuts it on a 24" monitor.
Ugh, they went with a DVI/VGA/HDMI format instead of dual DVI... kill my dreams Gigabyte...
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125298
Now consider the fact that this card has GDDR5, I have near no doubts that this card will yield pretty fair performance gains in higher resolution.
edit: at 149 this is a pot of fail soup
Are you saying you can't recall it increasing fps at all, or just the max fps, while improving your minimum fps?
I have seen fairly consistent very small gains in max fps at high res on cards between 256-512 and 512-1024 of video ram on various cards. But it's performance increases are shown much more in the minimum fps and overall average do to that.
its no different to adding more system ram - it can make a smoother ride, but the way i see it, more ram doesnt make a system "faster" (especially not in benchmarks)
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Good idea. Poor price. Wrong timing with HD5000 series right around the corner.
I would say it's priced right where the market allows it to be priced.
A lot of us agree that these cards are priced more than we would be willing to pay or than we think they are worth, but they are right in line unfortunately.