Wednesday, June 3rd 2009
PowerColor launches HD 4670 AGP, Passive HD 4770 and more ATI cards
Apparently there is still a huge number of AGP users that want to upgrade their graphics, yet are not willing to invest in a new system with PCI-Express support. PowerColor has listened to those requests and has now announced the PowerColor HD 4670 AGP PCS which is going to be the fastest card available for this dying interface.
The cornerstone specs are 1 GB GDDR3, 128 bit memory interface, 750 MHz core, 800 MHz memory.
Another interesting card is the PowerColor HD 4770 SCS3. It works without any active cooling which means it should be an excellent choice for any media PC system.
A second HD 4770 on display is geared more toward users who are looking to overclock their card, the HD 4770 PCS comes with an improved cooler, yet the default clock frequencies are still 750/800.
For the lovers of performance cards, the HD 4890 PCS++ is one of the few 1 GHz+ models available, coming at 1010 MHz core and 1100 MHz memory. It is difficult to find such good ASICs so expect limited availability of this card.
To celebrate the launch of the Battle Forge DirectX 10.1 game, Powercolor has chosen to bundle their HD 4890 with this game at only a small price increase.
56 Comments on PowerColor launches HD 4670 AGP, Passive HD 4770 and more ATI cards
At last non-ref HD4770s !!
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125281&Tpk=4650%20agp
been avbailible for about 3 weeks now? for some reason its not in the AGP section u have to search it directly
this has been for about a week and a half but i know theres 2 vers.
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131156
ooo and hadent seen this one till today!
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102841
Its been about 6 weeks so the ASUS cant be far behind.
that 4650 carries GDDR2 and a much lower core speed the 4670 carries GDDR3 and a higher core clock
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Oh well, AGP users, enjoy and have fun!
If they made some real low power PCI video cards with something like half a G98 in power on them, that'd make sense for low power, cheap mITX rigs, or old computer upgrades. Anything more powerful that the current PCI lineup is a complete and utter waste.
And while mid-range cards like the HD4670 wouldn't probably suffer much from the lower bandwidth of the AGP slot, higher end cards definitely would.
HOWEVER, I think a 4670 PCB and memory layout would be compatible with the 4770. When there are more 4770s available (they cant make em fast enough today) then PowerColor can just release the 4770AGP.
So this IS GOOD NEWS... it is laying the path for a 4770AGP. The design work and PCB has been done. :)
For speeds? Not sure, 4670 and 3850 are probably neck and neck... but the 4670 will use less power, be cooler, and quieter. Might even OC better with a 3rd party cooler.
But I agree, 4770 is the way to go.Digg? For just plain marketing and PR info? No way.
I will only digg once you post VALUE-ADDED information, like a review, or a benchmark or two. Even if just basic. But something to provide a performance comparison.
Just take a USB stick and ask the guys at the desk to run a couple of basic tests, like GPU-Z, Lightsmark 2008, Furmark. They are low memory/install requirements and complete their runs in just 60 secs. I'm sure they will oblige.
And the AGP bridge is already going to drive the price of this card up way beyond what it is worth, and even a small cost increase to the manufacturer can equal $5-10 to the consumer. Thats $5-10 extra for nothing. If you still have AGP 10+ years from now when the difference between solid caps and regular caps become appearent, I pitty you...