Budget representative of the computer segment,video adapter Radeon HD 5570 from the manufacturer ATI, exists in the domestic market not the first year. The chip is popular among both discrete video cards and mobile solutions. It seems that over the course of several years, developers have failed to create something new and more productive in an inexpensive classroom. In this article, the reader will get acquainted with the popular graphics accelerator and learn its technical characteristics. Reviews, reviews and recommendations of IT professionals will help potential buyers make the right choice.
The Pursuit of Happyness
ATI Radeon HD 5570 graphics card was designedto eliminate the competitor Nvidia GeForce GT240. Accordingly, the manufacturer for the struggle in the budget class for the championship has released four modifications of the graphics accelerator. All of them differ not only in the amount of RAM, but also in the bus production technology (GDDR3 and GDDR5). In order to somehow outperform a competitor, ATI technologists had to provide the video adapter with some modern developments that are being introduced into the devices of the game segment.
Достойной производительностью бюджетного devices are interested in many manufacturers of laptops. True, this interest was limited only to the production of compact mobile devices and ultrabooks. But about everything in order.
Declared specifications
Four video card modifications have each other.only two differences. In the market, a user can purchase a video adapter with a 128-bit bus built using GDDR3 or GDDR5 technology. The second difference is the amount of memory: 512 MB or 1024 MB on board. All the rest for ATI Radeon HD 5570 modifications technical characteristics are identical (of course, except for performance).
The graphics core is built on a 40-nanometer process and has an area of 104 mm2. At the same time about 627 are placed on a single crystal.millions of transistors. The clock frequency of the graphics core is 650 MHz. The most attractive indicator is the power consumption of the video adapter - only 35 watts. This parameter has attracted the attention of many manufacturers of mobile devices, because low power consumption of a laptop is the key to long-term performance in offline mode.
Modern technology through the purple glasses
For many chip-based video card ownersATI Radeon HD 5570 performance characteristics are more priority than those implemented at the hardware level of technology. There are a lot of reviews in the media that confirm this fact. However, it is the implemented technologies that are responsible not only for the performance, but also for the quality of the transmitted image.
Graphics accelerator ATI Radeon HD 5570supports DirectX 11 (the direct competitor uses the old instruction set DirectX 10). For the transfer of three-dimensional graphics in the chip HD 5570 is responsible OpenGL 4.0 (Nvidia supports only the third modification). Fans of GeForce products will certainly reproach the manufacturer ATI in the absence of CUDA technology. However, we should not forget that the video card in the budget segment, where low cost is more important than performance.
Artificially created popularity
Worldwide popular Radeon HD 5570 chip,whose characteristics do not go beyond the cheapest class in the computer market, is obliged to Apple. The fact is that a well-known brand has looked at this economical graphics accelerator for its laptops and all-in-one PCs. However, many IT professionals do not quite understand the company's policy when a budget video adapter is installed in high-performance systems based on Intel Core I7.
By the way, Apple technologists should be given away.due - after minor improvements, the video card based on the Radeon HD 5570 chip received an increased amount of memory. The American manufacturer presents its products with two gigabytes of video memory, which can grow with RAM up to 6 GB. This is a real breakthrough in the computer market. Many other manufacturers followed Apple’s lead and provided their laptops with a low-end graphics accelerator, but in all the reviews on such mobile devices there is a lot of negative about video card performance in gaming applications.
The right approach of manufacturers
It has long been known that budget video adapters infactory performance in the global market is completely absent, and in retail sales, users are offered to purchase these products under completely different brands. Graphics accelerator based on ATI Radeon HD 5570 can be purchased under the logo of ASUS, PowerColor, MSI, HIS, Gigabyte and many other companies.
All video adapters from different vendors havealmost identical performance in the factory, but differ in cost and convenience of operation, which means low noise levels and the presence of the necessary interfaces for connecting monitors. In fact, the buyer chooses his purchase not by the number of frames per second in dynamic games, but by the presence of the necessary ports (DVI, HDMI, VGA, DisplayPort) and by the quality of the cooling system.
Silence - the guarantee of health
Lowest-performing product in the budgetMany consider the HIS video adapter, based on the Radeon HD 5570, to be considered a segment of the company. Owner reviews claim that the graphics accelerator is not designed to launch many popular games. It is interesting more among home users who need a computer for working with multimedia and surfing the Internet. The video card differs from other representatives of the market by the installed passive cooling system.
If there are no rotating components, then aboutnoise can simply be forgotten. IT professionals, in their reviews, recommend that potential buyers pay more attention to HIS. The fact is that the huge grille made of aluminum alloy not only is located almost along the entire perimeter of the motherboard, but also provides the possibility of mounting the cooler on top. Quite an interesting solution for fans of upgrading computer devices.
World sales leader
Company Club3D, which has few fans ondomestic market, has become the leader in sales of video adapters based on the Radeon HD 5570 chip. Overclocking the graphics core to increase performance and beautiful packaging seemed attractive to many buyers. It is quite difficult for foreigners to understand, because an inexpensive device would be interesting for Russian-speaking users in a budget class. A beautiful type of packaging and an increase in the performance of the chip overclocking by 5% do not explain the increased cost of the video card by 2 times.
Another thing is the ASUS brand.That he owns the entire computer market in Russia (judging by the annual reports of manufacturers on sales). Classic appearance, proprietary cooling system, the presence of the necessary interfaces and good performance indicators. Expect something more from the representative of the low-cost segment is simply not necessary.
Experiment Toy
Gigabyte did a pretty interesting job.presenting its solution to the market based on the Radeon HD 5570 graphics accelerator. A review of the video card leads professionals to believe that the manufacturer has created a kind of toy for those who like to make experiments. It's all about the cooling system - the technologists paid special attention to it. The aluminum radiator covers not only the graphics core and memory modules, but also the batteries. At the top there is a giant-sized low-frequency fan.
The manufacturer did not overclock the video adapter onfactory, and provided this opportunity to the owner. For this, he supplied the device with specialized software that comes with the video card included. As practice shows, the result is directly dependent on the quality blow of the system unit. The rapid heat removal and the inflow of cooled air do not make the video card's fan much noisy, and the graphics accelerator shows decent performance in games.
When it comes to gifts
To products of the PowerColor company not to get used.This is one of the few brands on the market that provides its solutions to the market, complete with popular computer games. The video card based on the Radeon HD 5570 chip is no exception - buyers are invited to experience the performance of a graphics accelerator by passing one of the popular toys (FarCry, Crysis or WarCraft).
Interesting what's the market valuea video adapter such a kit is in no way reflected. That is, it really is a gift, not a sale. There are no complaints about the work of the graphics accelerator - it works quietly, can be overclocked, it supports popular video devices.
Funny device
XFX has always tried to stand out in the market.video cards, trying to provide the buyer with a unique device. Such a fate befell the graphics accelerator Radeon HD 5570. The manufacturer installed a proprietary cooling system with a turbofan located in a protective casing. Only the dimensions of this casing are so tiny that they provide cooling only to the graphics core and memory modules, which are located in close proximity to the crystal.
Brand cooler, preliminary overclocking at the factoryand colorful design led to the fact that the cost of the product is slightly higher than that of other representatives. Yes, the increase in performance is noticeable (if compared with video cards from other brands), but it is not directly proportional to the cost. Once again, the manufacturer proposes to a potential buyer to give preference to the appearance rather than high performance for low cost. Do not forget that the owner sees the video card only once - before installing it in the system unit. And performance is constantly monitored.
Finally
ATI Radeon HD 5570 based video adapterpresented in the budget class, which means that the potential buyer has no right to demand high performance in games or the potential for overclocking. The maximum that can be achieved is the launch of a resource-intensive toy with minimum quality settings. Accordingly, do not trust manufacturers who provide a gift for buying dynamic games.
When it comes to working with multimedia(viewing video, working with photos, processing 3D-objects), then the benefits of the video card in question increases. Especially if we are talking about a device with 1 GB of memory, working on technology GDDR5: support for the desired functionality, work with DirectX 11 and Bly Ray, full compatibility with all codecs of HD-video and graphics.
