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We decided to test the HD 6670 in a mid-range Intel Sandy Bridge based system which features an Intel Core i5 2500S 65W processor that is perfect for a media system. Our test system also includes 4GB of high quality Kingston RAM alongside a Kingston V+100 solid state drive.
Processor: Core i5 2500S (2.7GHz)
Cooling: Thermaltake Contac 29 BP
Motherboard: Gigabyte H67A-UD2
Chassis: Cubitek M4
Power Supply: Corsair HX850W
Memory: 4GB (2x 2GB) Kingston HyperX Gensis RAM
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V+100 128GB
Monitor: Viewsonic VX2260WM
Other graphics cards:
- Intel HD 2000 Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 6790
- HIS Radeon HD 6790 IceQ Turbo
Software:
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
- Unigine Heaven Benchmark
- 3DMark Vantage
- 3DMark 11
- Catalyst 11.4
- Fraps Professional
- Steam Client
- FurMark V 1.9.0
Technical Monitoring and Test Equipment:
- Digital Sound Level Meter SL-824 (30 – 120 dB)
- Plug-in Power Monitor
Games
- F1 2010
- Medal of Honor
- Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City
All the latest BIOS updates and drivers are used during testing. We perform under real world conditions, meaning KitGuru tests all games across five closely matched runs and average out the results to get an accurate median figure.
Seems like a decent card, but the competition I think is high, especially as sapphire have dropped the price of the 5 series cards recently.
quite unexciting, and the passive card would be more appealing especially for this target demographic. Wonder if they will lower the clocks for the passive version however
I agree, passive version would be a good option, media guys like myself dont want a fan, will keep my eyes posted to see any deals over coming months.
I am sorry, but there are just too many video cards out now, AMD need to start streamlining their range. a joe punter in the street hasnt a clue whats going on
I agree, I follow the industry weekly and even I find it hard to follow. a guy walking into a store now wouldnt have a clue.
These cards don’t really excite me. I think with the 5830 getting such a price drop it makes more sense to opt for it, even if it is last generation. its generally more capable, but then it was meant to be a 200 quid card.
This would make a very good media card, but the price is too high, the 6450 makes more sense and will do to many people.
It looks ok, performance isn’t bad, but there are better alternatives in the market I think. £80-85 is a bit high priced
This card is going to be a massive hit with people who got weak PSU’s. People keep saying that the GTS450 only costs $15 more, but if you are running on a weak PSU, you need to make an investment of $115 for the card + $50+ for a decent PSU, meaning you have to spend ~$165 for the upgrade. Buy this, pop it straight in, problem solved. You save ~40% and only give up ~20% performance. Sounds like a WIN.