ATI Radeon HD 5570 fills the last remaining gap in DirectX 11 empire

ATI seems to be so enamored with its 40nm DirectX 11 Evergreen chips that at this point it's bringing out new graphics cards just to remind us of how awesome its technology is. Slotting in between the $100 HD 5670 and $50 HD 5450, the new Radeon HD 5570 will predictably retail at around $75 to $80, with up to 1GB of onboard GDDR3, a 650MHz core clock speed, and a thrifty 43W power budget under full load. Reviewers were big fans of its performance relative to the HD 5450 -- nearly doubling it in some cases -- but still struggled to recommend this as a better value for gamers than the only marginally more expensive HD 5670. Then again, the low profile card, single-slot cooler, and minimal power requirements make the 5570 an absolute gem for HTPC or SFF setups, so whether you're in that particular market or just curious, we recommend you check out the full reviews below.

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[Freakintoddles Posted Feb 9th 2010 7:19AM]

So that means this whole 5XXX line is going to get cheaper now... right?

[vvnraman Posted Feb 9th 2010 10:10AM]

@Freakintoddles
No. They won't.

And it can play Crysis at a reasonably decent frame rate.(1280x1024 without AA). More here:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3738&p=5

[Vdek Posted Feb 9th 2010 7:25AM]

You list all of those specs, but neglect the most important differentiator of performnace among ATI Gpus, the number of Stream Processors...

Tsk tsk tsk.

[FAP FAP FAP Posted Feb 9th 2010 7:38AM]

...
http://hothardware.com/articleimages/Item1454/specs.jpg

[Vdek Posted Feb 9th 2010 8:48AM]

@FAP FAP FAP

It's obviously not hard information to find... Point is if they're going to include all of those specs they might as well include the one of the most important ones.

[nachotech Posted Feb 9th 2010 7:27AM]

If your a serious gamer just get a nice Radeon HD 5870. It's good and fast, and will be the only card you need for a good 2-3 years.

[Dummy00001 Posted Feb 9th 2010 7:33AM]

@nachotech: "nice Radeon HD 5870"

I wouldn't call the card which can't fit in most PC cases "nice."

[Yoshi1080 Posted Feb 9th 2010 7:33AM]

@nachotech "serious gamer" ... *downrank*

[Ruben Posted Feb 9th 2010 7:39AM]

@nachotech: and if one doesn't make it, get a second a year and a half later when the price drops. That's what I did with my 8800 gtx's and they are still going strong today.

[ThomasBags Posted Feb 9th 2010 7:55AM]

@Dummy00001
so you're basing a card's quality on that it doesn't fit in microATX cases?

[duy817 Posted Feb 9th 2010 7:58AM]

@nachotech no thanks.. for 2-3 years i would rather go with the 5970.

[Dummy00001 Posted Feb 9th 2010 8:53AM]

@ThomasBags. I'm not bashing. What I say is that you can't call 5870 nice - simply because it is too close to the length limit. 5770 is my definition of a nice card.

[ThomasBags Posted Feb 9th 2010 7:48AM]

I wonder if it can run TF2 on full settings at a decent rate.

Also, I wish engadget would fix their login system, like have it actually go back to your original page when you log in, like a normal site

[Cheesus Crust Posted Feb 9th 2010 12:23PM]

@ThomasBags What are you smoking? ANYTHING can run TF2 at a decent framerate, hell, my friend plays it at 1600*900 maxed out on a laptop with a 8600GT!

[ThomasBags Posted Feb 9th 2010 1:00PM]

@Cheesus Crust
sorry, by decent I meant 60+
also try going on server with 32 people and giant micspam from 5 people on YAAARG, also with presents and soundclips
your frame rate drops like a rock

[Cheesus Crust Posted Feb 9th 2010 1:08PM]

@ThomasBags Well I don't care lol. I have a Q6600@3.2GHz and 48501GB so I'm set

[ThomasBags Posted Feb 9th 2010 1:09PM]

@ThomasBags
yea an I got a i5 and 4890

just was thinking how cheap i could make a tf2 box

[michaspi Posted Feb 10th 2010 1:28AM]

@Cheesus Crust:
My friend's GeForce 6100 integrated chip pulled about two frames a second in Team Fortress 2.

So yes, anything will run TF2, but not everything will run it well.

[Cheesus Crust Posted Feb 10th 2010 5:00PM]

@michaspi Integrated doesn't count.

[michaspi Posted Feb 13th 2010 11:59AM]

@Cheesus Crust:
Integrated can pull off some nice framerates with older games. Don't count it out completely. Of course, discrete graphics rock the shit out of any integrated chip.

[Ducman69 Posted Feb 9th 2010 8:02AM]

Its not a very interesting release EXCEPT as mentioned for those with half-height HTPCs.

Great performance with low power draw and HDMI w/ 7.1DTS out, a winning combination for a slim do-everything box to sit under your bigscreen.

[tamayoduck Posted Feb 9th 2010 8:11AM]

This may become the new video card in my MicroATX desktop box when I retire it to HTPC status. My 3870 isn't cutting it anymore, but the single slot+coolier design is absolutely essential.

[Rollins Posted Feb 9th 2010 9:32AM]

I think the gap between the 5770 and the 5850 is pretty large, personally. Where's that 5830, ATI/AMD?

[srghyc Posted Feb 9th 2010 10:03AM]

@Rollins Agreed. I'd buy something in this gap too. Give me more than the 5770, but something cheaper than the $300 5850.

[tonythetigerx2 Posted Feb 9th 2010 1:37PM]

ditto

[knife Posted May 9th 2010 11:48PM]

@Rollins http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102878

I believe it has been there for a while now...

[Rollins Posted May 9th 2010 11:49PM]

Might want to check the date of my post there, buddy.

[knife Posted May 9th 2010 11:54PM]

@Rollins lol yeah I saw it after I posted. I clicked the link on another article and didn't realize the dates. Sorry!

[max1001 Posted Feb 9th 2010 10:00AM]

Would this support 3 monitors?

[Old fogie late bloomer Posted Feb 9th 2010 10:48AM]

If the manufacturer chooses to include a DisplayPort, then yes. If you get a configuration that's DVI/HDMI/VGA, it'll only support two displays total.

[Victim Posted Feb 9th 2010 12:39PM]

I just recently bought a 5770. I haven't found anything it can't run on high. It even runs Crysis on enthusiast at 720p very smoothly.

[tonythetigerx2 Posted Feb 9th 2010 1:36PM]

@Victim -Agreed. I bought the 5770 and find it to be all I need at a great price. I figure in a year i'll add extra cooling and overclock it if more demanding games come out. In two years I'll pick up another and crossfire them, by which time 5770's should be cheap.

Im not gaming at high resolution (1600) so I dont really need a lot of power from my cards.

[SnapCracklePop Posted Feb 9th 2010 2:29PM]

For some reason when I read that title what popped into my head was a giant 5970 floating slowly through space with "Imperial March" playing in the background and Tie-Fighters zipping about. Weird...