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SummaryThe following is a summary of the more detailed analysis of the AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB graphics card. For all the
in-depth analysis and testing you'd expect from us, be sure to click
this link to get all the details!
Over the past year we have slowly seen new releases of graphics cards
come down in price - meaning the new cards we are reviewing are
seemingly getting cheaper and cheaper. Is the economy? Is it that
gamers just don't want to spend $400 on video cards anymore? Yes and
yes, most likely but it is also the windfall involved with releasing
your high end parts first and letting the technology trickle down into
the cheaper segments. AMD's Radeon HD 4800-series of GPUs were a big
success for the company and they are not starting to unleash a wave of
new parts based on the RV770 GPU design that use fewer shaders and cost
less: enter the Radeon HD 4670.
The Radeon HD 4670 512MB
The card is pretty small when compared to other recent graphics card releases and doesn't require any kind of external power connection. The heatsink design is a single slot cooler that is still relatively dense and heavy. The card supports two dual-link DVI outptus and a single TV-output connection that also supports an HDTV connection dongle. Both DVI ports of course continue on AMD's path of supporting DVI-to-HDMI adapters with 7.1 channel audio support courtesy of the embedded HD audio controller. Also of note is that the HD 4670 GPU does support DisplayPort output even though this card doesn't integrate a connection for it; other partners may choose to do so. Let's see how this card compares to NVIDIA similarly-priced GeForce 9600 GSO: 
If we look at the Radeon HD 4670 in its own circle, in comparison to
other sub-$100 GPUs (sometimes even lower than $90), the performance we
are seeing in some of today's most stressful games is more than
impressive. Obviously if we compared this new GPU to the likes of the
HD 4870 X2 or even the single HD 4870 is would be easily out classed;
that of course isn't a fair comparison but I would guess for most
consumers there is that "if I could only spend X dollars more..."
mentality to PC building. If you could spend $150 rather than $90,
would you GPU choice change? $250 rather than $90? Surely, but for
those users that have a hard lock on budget, or those that simply don't
need to impressive their friends in neighbors with the latest gaming
PC, cards selling for $100 today are looking mighty intriguing.
With budget cards like this it is hard to talk and debate about them without mentioning the prices throughout the article. As we have discussed, the AMD Radeon HD 4670 cards are selling for well under $100 - our pricing engine only list a couple of cards as of today: an MSI selling for $89 and an HIS card selling for $99. Newegg has a few more, the most compelling of which is a Sapphire branded model selling for $86 without a rebate attached to it. Final Thoughts The AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB card is nothing less than one of the best values in budget graphics in years. For under $90 you can game with today's top titles, build a sweet home theater PC and leave yourself open for a nice upgrade months down the line with an impressive CrossFire scaling. Gamers that are looking to push resolutions of 1920x1200 or beyond will likely need to upgrade their budget and move up the line of graphics card performance but I have a good suspicion that most casual PC gamers will find themselves impressed by the HD 4670. Be sure to use our pricing engine to find the best prices on NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards and anything else you might need: |
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