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ASUS EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A Radeon HD 4770 Videocard Review
ASUS EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A Radeon HD 4770 Videocard Review - PCSTATS
The Radeon HD 4770 strikes a balance between performance and price, coming just under the lucrative $100 mark and slotting in nicely in terms of performance between existing Radeon 4670 and 4850 videocards.
 85% Rating:   
Filed under: Video Cards Published:  Author: 
External Mfg. Website: ASUS Apr 28 2009   J. Apong  
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Easy Mainstream Videocard Overclocking

Overclocking Results:
stock overclocked
gpu speed: 750 mhz 830 mhz
memory speed: (800) 3200 mhz (850) 3400 mhz
if you're new to Overclocking and not sure what to do, check out these two excellent Guides for some pointers:
Overclocking the CPU and Memory
Overclocking the Videocard

The ASUS EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A videocard ships with its ATI 'RV740' GPU running at 750MHz and 512MB of GDDR5 memory clocked at a respectable 800MHz, or effective 3.2GHz (quad-pumped).

As always, PCSTATS overclocked the videocard through ATI's Catalyst Control Center using ATI Overdrive. The fan was set to run at 100% from the start and PCSTATS started with the GPU first, pausing to test the results with a quick 3D benchmark before continuing. We take note of any stability problems or artifacts, then list the maximum stable and artifact-free overclocked speed the videocard achieves. The same process is repeated with the memory, then both GPU and memory are overclocked together.

ASUS' EAH4770 is a mainstream videocard, which generally means good overclocking is to come. Unfortunately the overclocking sliders in ATI Catalyst Control Center don't have all that much range... in fact the GPU could be overclocked to a maximum of just 830MHz. Considering this, we didn't bother increasing the clock speed in small jumps, and instead went right for gold. The Radeon HD 4770 was pushed from its default of 750MHz right to 830MHz in one fell swoop. The graphics card handled this without breaking a sweat - no visible artifacts or instability.

The memory options were similarly limited by ATI Overdrive, so with the GPU back at stock speeds the 512MB of GDDR5 memory on the ASUS EAH4770 was aggressively overclocked right to the max - 850MHz.

As you might have already guessed, without any effort PCSTATS was able to overclock ASUS' EAH4770 videocard to 830MHz GPU / 850MHz memory. A nice videocard overclock sure, but I couldn't help thinking that the Radeon HD 4770 has a lot more headroom to spare...

Prelude to Benchmarks

The details of how the ASUS EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A videocard was configured for benchmarking; the specific hardware, software drivers, operating system and benchmark versions are indicated below. All benchmarks for the videocard were run in Windows Vista Ultimate, the reference video cards were tested in both Windows XP and Vista for the DX10 benchmarks.

PCSTATS is in the process of making the transition to a Windows Vista and Intel CPU test platform, so keep this in mind as you scan the benchmark results. In the second column are the general specs for the reference cards this Radeon HD 4770 videocard is compared against.

PCSTATS Test System Configurations
test system reference system #1 reference system #2
processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (775) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (775) AMD Athlon64 FX-62 (AM2)
Clock Speed:

15 x 200MHz = 3.0GHz

14 x 200MHz = 2.6GHz 14 x 200MHz = 2.8GHz
Motherboards:

MSI X48 Platinum (Intel X48 Express)

MSI X48 Platinum (Intel X48 Express)

Foxconn C51XEM2 (NF 590 SLI)
Videocard:

ASUS EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A
ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A
ASUS ENGTS250 DK
Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI

Palit Radeon HD 4870X2
ASUS Radeon EAH4850/HTDI/512MA
MSI Radeon R3870X2-T2D1G-OC
ASUS Radeon EAH3870X2 1G
Diamond HD 3650 Pe 512
MSI R4830-T2D512-OC

ASUS EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A
ASUS EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E-HD
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC
nVidia GeForce 8600GTS SLI
Foxconn
8600GTS-256
MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC
Gigabyte GV-NX85T256H SLI
Gigabyte GV-NX85T256H
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E
Gigabyte GV-NX76GT256D-RH
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS
Albatron 8600GT-256
MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC
ASUS EN8800GT TOP/G/HTDP/512M/A
Palit 9600GT Sonic
Biostar V903GT52-NV1AN *

Memory: Corsair DOMINATOR Twin2X2048-1800C7D (DDR3)
Patriot PDC32G1866LLK (DDR3)

Corsair Twin2X2048-6400C3 (DDR2)

Hard Drive: 74GB Western Digital Raptor WD740
CDROM: ASUS BC-1205PT-BD Blu-Ray Drive
Monitor (1080p): ASUS MK241 24" HD LCD
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling TurboCool 750W
Heatsink: Intel E8400 Reference Intel E6750 Reference Athlon64 FX-62 Reference Heatsink
Test System Setup:

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit
Intel INF 9.0.0.1008
Catalyst 9.4
Forceware 182.08

Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit*

Benchmarks:

3DMark06
3DMark Vantage
FEAR
Crysis
Call of Juarez
Lost Planet

Benchmark results are organized by GPU manufacturer first (AMD/ATI or nVidia), then by GPU generation, and then by GPU class (high end, mainstream, value). This approach provides a clearer view of how performance can differ from generation to generation, and class to previous generation. The product being tested is marked with the red colour bar.

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Contents of Article: ASUS EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A
 Pg 1.  ASUS EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A Radeon HD 4770 Videocard Review
 Pg 2.  Up Close With the ASUS EAH4770 Videocard
 Pg 3.  — Easy Mainstream Videocard Overclocking
 Pg 4.  Videocard Benchmarks: 3DMark06
 Pg 5.  DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: 3DMark Vantage, Crysis
 Pg 6.  DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: Call of Juarez
 Pg 7.  DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: Lost Planet
 Pg 8.  Videocard Benchmarks: FEAR
 Pg 9.  AA/AF Videocard Benchmarks: FEAR
 Pg 10.  AA/AF Videocard Benchmarks: Crysis

 
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