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ASUS EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A Radeon HD 4770 Videocard Review
ASUS EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A Radeon HD 4770 Videocard Review  - PCSTATS
Once the box is open it's clear Asus has made some big changes from the reference Radeon HD 4770, starting with the heatsink. Asus claims its new design will increase airflow volume and improve heat dispersion, but it's hard not to notice that the fan shroud resembles a Formula 1 racer.
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External Mfg. Website: ASUS Aug 17 2009   J. Apong  
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AA/AF Videocard Benchmarks: Crysis, Farcry 2

Crysis 1.2 - AA/AF Tests

Source: Electronic Arts

Crysis is a science fiction first-person shooter developed by Crytek. Crysis uses Microsoft's new API, DirectX 10 for graphics rendering, and includes the new engine—the CryEngine 2—that is the successor to Far Cry's CryEngine. CryEngine 2 is among the first engines to use the DirectX 10 framework of Windows Vista, but can also run using DirectX 9, both on Vista and Windows XP.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportCrysis 1.2 HQ - 4xAA/8xAA Tests
1600x1200 4xAA Points Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 36.8
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 21.8
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 27.95
MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 25.2
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 39.75
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 24.7
MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 22.01
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 23.2
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 42.23
Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A 25.01
Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 23.21
Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I 3.63
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 34.25
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 36.2
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 34.1
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 25.09
ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 35.28
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 14.6
Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 17.12
ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 3.99
1600x1200 8xAA Points Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 37.2
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 28.2
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 34.52
MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 28.8
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 42.89
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 26.9
MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 24.22
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 28.19
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 46.73
Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A 28.31
Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 27.97
Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I 4.2
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 32.94
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 34.74
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 32.96
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 21.25
ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 26.59
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 13.73
Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 16.5
ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 3.84
1900x1200 4xAA Points Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 33.8
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 20.3
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 24.69
MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 14.5
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 35.43
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 18
MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 18.41
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 20.24
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 28.76
Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A 20.43
Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 20.58
Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I 3.04
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 28.71
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 30.42
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 28.71
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 19.78
ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 26.21
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 12.95
Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 14.2
ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 3.58
1900x1200 8xAA Points Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 34.2
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 24
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 30.88
MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 24.3
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 38.19
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 23.4
MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 21.02
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 24.52
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 41.25
Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A 20.81
Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 23.81
Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I 3.7
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 27.81
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 29.32
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 27.79
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 18.56
ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 21.33
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 11.93
Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 13.58
ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 3.44

At 1920 x 1200 resolution, the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA videocard begins to struggle considerably at 8xAA, and the Radeon HD 4850 is actually a little bit smoother at these settings. Bumping the resolution down to 1600 X 1200 (or 1680 x 1050 if you own an LCD) improves frame rates to playable levels, and puts the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA back on top.

Far Cry 2 - AA/AF Tests

Source: Ubisoft

Far Cry 2 takes place in a fictional modern-day East African nation in a state of anarchy and civil war. The player takes control of a mercenary on a lengthy journey to locate and assassinate 'the Jackal," a notorious arms dealer. Far Cry 2 has extensive benchmarking tests that can be configured to break down system performance in several ways.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFar Cry 2 - Ultra HQ / DX10 / 4xAA/8xAA
1600x1200 4xAA Points Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 56.25
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 47.31
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 31.12
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 30.36
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 52.27
Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A 30.44
Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I 4.3
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 44.94
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 46.48
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 44.9
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 22.17
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 22.43
ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 6.38
1600x1200 8xAA Points Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 47.95
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 35.53
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 22.51
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 21.33
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 39.68
Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A 21.49
Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I 0
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 37.94
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 39.45
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 32.7
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 13.92
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 15.44
ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 5.25
1900x1200 4xAA Points Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 55.43
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 42.93
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 28.46
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 26.71
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 46.53
Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A 26.49
Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I 3.8
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 41.94
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 43.51
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 41.94
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 17.56
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 20.03
ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 5.61
1900x1200 8xAA Points Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 43.9
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 31.73
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 19.37
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 17.77
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 30.98
Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A 17.6
Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I 0
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 34.51
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 35.89
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 34.38
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 10.91
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 10.49
ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 4.53

Far Cry 2 is too much for the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA when IQ is maxed out. Turning down AA settings will recoup a lot of lost performance, with 1600 x 1200 and 4xAA being a good compromise. While the Geforce GTS 250 videocard does better in early DX10 games, mixing anti-aliasing with shader-intensive video games like Crysis and Far Cry 2 still run better on ATI Radeon videocards.

The performance numbers are pretty promising, but does this custom revision EAH4770 FORMULA really have what it takes?

ASUS Radeon HD 4770 - the best $150 videocard?

The Asus EAH4770 FORMULA videocard seems to have hit all the right notes. It's based on the Radeon HD 4770 GPU, which mixes the ATI RV740 GPU with a 40nm production process and GDDR5 memory. The Radeon HD 4700 GPU is clocked at 750MHz, the 512MB of GDDR5 memory runs at an even 3200MHz. With these specs it typically matches or exceeds the performance of the Radeon HD 4850 and Geforce GTS 250 videocards, both of which sell for around the same price.

However because the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA is built on a 40nm production process, it draws less power than either of its PCI Express x16 rivals. It's has the best performance-per-watt ratio of any videocard PCSTATS has tested thus far, another point in its favor.

With such a small power draw, the Radeon HD 4770 also generates less heat and noise than other videocards in its class. Asus has pushed this advantage even further with the EAH4770 FORMULA's new heatsink and fan design. Sure it may look like a race car, but it ran quietly in our test labs.

The low heat, noise and power means that the Radeon HD 4770 is a good contender for a Home Theatre PC, and the presence of an on-board HDMI output makes the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA even more compelling. Since this is an ATI Radeon HD videocard, it has an on-board audio codec, so it's dead simple to get output to an HDTV. Like all Radeon HD 4xxx series cards, there's also support for GPU videodecoding, so when plugged into an older PC the EAH4770 FORMULA should handle high-definition playback better than not.

PCSTATS overclocked the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA videocard effortlessly, pushing the GPU from 750MHz to 830MHz, and the 3200MHz GDDR5 memory up to 3400MHz. PCSTATS' overclocking was done using ATI's own Catalyst Control Center, which limits overclocking headroom to safe limits. For those who really want to push the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA as far as it can go, Rivatuner is a great way to tweak your videocard.

With a retail price of about $150 CDN ($130 USD, £80 GBP), the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA videocard is an excellent value for HTPC applications, or anywhere you want decent 3D gaming without spending a fortune, and built-in HDMI.

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Contents of Article: ASUS EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A
 Pg 1.  ASUS EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A Radeon HD 4770 Videocard Review
 Pg 2.  Built for Mainstream Gaming - Radeon HD 4770 Technology
 Pg 3.  ASUS Overclocking Challenge - the Radeon HD 4770, Test Specs
 Pg 4.  Videocard Benchmarks: 3DMark06
 Pg 5.  DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: 3DMark Vantage
 Pg 6.  DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: Crysis, Stalker Clear Sky
 Pg 7.  DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: Call of Juarez
 Pg 8.  DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: Lost Planet
 Pg 9.  Videocard Benchmarks: FEAR
 Pg 10.  — AA/AF Videocard Benchmarks: Crysis, Farcry 2

 
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