AMD Launches ATI Radeon HD 5570 GPU

AMD Launches ATI Radeon HD 5570 GPU

Techtree News Staff, Feb 09, 2010 1613 hrs IST

Might cost around Rs. 4,500-5,500 in India

AMD has officially introduced ATI Radeon HD 5570 graphics card that will join company's existing DirectX 11 supporting 'Evergreen' Radeon HD 5000 series. Bearing an internal codename Jaguar, the new Radeon HD 5570 graphics card is a sub - $80 (Rs. 3,800 approx.) and is a step lower than the HD 5670, which has almost the same GPU specifications. The HD 5570 graphics card launch follows the budget HD 5450 graphics card's introduction.

After DirectX 11 supporting high-end HD 5800 and HD 5700 series graphic cards, ATI now intends to offer more options in HD 5500 and HD 5400 series. Built using 40nm GPU, the new Radeon HD 5570 is like a younger brother to the existing HD 5670 graphics card with the same number of 400 stream processors. However, the HD 5570 has a GPU Core engine stock clocked at 650MHz while the HD 5670 has GPU core engine clocked at 775MHz.

ATI surprises everyone again by sticking to GDDR3 memory standard as HD 5570 will come with 1GB GDDR3 dedicated video memory. This memory is clocked at 900MHz and uses 128-bit memory bus interface. The Thermal Design Power rating of this graphics card is 45W while that of HD 5670 is 61W.

Apart from DirectX 11, the new Radeon HD 5570 also supports full 1080p HD playback. With the help of dual-link DVI with HDCP port, HDMI 1.3 port and DisplayPort, one can hook up to three displays to support ATI Eyefinity technology that enables usage of multi-monitor. Along with that, the HD 5570 also brings certified drivers for Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems.

Faster video transcoding and improved Adobe Flash performance is enabled as this card supports ATI Stream technology. However, the timing of video transcoding may differ from GDDR5 bearing HD 5670 graphics card. Back in December 2009, HP s leaked plans pointed out that the Radeon HD 5570 will be launched at around February 20. However, details about HD 5350 (codenamed Evora Cedar) are yet to come out.

In India, HD 5570 based graphic cards will cost roughly around Rs. 4,500 5,500 approximately.