ATI Radeon HD 4670 Graphics Card Reviewed

The ATI Radeon HD 4670 (~US$79) is a graphics card that features:

• RV730 Core Code
• 55 nm Manufacturing Process
• 750MHz Core Clock
• 64 Shader processors consisting of 320 Stream Processing units
• 750MHz Stream Processor Clock
• 16 Texture Mapping Units (TMU) or Texture Filtering (TF) units
• 8 Raster Operator units (ROP)
• 2000MHz DDR3 Memory Clock
• 128-bit DDR Memory Bus
• 32.0GB/s Memory Bandwidth
• PCIe ver 2.0 x16
• CrossFireX Multi GPU Technology
• 2 x Dual-Link DVI Output
• HDCP Output Support

AnandTech prefers the 4670 than the 9500 GT:

"Yes the 4670 out performs the 9500 GT. ... The hardware does outperform the competition at the same price point (though that isn't saying much), and we even get playable performance at 1280x1024 (a key target resolution for budget systems). But we'd still recommend spending a little bit more (about $100 total) for something like a 9600 GT or 8800 GT (if the 3870 were priced closer to $100 we'd recommend it as an option as well, but it hasn't quite dropped down low enough yet). " [ AnandTech | AMD Radeon HD 4670: Ruling from Top to Bottom ]

HardwareZone gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars:

" With all the features that one can expect from a Radeon HD 4000 series card, including the potential for CrossFireX, the Radeon HD 4670 looks like an attractive prospect, especially at its recommended retail price of US$79. You can expect to pay a bit more for the PowerColor of course but the advantages should balance out. ... It's not all sunshine for ATI though. We did not include the scores for the Radeon HD 4850 in our benchmarks here because the performance gap is simply too wide. ATI now has a lack of 'new' Radeon 4000 cards to fill in the gap between a Radeon HD 4670 and a 4850. For now, it's relying on the older Radeon HD 3800 cards to do that job but that's only if you don't mind having slightly older features. " [HardwareZone | ATI's Mainstream Challenge - PowerColor PCS HD 4670 ]

PC Perspective feels that the HD 4670 will probably sit in well with casual gamers:

"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." [PCPer.com | AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB Review]

So, if you are looking for an $80 graphics card, the Radeon HD 4670 will be a better choice than the Nvidia 9500 GT. If you could spend $20 more, get a 9600 GT or 8800 GT instead.

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