Introducing the HD 5770 and HD 5750 - DirectX 11 in the mid-range

The introduction to video card articles is always a tougher nut to crack than other devices, because with a generational change, we not only have to present the novelty, but also look back to the past, often going back many years, to illustrate how and what it became. thing our current test is about. This is especially true for the top cards in a new series, a new architecture, as they run in first to be able to demonstrate their knowledge and strength towards the competition.

ATI Radeon HD 5870

With mid-range and lower-end models, things are a little easier, as they always arrive later and are practically the suppressed modes of the strongest version, so only the changed parameters need to be taken over and conclusions drawn, because the range of supported technologies is usually the same or nearly the same. We’re in a situation like this right now with AMD’s new mid-range Radeons, the HD 5770 and HD 5750. The king, in Hungarian in our article introducing the Radeon HD 5870 we’ve been reviewing AMD a bit over the past few years and tangentially in terms of competition, getting to know DirectX 11 and many other innovations, first offered by the HD 5800 series and, of course, the card driver itself, the 40nm Cypress maggal.

Small stack: HD 5750, HD 5770, HD 5850 and HD 5870 (top to bottom)

Then we said that the new GPU is not new, but much more than a crease, and the tests have finally proven it, the HD 5870 has come and taken practically everything, the company's executives and developers are satisfied with their work and therefore endlessly spiritual. they could calmly bow their heads to sleep. However, there was no way to celebrate for a long time, and especially to relax, because although the HD 5870 has reached its peak and prestige is also very important, sales figures cannot be really effectively increased with top-of-the-line cards. There is also an urgent need for the middle class, which can reach a much larger layer of buyers thanks to a much friendlier purchase price. AMD's favorable position was further enhanced by the fact that they were the first to offer a DirectX 11 compatible product, and this is certainly the case to date due to NVIDIA's delay.

ATI Radeon HD 5770

However, the new API is also perfect for marketing purposes, as there is always a lot of fuss about a new version of DirectX, and now everyone is much more positive about DX11 than they were about DirectX 10, and some say DX11 will be very popular. also due to its structure. Bottom line, the new DirectX should be in the mid-range, and AMD knows this best, so it didn't take long, the first swallows of the HD 5700 series, the Radeon HD 5770 and HD 5750, became available in November. The wait and interest is huge, the only question is, are these cards really such a good buy, or is it worth considering before we run headlong into the store to buy one… Well, of course we were looking for the answer to this question, we were looking more precisely , and we found what we are now sharing with you. Before that, however, let's take a closer look at the new cards…

ATI Radeon HD 5750