HIS HD 4770 512MB PCI-E Graphics Card
Test Setup
Published: 9th May 2009 | Source: HIS | Price: £78.19 |
Test Setup
Today we are going to be concentrating on a head-to-head comparison of the HIS HD4770 512MB, Zotac GTS250 AMP 1GB, and Asus 9800GTX 512MB graphics cards. The aim is to see whether the new HD4770 512MB card, based on 40nm fabrication, offers any benefits over the older 55nm cards.
| Processor | Intel Core i7 920 @ Stock |
| Motherboard | MSI X58 Platinum |
| Memory | 6GB Corsair Dominator CL8 1600Mhz |
| Power Supply | Tuniq Ensemble 1200W |
| Operating System | Windows Vista x64 SP1 |
| Graphics Drivers | Catalyst 9.4 and Nvidia Geforce 182.50 |
To put the cards through their paces the following list of programs and games were carefully chosen. Varying levels of quality, AA and both low and high resolutions were used to give an overall view of how each card performs under different levels of stress.
3DMark05
STOCK
1900x1200/4xAA
3DMark06
STOCK
1900x1200/4xAA
3DMark Vantage
PERFORMANCE
1900x1200/4xAA
Call of Duty 4
1600x1200/4xAA
1900x1200/4xAA
Enemy Territories Quake Wars
1600x1200/4xAA
1900x1200/4xAA
Crysis
1600x1200/0xAA/HIGH
1900x1200/0xAA/HIGH
Far Cry 2
1600x1200/4xAA/HIGH/DX10
1900x1200/2xAA/HIGH
Race Driver: GRID
1600x1200/4xAA/HIGH/DX10
1900x1200/0xAA/HIGH
Unreal Tournament 3
1600x1200/4xAA/HIGH/DX10
1900x1200/0xAA/HIGH
STOCK
1900x1200/4xAA
3DMark06
STOCK
1900x1200/4xAA
3DMark Vantage
PERFORMANCE
1900x1200/4xAA
Call of Duty 4
1600x1200/4xAA
1900x1200/4xAA
Enemy Territories Quake Wars
1600x1200/4xAA
1900x1200/4xAA
Crysis
1600x1200/0xAA/HIGH
1900x1200/0xAA/HIGH
Far Cry 2
1600x1200/4xAA/HIGH/DX10
1900x1200/2xAA/HIGH
Race Driver: GRID
1600x1200/4xAA/HIGH/DX10
1900x1200/0xAA/HIGH
Unreal Tournament 3
1600x1200/4xAA/HIGH/DX10
1900x1200/0xAA/HIGH
Overclocking
Using the Catalyst Overdrive overclocking utility we managed to reach 820Mhz on the core, and 840Mhz on the memory. With more time and further tweaking we could probably manage to squeeze a few extra Mhz out of the card, but the lack of heatsinks on the memory is likely to be a hinderance to the maximum overclock achievable.
The card remained cool and quiet regardless of the overclock. The fan did occasionally ramp up speed, but it was barely audible and a minor inconvenience considering the noise some of the leaf blower coolers produce these days.
To test the overclock 3DMark Vantage with "Performance" and "Extreme" settings was used. In Performance Mode the card jumps from 7732 3DMarks to 8239 and in Extreme Mode we see the score increase from 3018 to 3300 3DMarks. A very respectable increase ranging from 282-557 3DMarks. This highlights the worth in overclocking your card to utilise the extra performance lurking inside.
Most Recent Comments
Don't like barebone cards. Seem cheap. But this thing surely can compete against the 9600GT with pricing no?
Seems like a good card over all.
Seems like a good card over all.
The 4830 easily performs above the 9600GT and the 4770 performs ahead of the 4830 and is comparable to the 4850 so it's great value for money 
I have literally seen nothing but praise for this card. In Crossfire friendly games it's supposed to be as fast as a GTX280, which is astonishing really...
Yeah they do look rather tasty in Crossfire 
Do I buy 2 to replace my 4850
Well we need to see figures of crossfire 4770 vs crossfire 4850 first. But for now I wouldn't do anything.
Crossfire 4850s is gonna cost about £50 more and consume more power, for not alot more performance.
4770 in x-fire decimate a 4890,4870,4850-gtx 275, gtx 260 upto 1920x1200
For £150 not a bad double act.
For £150 not a bad double act.
BUT if you already have a 4850, I think it's better to CF it with another '50 because its second hand price is probably dropping like a stone now.
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