[Test Report] Powercolor HD4870

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Powercolor HD4870 512MB GDDR5











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Specs









GPU-Z Inf.








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Temps










IDLE Temp @ FAN Fixed 45% = 37º

(Ambient Temp = 23&#186








LOAD Temp @ FAN fixed 45% = 56º

( AMDGpuTool reading temps while running Crysis )



21:16:03, ASIC Temperature = 37.5ºc -- Mem Clock(MHz) = 900.00 -- Core Clock (MHz) = 500.00 (2D)

21:31:21, ASIC Temperature = 50.5ºc -- Mem Clock (MHz) = 900.00 -- Core Clock (MHz) = 750.00 (3D)



Minimum temperature: 37º C
Maximum temperature: 56.5º C
Average temperature: 51.5º C




However With fan speed = 45% is already noisy ...... 35% Seems OK !




LOAD Temp @ FAN fixed 40% = 58º (Atitool 3D)

(Ambient Temp = ~24&#186










IDLE Temp @ FAN Fixed 35% = 42º

(ambient temp = ~24&#186








Of course a good case and airflow is also fundamental , i tested the card with Antec nine hundred case :

2x 120mm fan front
1x 120mm back
1x 200mm fan top





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Games






Race Driver: Grid








System


E8400@4Ghz
2x2GB Gskill 8000PQ
ASUS P5E X38
Powercolor HD4870 Default
Catalyst 8.6 Hotfix
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit

1920x1200
High setings
AA 4x



Settings:
























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Crysis 1.2.1 Single Player










System

E8400@4Ghz
Windows Vista 64bit
HD4870 Default
catalyst 8.6 hotfix
Crysis
1920x1200
High Settings
DX10




















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System

E8400@4Ghz
Windows Vista 64bit
HD4870 Default
catalyst 8.6 hotfix
Crysis
1680x1050
High Settings
DX10














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COD 4 Multiplayer








System

E8400@4Ghz
2x2GB Gskill 8000PQ
ASUS P5E X38
Powercolor HD4870 Default
Catalyst 8.6 Hotfix
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit

1920x1200
High setings
AA 4x


Settings:




























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Half Life 2 Episode Two









System

E8400@4Ghz
2x2GB Gskill 8000PQ
ASUS P5E X38
Powercolor HD4870 Default
Catalyst 8.6 Hotfix
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit

1920x1200
High setings
MSAA 4x
Af x16




















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SuperBikes 2008 (SBK´08)









System


E8400@4Ghz
2x2GB Gskill 8000PQ
ASUS P5E X38
Powercolor HD4870 Default
Catalyst 8.6 Hotfix
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit


Settings:



1920x1200
High settings
FSAA 4x