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SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO
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| The new SAPPHIRE HD 4770 is the first card in its class to use GDDR5 memory and is based on the first ever GPU built in 40nm process technology. It uses the powerful graphics architectures from the ATI division of AMD, incorporating multi-purpose stream processing units and improved memory management architecture. | | |
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| Specification | | Output | 2 x Dual-Link DVI
1 x TV-Out
| | GPU | 750 MHz Core Clock
40 nm Chip
640 x Stream Processors
| | Memory | 512 MB Size
128 -bit GDDR5
3200 MHz Effective
| | Software | Driver CD
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All specifications and accessories are subject to change without notice. Please check with your supplier for exact offers. Products may not be available in all markets.  | Advanced GDDR5 Memory Technology GDDR5 memory provides twice the bandwidth per pin of GDDR3 memory, delivering more speed and higher bandwidth.
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 | 40nm Process Technology Cutting edge manufacturing process allows for efficient, high performance parts which use less power than their predecessors. |
 | ATI Stream Technology Accelerate the most demanding applications with ATI Stream technology and do more with your PC. ATI Stream Technology allows you to use the teraflops of compute power locked up in your graphics processer on tasks other than traditional graphics such as video encoding, at which the graphics processor is many, many times faster than using the CPU alone. |
 | ATI Avivo HD (DVD/HD-DVD/Blue-ray Playback) Watch the hottest Blu-ray movies or other HD content at full 1080p display resolution and beyond and enjoy a more feature rich experience with enhanced Unified Video Decoder(UVD) |
 | ATI CrossFireX™ Multi-GPU Technology Triple or Quadruple with gaming power withATI CrossFireX™ Multi-GPU Technology.ATI CrossFireX technology supports up to four graphics cards to be used in a single system. |
 | PCI-Express 2.0 The latest PCI-Express 2.0 specification doubles data throughput from 2.5Gbps to 5Gbps allowing you to exploit the full performance potential of your graphics card. |
 | Dual-Link DVI Equipped with the most popular Dual Link DVI (Digital Visual Interface), this card is able to display ultra high resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz. |
 | TV-Out Connect the TV OUT connecotor on your graphics card to the devices like TV and PVR, and you are able to have your PC experience on the TV.
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 | Microsoft DirectX® 10.1 With DirectX® 10.1 support you can play the latest HD games with unrivalled visual quality, astonishing realism and ultra-fast frame rates.Get unrivalled visual quality and intense gaming performance and for today and tomorrow with support for Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1
►For Microsoft DirectX® 10.1 support, Windows Vista® Service Pack 1 is required. |
 | OpenGL® 2.0 Support OpenGL standard specification defining cross-language. Using OpenGL API to speed up application software,such like Adobe,AutoDesk 2D/3D graphic design.
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 | Shader Model 4.1 Shader Model 4.0 feature set including vertex texture fetch (VTF)-a key feature used in many of today's shipping games. GPUs that don't support this feature will not be able to run these games or will have to default back to Shader Model 3.0, resulting in the loss of cool effects and details made possible by Shader Model 4.0. |
 | ATI Catalyst Control Center™ The ATI Catalyst Control Center™ software application gives you complete control over the performance and visual quality of your SAPPHIRE ATI Radeon™ based graphics card allowing for the best experience on your PC. |
 | Accelerated Video Transcoding Massively parallel architecture and support for common shader transcoding instructions accelerates video encoding / transcoding way beyond what was possible with the CPU only.
(Requires application support for ATI Stream technology and Digital rights management restrictions may apply) |
 | Dolby® TrueHD and DTSHD Master Audio™ Support Support for copy protected, high bandwidth, 7.1 channel surround sound over HDMI. Get a fully immersive, high definition audio experience with the latest Blu-ray movies. (Requires a DVI to HDMI dongle on some models, an HD capable monitor and a Blu-ray drive) |
 | 2nd Generation TeraScale Engine Supports more than 4 teraFLOPS of compute power, providing more performance than any other graphics card available. (As of October 9th, 2009, the ATI Radeon™ HD5970 scored in excess of X 10,000 in 3DMark Vantage V1.01, the highest single graphics card score achieved to date.) |
 | Anti-aliasing features Supports advanced AA (Anti-aliasing) features to maximise your enjoyment of high definition gaming.
- Multi-sample anti-aliasing (2, 4 or 8 samples per pixel)
- Up to 24x Custom Filter Anti-Aliasing (CFAA) for superior quality
- Adaptive super-sampling and multi-sampling
- Gamma correct
- Super AA (ATI CrossFireX™configurations only)
- All anti-aliasing features compatible with HDR rendering
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 | Physics processing support Accelerates the performance of Fluid Dynamics, Cloth Simulation, Soft or Rigid Body Dynamics, Universal Collision Detection, Hair Simulation and Finite Element Analysis for the most lifelike gaming experience. |
 | ATI PowerPlay™ Dynamically manage power efficiency and take control of your performance with AMD’s revolutionary ATI PowerPlay TM power management technology delivering high performance features when needed and conserving power when the demand on the graphics processor is low. This seemless technology dramatically reduces the overall power consumption allowing for break-through energy efficiency. |
 | Windows® Vista support Integrate with Windows Vista to deliver the best 3D graphics control.
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- PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard.
- 450 Watt Power Supply is required.
- 550 Watt Power Supply is recommended for CrossFireX™ System.
- 1 X 75Watt 6-pin PCI Express power connector is required.
- 2 X 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express power connector is required for CrossFireX™ system.
- Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products.
- 1024 MB Minimum of system memory.
- Installation software requires CD-ROM drive.
- DVD playback requires DVD drive.
- Blu-ray™ / HD DVD playback requires Blu-ray / HD DVD drive.
- For an ATI CrossFireX™ system, a second same ATI Radeon™ graphics card, an ATI CrossFireX™ Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per graphics card (optional) are required.
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| | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 | | Reviewed by ITReviews.co.uk | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO |  So what's the performance like on this sub £80 card? Quite frankly stunning for the price. To show just what it can achieve we tested at two high resolutions; 1,680 by 1,050 pixels and 1,920 by 1,200 pixels and with all in-game details set to maximum/highest.
Using World in Conflict's built-in benchmark we got an average frame rate score of 45fps at 1,680 by 1,050 and 26fps at 1,920 by 1,200. In FarCry 2 we got an average of 48fps and 43fps at 1,680 by 1,050 and 1,920 by 1,200 respectively.
It's hard to believe, but this little card even manages to produce near playable frame rates in Crysis WarHead at 1,680 by 1,050, where it gave an average of 30fps. Reducing the in-game details to a lower level should produce playable frame rates. When it came to the 1,920 by 1,200 resolution it really struggled, though, producing just 19fps. |  |
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| | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 Reviewed | | Reviewed by XSReviews | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | The pricing is very good and at just £80; a dual card configuration in CrossfireX could be great investment at a roughly similar price to the single 4870.
The cooler used on this particular card does its job very well and keeps the card much cooler than many of the top end cards which tend to wade into the 90°Cs when pushed to their limit. Again, if you’re looking to cut down your electricity bill, a 4770 will keep the power consumption a whole lot lower. | |
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| | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 Reviewed | | Metku.net | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | It was refreshing to see that the lower-end cards can pack some nice punch, as the HD 4770 proved. The only problem with the card is its current low availability, as TMSC seems to have struggled with their 40 nm process, which in turn has resulted in low yields for the RV740 chip. This means that AMD really cannot deliver all of the chips they'd like. After the yield issues have resided, which hopefully happens soon, as the new generation of graphic cards are going to use the process in question, the availability should improve.
The performance/price ratio really is in order with this product and we can recommend the HD 4770 to everyone which is looking for a fairly cheap card that can still pack a punch. | |
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| | Approved by Geekinvaders | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | After testing and playing with the 4770, I can say that this card is a good
mid-ranged card. It handled the tough tests we put it through.
If your system is kind of dated and looking for a quick
pick me up or if you’re running with onboard graphics and your system can
support the PCI-E slot then by all means upgrade to this card! it’s a great
price and wont leave a huge hole in your wallet. So if you’re in the market for
a new card that can handle most of the games out there in the last year or so
then pick up the ATI 4770 HD from Sapphire. | |
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| | Silver Award by Overclockersclub | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | What you get with the HD 4770 from ATI and Sapphire is a card that fits its niche perfectly.
The cooling solution on the HD 4770 looks much like an Intel CPU heatsink and does an admirable job in dissipating the heat generated by the 40nm core.
As the first 40nm card delivered, the HD 4770 delivers respectable performance above that of the HD 4670 and almost equal to that of the 9800GTX+, depending on the game being played. At $100 or less, there is nothing that competes in this price point that can deliver the performance that the HD 4770 delivers. Once the overclocking tools are available to support clock speeds above 830/850, this card should fly. | |
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| | Seal of Approval and Golden Bear Award by Bjorn3D | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | The Sapphire HD4770 performance was not at all what I was expecting. Normally, when we think about mid range video cards, we think they are the bottom of the barrel and will only play our games at a bare minimum settings. This was not the case with the HD4770 video card. It not only managed to play games at a decent frame rate, it managed to do so with high graphic settings and also with a decent resolution of 1680 x 1050.
For a video card that costs less than 100 USD, the Sapphire HD4770 is an affordable buy for anyone who is needing a solid performing video card that does not want to make too many sacrifices on visual quality. | |
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| | Highly Recommended by Bigbruin | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | In use the Sapphire Radeon HD4770 512MB graphics card performed admirably. It is not the ultimate gaming solution (and doesn't claim to be), but for about $100 it is definitely impressive. It can put up solid numbers in games with the settings turned up and it won't make your electric meter spin out of control in the process.
As mentioned a few times already in this review, the price is definitely a strong point for the HD4770. Sapphire's new card may be hard to find in stock at this point, but when it is on more store shelves it should sell for around $100 (US). In terms of gaming on a budget, this card brings new meaning to the term bang for the buck.
All things considered, the Sapphire Radeon HD4770 512MB graphics card earns the Bigbruin.com awards of "Highly Recommended" and "Good Value". | |
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| | Top Rank Award by Tweaknews | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | it represents an enormous value at US$99 before any sort of rebate and this is great for the consumer.
The HD4770 at this time is the bargain of the lot and at an introductory US$99 price, two of these cards in a Crossfire setup would be a fast US$200 combo that would handle most games reasonably well even at higher resolutions.
Overall, this card is amazing value for the money and can be considered one of the bright lights in a dim and crowded videocard market. | |
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| | Recommended by PCWizKidTechTalk | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | PC gamers and enthusiasts on a budget will appreciate the Sapphire HD4770. The mid-range gaming graphics card that uses low power and delivers is truly the HD4770 since it has the outstanding performance beating easily the HD4670 and compares closely to the HD4850. The GPU cooler does a great job at keeping the temperatures at load no higher than 61 Degrees Celsius with a quiet fan.
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| | Editor's Choice by Hi-Techreviews | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | This is one video card that speaks for itself, the results of our test show that if you are looking for a second video card to install in your backup system and you still want to be able to play games with that system the HD 4770 is the card to install in it. This card handled everything we tossed at it and begged for more and we will look forward to seeing how well the card plays some of the new games coming down the pike. | |
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| | Editor's Choice & Must Have Award by Modders-Inc. | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | This is one heck of a card. For being labeled a med-level card that can give you a level of performance close to a high-end card for a price tag of $109.99 USD is just crazy! If you compare the card to its closest competitor, in a different color, you can see that the Sapphire HD 4770 is leaps and bounds above it. Simply stated this all new card from ATI / Sapphire has come out just at the right time and the right price point. With its current selling price (if you are lucky you could probably find it on sale) is a must have card. The performance to price ratio is out of this world and well...just go get one! Maybe grab two for a super cheap, but great CrossFire setup. | |
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| | Editor's Choice by AMDZone | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | It is hard to imagine not only 3-4 years ago but last year getting this much performance out of a sub-$100 card but ATI has done it and Sapphire has done a great job with their Sapphire Radeon HD 4770. A quality bundle, and good price mean this card is a no-brainer and finally a sub-$100 card no gamer would be embarrassed to have. And with a little overclocking, you can get much faster performance than even a Radeon HD 4850! This makes this card basically perfect in addition to lower power consumption gained from the 40nm manufacturing process. | |
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| | Editor's Choice by Pureoverclock | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | AMD's push to bring a 40nm GPU to the market was a smart move, and beating Nvidia to the punch is probably icing on the cake for the embattled company. Following their highly successful 4800 series cards, the 4770 should help them continue the trend, likely providing a strong demand in the lucrative mid-range market segment. The Sapphire Radeon 4770 is a card that offers a very compelling argument to consumers; it offers outstanding performance in most of today's hottest games, nearly matching the 4850, but it runs cooler and quieter, draws less power, and costs less. There really isn't much left to consider. the Sapphire Radeon 4770 is a superb option for gamers who are looking for a top product at a rock-bottom price. | |
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| | Victus Award by HitechLegion | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | The performance of the Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512MB is great for a mainstream card. The Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512MB is definitely worth the money for anyone looking to upgrade from the 4670. It offers a lot of growth and performance in most games and is priced about the same as the 4670. If you are looking to upgrade to another mainstream card, or just looking for something to do gaming but do not need your eyes to be burnt out of your sockets, then this is the way to go. | |
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| | Silver Tachometer Award by Benchmarkreviews | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | In conclusion, the Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 is perfect for HTPC builders and casual gamers looking for performance at a value with excellent cooling and overclocking capabilities. The HD4770 also matches well with AMD 770 motherboards, which currently sell for as little as $54.99 (after rebate). Adding a second HD4770 for CrossFireX makes all the difference, and our frame rate performance climbed beyond that of an overclocked GeForce GTX 285. With a double-slot cooler secured to a power-sipping 40nm GPU, budget enthusiasts can squeeze plenty more performance from the Radeon HD 4770 and get even faster frame rates for no additional cost. | |
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| | Editor's Choice by Phoronix | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/TVO | | For under $100 USD, AMD has developed a graphics card that can compete with -- and outperform in many instances -- the original Radeon HD 4850 (RV770) graphics card and bash the NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT. The AMD Radeon HD 4770 is one impressive graphics card that performs well under Linux using the Catalyst driver. The Radeon HD 4870 graphics card starts out at around $160 USD, which will deliver better performance as our results show, but if you are on a tight budget and looking for a sub-$100 USD graphics card, look no further than the Radeon HD 4770 as we would recommend this as a strong buy for its impressive performance, hardware capabilities, Linux support, and forthcoming open-source support. | |
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