Same thing, different heatsink – that’s how I could best sum it up.
The Appearance
This is the HD5770 PCS version from PowerColor, non-reference heatsink!
The Bundle
– Driver CD
– Manual
– DVI to VGA adapter
– Crossfire cable
– DIRT 2 game!
Card Details
Here’s a summarized detail of the card.
More details at the official product page
Test Setup
The computer setup used for this review.
| Processor | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
| RAM | OCZ 1066mhz 4GB Dual-Channel Kit |
| Motherboard | MSI 770-C45 |
| Cooler | Stock heatsink |
| Monitor | 20″ Dell Ultra-sharp Wide-screen LCD |
| Power Supply | Gigabyte Odin GT 550w |
| Operating System | Windows 7 32bit |
| Driver Version | ATi Catalyst 9.12 |
The Performance
World In Conflict
Graphic Detail : Maximum @ 1680×1050
| Card | Average |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB PCS+ | 35 |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB | 32 |
| Gigabyte Radeon HD4890 1GB | 35 |
Company Of Heroes : Opposing Fronts
Graphic Detail : Maximum @ 1680×1050
| Card | Average |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB PCS+ | 57.8 |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB | 56.9 |
| Gigabyte Radeon HD4890 1GB | 55.9 |
Lost Planet : Extreme Condition
Graphic Detail : Maximum at 1680 x 946
| Card | Snow (Average) | Cave (Average) |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB PCS+ | 51.6 | 59.7 |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB | 43.3 | 60.5 |
| Gigabyte Radeon HD4890 1GB | 64.6 | 60.6 |
Crysis
Graphic Detail : Maximum @ 1680×1050
| Card | Average |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB PCS+ | 19.53 |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB | 19.03 |
| Gigabyte Radeon HD4890 1GB | 22.21 |
H.A.W.X.
Graphic Detail : Maximum @ 1680×1050, not using DX10.1 for mode.
| Card | Average |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB PCS+ | 54 |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB | 44 |
| Gigabyte Radeon HD4890 1GB | 52 |
Furmark
Graphic Detail : Maximum @ 1680×1050
| Card | Average |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB PCS+ | 28 |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB | 27 |
| Gigabyte Radeon HD4890 1GB | 42 |
Operating Temperature
Furmark was used for graphic card stressing.
| Card | Idle (°C) | Load (°C) | Stress (°C) |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB PCS+ | 40 | 61 | 74 |
| PowerColor Radeon HD5770 1GB | 40 | 73 | 77 |
Readings were taken when ambient temperature was around 25°C.
– Load, Furmark was run for 1 minute at 1680×1050 with 4xAA.
– Stress, Furmark was run under the Stress Test mode for 5 minutes.
Looks good here, much lower temperature on load.
Power Consumption
A little more details on the maximum power consumption of the HD5770 based card.
| System Power Consumption | Maximum (w) |
| HD5770 | 110 |
| HD4890 | 190 |
Conclusion
The PCS+ version restails for RM 599 or so, quite a good deal considering you get a better heatsink.
It’s a little faster that the on I reviewed before, I couldn’t think of any other explanation for the score boost other than the slightly faster clock, the newer driver and of course, possibly Windows 7. The processor is an AMD Athlon II X2 250, which is a lesser processor compared to the configuration used in the other review.
Let’s also not forget that you’ll get a DIRT2 game as well, you’ll just have to download the game from Steam.
Please bear in mind that the HD4890 is still the faster card among the 2, especially if you consider the specification. Personally I would still go for the HD5770 for obvious reasons.
halo….admin
can ask some question…?
first iI have hardware spec motherboard ram ddr 2…processor core 2 duo…and grapic card ddr 2..so I want my upgrade own grapic card to ddr 5.my point is
do this grapic card can comfortable with my motherboard?
this grapic card radeon hd5770 in keeping with windows xp software?