AMD's HD 5550 & 5570 - Now Equipped with GDDR5 Goodness

Rob Williams · 06-28-2010, 04:48 AM

To retain modest pricing, it's common to see lower-end graphics cards equipped with either DDR2 or DDR3. That design choice, though, can have a major effect on performance, something that's proven twice over with AMD's Radeon HD 5550 and HD 5570, both of which have just been upgraded with a move to GDDR5 memory.

Not sure how much of a different memory can make on a lower-end GPU? Well, now you don't have to wonder anymore. Check out our look at AMD's latest releases here, and then discuss it here!

looisboo · 06-29-2010, 07:55 PM

Nice review rob, i kinda knew that better memory will give a little more performance...

06-28-2010, 04:48 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	AMD's HD 5550 & 5570 - Now Equipped with GDDR5 Goodness To retain modest pricing, it's common to see lower-end graphics cards equipped with either DDR2 or DDR3. That design choice, though, can have a major effect on performance, something that's proven twice over with AMD's Radeon HD 5550 and HD 5570, both of which have just been upgraded with a move to GDDR5 memory. Not sure how much of a different memory can make on a lower-end GPU? Well, now you don't have to wonder anymore. Check out our look at AMD's latest releases here, and then discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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06-29-2010, 07:55 PM	#2
looisboo E.M.I. Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 65	Nice review rob, i kinda knew that better memory will give a little more performance...