3-31-2011 review by tweaknews

The reviewer did not find a single problem with this graphics card. It looks great, performs fantastic, overclocks well and it's a value for money. The power draw was 135 watts during maximum load and 20 watts at idle.

Benchmarks:

3D Mark 11, 3D Mark 2006, 3D Mark Vantage, Crysis, Crysis WarHead, Devil May Cry 4, DIRT2 DX11, Far Cry 2, Heaven DX11 , Quake Wars: Enemy Territory, Stalker: Call of Pripyat DX11.

Compared To:

• ASUS GTX 460
• HIS HD4850 iCooler , HD4870 IcQ4+ 1Gb, HD4890 iCooler x4, HD5670, HD5750, HD5770, HD5830
• PowerColor HD 5870 PCS+
• Sapphire HD4770, HD4850 X2, HD5570, HD5770, HD5830 Game Edition, HD6950, Vapor-X HD4850
• XFX Black Edition GeForce 9800GTX+, HD4770, HD5770, HD5830, HD6950 XXX Edition,

Test Setup:

• CPU Cooler : Intel QX9770 Extreme
• HDD : Maxtor 250gig SATA-150
• Mainboard : Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4
• Memory : Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB DDR2
• Operating System : Windows Vista Ultimate