ATI Radeon HD 5830 review
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Verdict
Average performance, a high price and even higher power draw make this a GPU to avoid
Review Date: 25 Feb 2010
Reviewed By: Mike Jennings
Price when reviewed: £170 (£200 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
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| Part Code | Radeon HD 5830 |
| Review Date | 25 Feb 2010 |
| Price ex VAT | £170 |
| Price inc VAT | £200 |
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| Core Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Graphics card interface | PCI Express |
| Cooling type | Active |
| Graphics chipset | ATI Radeon HD 5830 |
| Core GPU frequency | 800MHz |
| RAM capacity | 1,024MB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Standards and compatibility | |
|---|---|
| DirectX version support | 11.0 |
| Shader model support | 5.0 |
| Connectors | |
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| DVI-I outputs | 2 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 0 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| HDMI outputs | 1 |
| 7-pin TV outputs | 0 |
| Graphics card power connectors | 2 x 6-pin |
| Benchmarks | |
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| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 132fps |
| 3D performance (crysis), medium settings | 85fps |
| 3D performance (crysis) high settings | 48fps |
From around the web
Score doesn't agree with verdict
If "this a GPU to avoid" how come it got 4/6 overall?
By Peter_Tennant on 25 Feb 2010 
Has the score been changed? To me, it says it only scored 3/6 overall.
By pbryanw on 25 Feb 2010
A terrible price just for DX11
An expensive card when most £200 cards are gaming cards. Even my old 4870 is better value at £130 for price/performance or pay an extra £40 for the 5850. Even the 5850 price were pushed up because of this needless 5830 budget card.
A case of DX11 being a premium on Ati cards.
By champmanfan2 on 4 Mar 2010
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