Diamond Radeon HD 4770 Video Card
Advance to the next generation of gaming with incredible performance, life-like graphics and support for the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1. With 640 stream processors and PCI Express® 2.0 support, you’re ready for the most demanding titles. And thanks to plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX™ upgradeability, it is easy to turbo-charge your 3D performance. The ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series GPU further enhances the HD entertainment experience
by making it easy to establish a connection to a big-screen or home theater system. With built-in 5.1 surround audio (AC3) pass-through capabilities, the new GPUs
and graphics cards support a single HDMI connection with a compatible TV or receiver. The Diamond single cable carries both the HD video and 5.1 surround audio
for a clean, high definition connection. Some graphics cards will have an HDMI connector built in, while others will use a special ATI Radeon DVI-I to HDMI
adapter (optional on some models). These options mean greater choice and flexibility for consumers when
connecting to PC monitors or home theaters, and provide maximum enjoyment of full HD 1080p content.
HD Gaming in the Next Generation
Experience the next generation of gaming with incredible performance, life-like
graphics and support for the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1. With 640
stream processors and PCI Express® 2.0 support, you’re ready for demanding
titles that need more throughput. And thanks to plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX™
upgradeability, it is easy to turbo-charge your 3D performance.
Specifications
Lifestyle:
Performance
Chipset:
ATI Radeon
GPU Series:
ATI Radeon HD 4000
GPU/VPU:
RADEON HD 4770
Additional Features:
RoHS Compliant
HDCP Enabled
Game Physics Capable
ATI Avivo HD Technology
Video Memory:
512MB
Memory Type:
DDR5
Memory Interface:
128-bit
Stream Processors:
640
Core Clock:
750 MHz
Memory Clock:
3.20 GHz
Interface Type:
PCI Express 2.0
Interface Speed:
x16
Connector(s):
Dual DVI (Dual Link)
HDMI (w/ Adapter)
Multiple Monitors Support:
Yes
Max. Monitors Supported:
2
Multi-GPU Support:
CrossFire-X
Overclocked:
No
APIs:
DirectX 10.1
Shader Model 4.1
1080p Support:
Yes
Video Output:
DVI
Low Profile:
No
Cooling Type:
Fan
Detailed Features
A Closer Look
ATI CrossFireX™
Technology™
Expand and conquer! ATI CrossFireX™ is the ultimate scalable Multi-GPU
solution that allows up to 4 graphics units installed in a system using
AMD’s motherboard.
- More horsepower
for game playing
- Allows gamers to scale performance according to their budget
- Multi-display support (up to 8 monitors)
- Easy plug-and-play upgradeability for even better 3D performance
- More Info
DirectX
10.1 Technology
Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 is the latest application programming
interface from Microsoft that unlocks the state of the art in GPU technology,
represented by the ATI Radeon™ HD 4600 series. Key features include
an updated shader model, improved anti-aliasing support, more flexible
data access, and tighter specifications for better application compatibility.
These features will enable exciting new techniques, such as real-time
global illumination, that will define the future direction of interactive
3D graphics. (requires Windows Vista SP1and 10.1 compatible hardware for
full features)
AVIVO™
HD
ATI Avivo™ HD is AMD’s new reference for advanced HD image processing,
delivering cool and quiet full-spec HD disc playback with hardware-based
Unified Video Decoding (UVD) capability*, built-in HDMI with multi-channel
HD surround audio, and support for high-quality connectivity with multiple
HDTVs and displays.
Shader
Model 4.1 Technology
Get your box geared up for the future of games with blazing fast shader
performance and watch your characters sweat with Shader Model 4.1
Unified
Video Decoder Technology (UVD)
Connect your PC to your home theater and start watching HD content from
your computer using new ATI Radeon™ HD 4600 series graphics cards.
The ATI Radeon™ HD 4600 Series is designed to decode and playback
Blu-ray™ and HD DVD formats using dedicated hardware within the GPU.
HDMI Support
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industry-supported,
uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. By delivering crystal-clear,
all-digital audio and video via a single cable, HDMI dramatically simplifies
cabling and helps provide consumers with the highest-quality home theater
experience. Built-in HDMI with multi-channel 5.1 surround audio.
Blu-Ray
and HD DVD Support
Features hardware HD video processing and HDMI with built-in 5.1 surround
audio ATI Avivo™ HD technology delivers sharp images and vibrant
color fidelity from 1080p playback of Blu-ray™ and HD DVDs movies.
Windows
Vista - The Ultimate Experience
The cards GPUs provide total support for the Microsoft® Windows Vista®
operating system and improve the performance of the Windows Aero™
graphical interface. You will be amazed by the dazzling 3D visual effects
and have peace of mind that the ATI Catalyst™ software and drivers
are designed and thoroughly tested to ensure full compatibility and stability
to keep you up and running.
PCI Express
2.0 Support PCI Express Base 2.0 specification doubles the interconnect bit rate
from 2.5 GT/s to 5 GT/s in a seamless and compatible manner. The performance
boost to 5 GT/s is by far the most important feature of the PCI Express
2.0 specifications. It effectively increases the aggregate bandwidth of
a 16-lane link to approximately 16 GB/s. The higher bandwidth will allow
product designers to implement narrower interconnect links to achieve
high performance.
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.7
Customer Reviews:
5
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Value
4.6
Features
4.8
Quality
4.6
Performance
4.8
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Nice card, beware on Win7
Reviewer:
Avatar on
Nov 14, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.3
Value
4.0
Features
4.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
5.0
Having and older (Nov, 2006) HP Pavilion and just installing Win7, I was surprised that Windows didn't even recognize the card or have some type of driver for it. The default way to install the driver off the CD was express that added a HDMI audio device which superseded the onboard SoundBlaster Audigy card. It took another install of Win7 and, this time, NOT using the express settings to make sure the HDMI device was not installed, to fix that. Just an FYI for those that might have this combo. Other than that, the card seems fine.
Great Card for the price
Reviewer:
xioa on
Jul 11, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
4.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
i would have given it all 5 stars but i paid $120 for it instead of the usual $110 that i've seen. However, when i bought it it was out of stock on EVERY other website so i'm still very satisfied.
Great value
Reviewer:
Rich on
Jun 21, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
5.0
The card installed without a hitch. It overclocks easily but the fan is way too loud at 100%. So I'm running it at stock speeds with 45% fan ( at this speed I don't even hear the fan). At full load I'm only hitting 48C. The card easily blazes through the games I play at maximum settings(Paradise City, NHL '09, Flight Sim X) I'm very pleased with the purchase so far.
Best card available for summer 2009
Reviewer:
DRM on
Jun 19, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
4.0
Faster than the nVidia 8800/9800 GT card, half the power consumption, has a full-size heatsink/fan combo. The only way this could be better is if it ran nVidia drivers instead of ATi's. Mine worked great (once Catalyst 9.5 released) even on the Windows 7 32-bit release candidate. Even Tom's Hardware agrees: buy this card; if you want more speed, crossfire two of them.
gr8
Reviewer:
7anada on
Jun 08, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
This thing exceeded all of my expectations, easily overclockable, easy driver setup (i have heard some bad things about their driver support, but the drivers on the cd work fine) im running it on Vista Ultimate 32bit. highly recommend it!
Monitors come supporting different video connector technologies:
VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI, or combinations. Not every monitor
supports these, so check the specifications carefully before making your
selection.
The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is the
most popular high-quality digital connection for monitors (though HDMI is
quickly becoming its equal in popularity). DVI is a video interface
standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices
such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors. It was
developed by an industry consortium, the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG).
It is designed for carrying uncompressed digital video data to a compatible
monitor or projector, and is partially compatible with the High-Definition
Multimedia Interface (HDMI) standard in digital mode (DVI-D).
DVI represents a major improvement in image quality over the older VGA
standard.
The DVI interface uses a digital protocol
in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data.
When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each
number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel. In this way, each
pixel in the output buffer of the source device corresponds directly to one
pixel in the display device, whereas with an analog signal the appearance of
each pixel may be affected by its adjacent pixels as well as by electrical
noise and other forms of analog distortion.
Previous standards such as the analog VGA were designed for CRT-based
devices and thus did not use discrete time display addressing. As the analog
source transmits each horizontal line of the image, it varies its output
voltage to represent the desired brightness. In a CRT device, this is used
to vary the intensity of the scanning beam as it moves across the screen.
The two types of DVI interfaces are Single
Link and Dual Link. Following are the features and benefits of each:
Single Link - The Single Link interface is limited to a maximum pixel
clock of 165 Hz. It uses four (4) twisted pairs of wires (one each of Red,
Green, Blue and Clock). Maximum resolution is 1920 x 1200 at 60Hz.
Dual Link - The Dual Link interface is most common for today’s modern
LCD monitors. It provides three times as many pixels as the Single Link
interface. And its maximum clock may exceed 165 Hz. Dual Link uses six (6)
twisted pairs wires with two (2) each for Red, Green, and Blue, as well as a
pair for Clock. Dual Link’s maximum resolution is 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz. When
you use the Dual Link Interface you can use a longer cable because of its
higher bandwidth. Dual Link also provides HDCP support, which is required
for Blu-Ray playback.
If your Computer supports DVI ports, but
the Monitor does not, then a DVI to VGA adaptor is available at low cost to
solve this. Or inversely, if the Computer output is only VGA, and the
Monitor supports DVI, adaptors are available for this as well.
For our selection of Monitor Adaptors click here »
Dual Monitor
Technology
Few PC users have ever experienced the huge productivity boost that comes
from using multiple monitors on the same PC. Ironically, many of
today's PC have the capability already installed, and Windows (since 2000)
natively supports dual monitors. Configuring dual monitors is so easy: just use
the second video port (if there are two separate ports installed), or add a
second video card or better yet, a video card that has dual DVI ports.
Then plug in your second monitor, change a couple of simple Windows settings,
and you have double the Windows Desktop. This lets you have your
spreadsheet and email visible at the same time, or PowerPoint and Photoshop.
The combinations are endless. And since most of the overhead is
handled by the video card, there is little significant impact (if any) on
system performance. Dual Monitors is one of the simplest, yet most
amazing productivity boosters you can add to your PC! Optionally, you can use a dual monitor stand and recover your workspace in the process!
PCI
Express - Delivering Dramatically Improved Graphics
Doubling the bandwidth of the AGP 8X graphics bus, the new PCI Express represents
the most profound change to desktop architecture in nearly a decade. PCI
Express replaces AGP, allowing much larger amounts of data to move between
the graphics card and the CPU, and will soon replace PCI expansion slots
as well. The PCI standard allows for a 32-bit bus with a maximum throughput
of 133MB/s. By contrast, PCI Express will run at 2.5GHz. PCI Express is
a two-way serial connection that carries data in packets along two pairs
of point-to-point data lines, compared to the single parallel data bus of
traditional PCI. Gamers will benefit from an incredible upgrade in video
quality with PCI Express, because it will allow for more powerful video
cards, inspiring developers to create more realistic environments that will
make games come alive with astonishingly lifelike colors and images. Video
enthusiasts will also benefit because PCI Express will accommodate higher-quality
video throughput (amount of data you can send per second). As network television
moves over to HDTV broadcasts, PCI Express positions the PC platform for
integration into the living room, while also allowing for HD video editing
and other bandwidth-intensive tasks. PCI Express is compatible with existing
PCI drivers and software operating systems and is designed to co-exist with
current PCI hardware.
PCI
Express 2.0 - High End Graphics Have Arrived
PCI Express Base 2.0 specification doubles the interconnect bit rate from
2.5 GT/s to 5 GT/s in a seamless and compatible manner. The performance
boost to 5 GT/s is by far the most important feature of the PCI Express
2.0 specifications. It effectively increases the aggregate bandwidth of
a 16-lane link to approximately 16 GB/s. The higher bandwidth will allow
product designers to implement narrower interconnect links to achieve
high performance while reducing cost.
A number
of optimizations and improvements have been made to the protocol and software
layers of the PCI Express architecture in the PCI Express Base 2.0 specification.
These include:
Dynamic
link speed management – to control the speed at which the link is operating
Link bandwidth
notification – to notify software (operating system, device drivers,
etc) of changes in link speed and width
Capability
structure expansion – to expand the control registers to better manage
devices, slots and the interconnect
Access
control services – optional controls to manage peer-peer transactions
Completion
timeout control – to define a required disable mechanism plus related
optional enhancements
Function-level
reset – optional mechanism to reset functions within a device
Power
limit redefinition – to redefine slot power limit values to accommodate
devices that consume higher power
Video Card Designs
Today's high performance video cards
enable amazing graphics, and frequently come emblazoned with high-impact
graphics, or in brilliant colors. These help to enhance the appeal of
the card. However, from time to time, manufacturers do change these
designs and colors, but this has no effect on the features, specifications,
or performance of the specific video card model, and will usually retain the
same manufacturer's model and part number. The images displayed for a
video card are based upon the sample provided by the manufacturer, and the
specific visual design you receive may vary. So remember, while the
card may look cool, it's the specs that matter!
Will Your
Motherboard Support the Video Card You're Purchasing? Here's the Answer...
Before you
buy - make sure your motherboard is compatible with this video card. For
example, PCI Express video cards won't work with motherboards designed
only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa. Please read the specifications
carefully or call us for expert advice.
Close-Up:
PCI, AGP, and PCI-E (PCI Express)
Check
your motherboard and make sure you are purchasing the correct cardbus
type.
There are 3 types of cardbus slots currently available:
PCI, AGP, and PCI Express (PCIe 2.0 is compatible with PCIe slot)
PCI
- The most widely used I/O bus, it provides a shared data path between
the CPU and peripheral controllers, such as network, display, SCSI and
RAID cards. Though limited in terms of performance, they are considered
the best value when you upgrade your video capabilities on a PC. The PCI
interface can be found and used in nearly any motherboard. Click
here to view our selection of PCI Cards
AGP
- The AGP slot is next in line of higher graphic performance. It was designed
especially for the throughput demands of 3-D graphics. It offers up to
8x improvement over a PCI card, is 32 bits wide and runs at 66 MHz. It
provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one
AGP slot is on the motherboard. The motherboard must be equipped with
an AGP bus slot for an AGP card to be compatible.(AGP 1x provided a data
transfer rate of 264 Mbytes/sec. AGP 2x is 528 Mbytes/sec. AGP 4x is 1
Gbyte/sec. AGP 8x is 2 Gbytes/sec.) Click
here to view our selection of AGP Cards
PCI
Express - PCI Express is the newest technology that
is superior to both PCI and AGP, in terms of graphic performance. It offers
performance as much as 4x faster than the fastest AGP 8X slot. PCI Express
connections can support fast data transfer rates, which can be used to
connect high-speed devices such as high-end video cards. The slots come
in different variations and speeds, such as x1, x4, x8, and x16. Presently,
most high-end motherboards meant for design, video production, or gaming
come with PCI express slots. To use a PCI Express card, your computer
must have at least one available PCI Express slot. Click
here to view our selection of PCI Express Cards
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What's In The Box
Contents of package may vary from those pictured and stated here,
due to changes in manufacturer's specifications or merchandising.
Please check the product information carefully, items not included
may no longer be required.
Diamond Radeon HD 4770 Video Card - 512MB DDR5, PCI Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI Support
Manufactured by:
Diamond Multimedia Warranty provided by:
Diamond Multimedia Limited Warranty:
12 months parts;
12 months labor
Mfg Part No:
4770PE5512 UPC No:
757448008289 Box Size:
( Length:
12, Width:
10, Depth:
3 )
Shipping Weight:
1.3500 pound(s)
Click here for full warranty and support information
Limited Warranty: A full text version of the limited warranty
may be obtained by mailing a self addressed, stamped envelope to the
address below and requesting the warranty for item number:
D10-4770
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5 reviews)
Lifestyle:
4.3
Dynamic
link speed management – to control the speed at which the link is operating
