AMD ATI Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

4
Average:

0
Bad:

2

Pros:

Affordable.
Fine entry-level gaming performance.
Reasonable power requirements.

Cons:

Blocks a second PCIe slot.
Not ideal for gaming above 1,280 by 1,024.

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Last revision on March 13, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Affordable
Fine entry-level gaming performance
Reasonable power requirements
Low power consumption
Excellent performance per watt
Low temperatures
Native fullsize HDMI output
Good overclocking potential
Up to three active displays
Fast 5 GHz GDDR5 memory chips

Reviewers Didn't Like

Blocks a second PCIe slot
Not ideal for gaming above 1,280 by 1,024
DirectX 11 relevance limited at this time
Overdrive limits too low
No support for CUDA / PhysX

Expert reviews and ratings

Keep your PC's resolution settings modest, and the $99 AMD Radeon HD 6670 can be a good way to play 3D games without breaking the bank....

By PC Mag on May 25, 2011

The AMD Radeon HD 6670 is a good low-cost graphics card for anyone who wants to upgrade from integrated graphics and give their PC the ability to run the latest games. It can run most games smoothly at Full HD resolutions, while more taxing games will...

By Good Gear Guide on May 17, 2011

A capable budget graphics card, but other models in AMD's range are better value....

By Expert Reviews on April 19, 2011

The release of three mainstream graphics cards marks an almost-complete transition to the Radeon HD 6000 series for AMD. Previously available in OEM form for large system builders since February, AMD's HD 6450, HD 6570 and HD 6670 are incremental...

By HEXUS.net on April 19, 2011

A great card at a reasonable price that is suitable for numerous...

By Kitguru.net on April 19, 2011

AMD's new Radeon HD 6670 offers decent 3D performance for resolutions up to, including, 1280x1024. If you are willing to sacrifice some details settings or live without anti-aliasing then 1680x1050 will be possible too in many games. Even though...

By techPowerUp! on April 18, 2011

Dual-Graphics Mode really works. In most titles, a nice improvement was seen by pairing the onboard graphics with the discrete card as an HD 6690D2, as AMD calls it. First, evidence shows that the performance is proportional to the sum of the power...

By Neoseeker on January 04, 2012

The Radeon HD 6670 from AMD is a card to consider when building a HTPC system and succeeds to offer enough performance in games when using lower resolutions like 1280x1024, 1600x1200 or 1680x1050; for the last two resolutions, in some cases we might...

By MadShrimps on July 22, 2011

The GeForce GTS 450 was between 5% and 40% faster than the Radeon HD 6670 in our benchmarking. So, between the two, the GTS 450 is the video card we recommend. Some may think the comparison is a little bit unfair, since the GeForce GTS 450 is USD 15...

By Hardware Secrets on April 29, 2011

Many AMD budget graphics cards have overlapping price-points at the moment, with the HD 6570, HD 5670, and the GDDR5 version of the HD 5570 all lurking in the same price range. The 5570 is the obvious odd man out, while the 6570 doesn't offer as...

By SilentPC Review on April 25, 2011

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