PowerColor Radeon HD 5770 PCS+ 1GB GDDR5

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Lots of great features, Extremely low power consumption, 1GB of GDDR5 memory, Easy to overclock and CrossfireX, Lots of cooling headroom, Requires only one 6pin power connector, HDMI and DisplayPort native interfaces, Great price with rebates and p
Very quiet, Volterra voltage regulator with I2C voltage control, Fair price, Low power draw, Good overclocking potential, Improvements to HDMI audio. 7.1 ch HDMI audio with Dolby, DTS, Native HDMI, Support for AMD EyeFinity Technology, 40 nm GPU, Support

Cons:

No voltage control in ATI Overdrive, no PowerColor tool available, Somewhat expensive compared to current Radeon lineup
Overclock over reference design is small, DirectX 11 won't be relevant for quite a while, No support for CUDA/PhysX

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Last revision on August 10, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Lots of great features, Extremely low power consumption, 1GB of GDDR5 memory, Easy to overclock and CrossfireX, Lots of cooling headroom, Requires only one 6pin power connector, HDMI and DisplayPort native interfaces, Great price with rebates and p
Very quiet, Volterra voltage regulator with I2C voltage control, Fair price, Low power draw, Good overclocking potential, Improvements to HDMI audio. 7.1 ch HDMI audio with Dolby, DTS, Native HDMI, Support for AMD EyeFinity Technology, 40 nm GPU, Support

Reviewers Didn't Like

No voltage control in ATI Overdrive, no PowerColor tool available, Somewhat expensive compared to current Radeon lineup
Overclock over reference design is small, DirectX 11 won't be relevant for quite a while, No support for CUDA/PhysX

Expert reviews and ratings

While the PowerColor AX5770 1GBD5-PPGV2 performed well enough to play in almost all of our game titles (you might need to lower the settings a little on the DX11 titles), it only just kept up with its competition, the GTS450. We have seen the AX5770...

By Benchmark Reviews on November 03, 2010

PowerColor's HD 5770 PCS++ is an excellent addition to the HD 5770 market. It is the only HD 5770 that comes with a Volterra voltage regulator which allows dynamic software voltage control. While this might not be of great importance for most normal...

By techPowerUp! on May 03, 2010

We quite like the Radeon HD 5770 as a GPU – for anyone who can’t stretch to £200 for the it offers plenty of performance for £120. PowerColor has tweaked the reference design to deliver more performance, but some of the other...

By Bit-tech.net on February 12, 2010

PowerColor give us a higher factory overclock and following a BIOS update near silent operation which makes this card even more desirable than the standard card from other manufacturers. Sapphire offer...

By HardwareHeaven on January 26, 2010

Therefore, the dilemma comes down to the price: the 10€ you have to add for PowerColor’s PCS+ will be swiftly mourned away by the quiet, fast and very well-cooled graphics card and the free game you will receive. Those on the hunt for extravagant...

By InsideHW on March 16, 2010

PowerColor Radeon HD 5770 PCS+ 1024MB is a similarly good product which is also overclocked. Unfortunately, it's also badly packed. They should secure cards better to avoid transportation...

By iXBT Labs on February 26, 2010

So overall the PowerColor HD Radeon 5770 PCS+ certainly is a nice performing card. If you can find it priced not to steeply then you'll gain a lot of fun and performance from it and yeah, it comes stacked with features alright. The custom cooler is...

By Guru of 3D on February 01, 2010

The PowerColor HD 5770 PCS+ is a good all-around video card. It's the kind of video card that you can expect to get the job done, when it comes to gaming. As far as this reviewer is concerned, the current high-end starts at the HD 5770. If you want...

By Neoseeker on January 20, 2010

Overall, the PowerColor PCS+ Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB of memory performed very strong - not quite always at the level of a Radeon HD 4890, but on occasion matching or even beating the Vapor-X from Sapphire. Performing around the level of a GTX260, but...

By Overclockers Club on December 29, 2009

PowerColor legte das Augenmerk der HD5770 PCS+ Grafikkarte auf die Lautstärke bei gleichzeitiger Steigerung der Gesamtperformance. Während letzteres eher nebensächlich ausfällt, kann die Lautstärke vollends überzeugen. Sie...

By Technic3D on March 23, 2010

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