AMD’s Radeon HD 5830: A Filler Card at the Wrong Price
by Ryan Smith on February 24, 2010 12:00 AM EST- Posted in
- GPUs
BattleForge
BattleForge is a game we have always taken as being shader-heavy, which is what makes our results here so interesting. While Far Cry 2 was a dead heat between the 5830/4890/GTX275, BattleForge quickly separates the cards. We’re anywhere between 15-20% slower than those cards, leaving the 5830 to hang with the 4870 most of the time, and to even lose there at 1680. Meanwhile against the 5850, it’s 25-30% slower.
Given that the 5830 has a higher ratio of shader power to rendering than any of these other cards, our best conclusion is that BattleForge is in fact a ROP-heavy game when not completely starved of shader power. The result is that the 5830 is placing near a card that costs some 33% less. It’s clear that the impact of cutting the ROPs in half will vary from game to game.
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philosofa - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
Shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup.BTW - I own a 5870, STFU - just, S.T.F.U.
You clearly haven't read the review, are a fanboi or are paid by ATI. I don't give a flying frack what other reviews have said - you clearly haven't read the facts as this is an overpriced, strangely slow, power hungry card.
Why does there always have to be some muppet with rose-tinted goggles on who feels facts are subservient to his pathetic allegiance to a design house? JUST SHUT UP. God...
Parhel - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
I also thought the 5870 review here was very negative. Anandtech gave it the worst reception of any major reviewer. It was the only time I remember being disappointed by a review on Anandtech in the maybe 8 years I've been a reader.Expecting a $349 MSRP card (at the time) to outperform last generation's $600 dual GPU card across the board is unrealistic. And then, disregarding price, power consumption, heat, noise, and new features, and basing the conclusion solely on FPS isn't the type of thoughtful product review I've come to expect from Anandtech.
Believe it or not, I'm not a fanboy or someone with a huge emotional investment in these products either. Hell, I don't even play PC games.
DominionSeraph - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
Hey, people with no accomplishments of their own have to get a self-image from somewhere.Just sit back and let them be inferior. It's not like there's any other option open to them.
DominionSeraph - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
Needlessly negative? It's 4890 performance for $40 more than a 4890. Where's the upside in paying more for the same performance?This is a new generation of cards. A new generation is supposed to bring a reduction in the price of performance, not an increase.
medi01 - Friday, February 26, 2010 - link
It was actually mentioned in the article.Voldenuit - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
I wouldn't buy it even at $180.Sorry, ATI. NO SALE.
Paladin1211 - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
May be you should get a GTX480 for $810?PhysX, CUDA are waiting for you :)
xeopherith - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
I agree. I just bought two 5770's for $264 from the egg. How can you charge so much for a 5830! To get me to buy the card it would have to be priced around the 5770's current price so that I could run in crossfire. Maybe put the price of two 5830's just slightly above the 5850. Maybe $165.I mean buying the two 5770's saved me a bunch of money over a 5850 and can be better performance in the tests. Why make things look even worse for the higher end.
AznBoi36 - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
You guys are just too spoiled and have short term memories. You can blame the prices on lack of competition from Nvidia.gumdrops - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
oh ok cool