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February 21, 2009 by Lawrence Lee
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Product
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ASUS EAH5750 FORMULA/2DI/1GD5
PCI-E Graphics Card
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Manufacturer
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Street Price
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~US$140
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GPU manufacturers typically push their high-end solutions most, garnering as
much publicity as they can as a marketing tool. As a result ATI's HD Radeon
5870 and 5970 graphics cards receive the most hype even though it's well known
that the midrange segment is far more profitable. Most users cannot or are unwilling
to spend $300+ so mainstream cards are really the bread and butter of industry.
ATI has traditionally been very strong in discrete graphics at the $100~$200
level and their current competition is a bit dated to say the least. Nvidia's
midrange GeForce 9800
and GTS 250 cards are based
on the two year old G92 core. While Nvidia is readying their new GF100 cards,
it should be several months before they hit the channel with force. In the meantime,
cards like the HD 5750 and the 5770 may offer the best value. Our first HD 5750
sample comes courtesy of Asus in the form of the EAH5750 Formula.
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The box.
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The EAH5750 Formula comes in an attractive blue box featuring a race car speeding
on ice. This is a reference to the design of the heatsink and its supposed thermal
advantages. Asus claims it runs 13% cooler than the reference HD 5750 heatsink
thanks to its "aerodynamic cover design" and the extra ridges on the
heatsink fins. The latter feature makes sense as it increases the cooler's overall
surface area, but we're skeptical on whether the funny-looking race car cover
provides any advantage over the standard fare. The size of the heatsink and
fan are probably more critical to its performance. The Formula also has a "dust
free" fan which could increase its efficiency over time as well as its
overall lifespan, though there weren't many details explaining how this works
in Asus' literature.
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Heatsink design notes.
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Accessories include a CrossFire bridge, 6-pin power and HDMI to DVI adapters.
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Technical specifications according to GPU-Z.
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From a technical standpoint the HD 5750 is a fair match for the HD
4850. The 4850 has a wider memory bus (256-bit vs. 128-bit) and 80 more
shaders. To make up for this, the 5750 sports a slightly higher clocked graphics
core and faster GDDR5 memory. Our sample shipped with Samsung memory chips rated
for 1250MHz, so there may be some overclocking headroom. Horsepower aside, energy
efficiency may be equally important as a mid-level graphics card may spend more
time idle in a casual gamer's machine. If the power savings are anything like
that of the HD 5850, which
outperforms both the 4870
and 4890 yet draws much less
power when idle, it could make a substantial impact on overall system power
consumption.
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| Graphics Engine |
ATI Radeon HD 5750 |
| Video& Color Engine |
ASUS Splendid HD |
| Bus Standard |
PCI Express 2.1 |
| Video Memory |
GDDR5 1G |
| Engine Clock |
700 MHz |
| Memory Clock |
4.6 GHz ( 1150 MHz DDR5
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| RAMDAC |
400MHz |
| Memory Interface |
128-bit |
| CRT Max Resolution |
2048 x 1536 |
| DVI Max Resolution |
2560 x 1600 |
| D-Sub Output |
Yes x 1 |
| DVI Output |
Yes x 2 (via HDMI to DVI
adapter x 1) |
| HDMI Output |
Yes x 1 |
| HDCP Support |
Yes |
| Adapter/Cable Bundled |
1 x CrossFire cable
1 x Power cable
1 x HDMI to DVI adaptor |
| Software Bundled |
ASUS Utilities & Driver |
| ASUS Features |
Xtreme Design
Formula Series |
| Note |
The card size is 7.18 inches
x 4.65 inches |
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