AMD Launches ATI Radeon HD 4600-Series

Author Hugo Jobling
Published 11th Sep 2008
AMD Launches ATI Radeon HD 4600-Series
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AMD's 4800-series cards, namely the AMD ATI Radeon HD 4850, AMD ATI Radeon HD 4870 and AMD ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, have done a fantastic job of giving nVidia a run for its money in the high end GPU market, since their launch. Now the AMD ATI Radeon HD4670 and AMD ATI Radeon HD 4650 are here to give nVidia's mid range offerings a similar run for their money - or at least, that seems to be the plan.


Both cards have a few specs in common as such:
  • 55nm manufacturing process
  • 320 stream processors
  • Eight ROPs
  • 32 texture units
  • DirectX 10.1 support
In a stroke of genius, both cards have low enough power draws not to need a supplementary connector and are single slow solutions - with quiet fans apparently, which is always a good thing.

Clock speeds and memory configurations line as follows:

AMD ATI Radeon HD 4670

  • 750MHz core clock
  • 256-bit DDR3 memory interface
  • 512MG/1GB configurations
  • 2,000MHz memory clock
AMD ATI Radeon HD 4650
  • 600MHz core clock
  • 128-bit DDR2 memory interface
  • 512MB RAM
  • 1,000MHz memory clock
UK pricing isn't available yet, but going by the US$ MSRPs we can expect the 4670 to sit at around the £55-60 mark with the 4650 hitting about £45-50. Given this is supposed to be a hard launch, retailers should answer that question for us with in the next few days.

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comment lifethroughalens said on 11th September 2008

yawn :)

comment Francesco Mastellone said on 12th September 2008

We do need more graphic cards! :) Especially since these ones have UVD2 and make less heat than the 38xx ATI cards. Perfect for a media center!

comment Greg said on 12th September 2008

At least this might be quieter than the remainder of the range. My 4870 when gaming and under load howls like a wolf under a full moon.

comment Lon Bailey said on 12th September 2008

not everyone has 500w+ power supplies, so something that runs on 400w is welcomed. (By the way, will you guys ever put in the wattage requirements in your reviews?)

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