SNIP: For many people $200 USD is just too much for a graphics card, but they still want to be able to play games. While mid range cards dont have the performance to max out all of the latest games, they can at least play them and deliver that playability at a low price point. Today we have the latest addition to ATIs lineup, the HD 5570. This card aims to replace the aging HD 4670. Many owners of a 4670 will praise its amazing price to performance ratio. These same owneres will no doubt pick up a 5570, or maybe take a step up to the 5600 series. However if you are not able to afford a 5600 series card, or are planning a lower power PC then the 5500 series is an amazing option.

Quote: For the rest of us, overclocking is where its at, and luckily in this regard, the 5570 doesnt disappoint. The overclocking potential is due to the GPU processor being built on a 40nm die that is easily cooled by the passive heatsink on the card. After some tweaking, I was able to adjust the core clock by 251MHz and the memory speeds were able to be increase by 200MHz. Once I reached these final overclocking speeds, the HD 5570 really started to perform better and in many instances it was equal to or just shy of its older (and more expensive) brother, the HD 5670.