Very odd: 4670X2

[Illyan]

Maybe this is AMD's new high-end dual chip: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814129158

XD

What can possibly justify this card's existence? I was thinking it was a mislabled 4850X2 or something but no, it's 128-bit and all, only requires one six-pin connector, too.

EDIT: Here's a review: http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/Visiontek_HD_4670x2/

 

[Daedalus685]

I have no idea...

The only reason I can think of is extra 4670s and a market for more than 2 output cards.... not that it would compete with this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131358

 

[Zargon]

makes no sense at that price point, my 4850X2 cost less than that new

 

[Zap]

That's not odd. Odd is this card that I might still have floating around... I think it is a dual GeForce 6600 GT or something.

 

[Daedalus685]

That's not odd. Odd is this card that I might still have floating around... I think it is a dual GeForce 6600 GT or something.

Would stating it as relatively odd be better then?

I'm not sure how it stands in the history of 'odd'.. there have certainly been some doozies. It is still pretty useless though

 

[SlowSpyder]

Sweet, $300 for a card that's likely slower than a 5770. This should probably be in hot deals.

 

[toyota]

Sweet, $300 for a card that's likely slower than a 5770. This should probably be in hot deals.

there is no likely to it as its only about on par with a 5670 according to that review.

 

[nitromullet]

That's not odd. Odd is this card that I might still have floating around... I think it is a dual GeForce 6600 GT or something.

I'm guessing that when you got that card the 6600GT was actually still relevant. Back in the days of the 6800 GT and Ultra the 6600GT was a number of peoples' bang for the buck choice, so I would liken a dual 6600GT to something like a dual GTX 460 today which many people would buy.

The timing and pricing of the 4670 X2 is what really makes it odd. It is irrelevant to pretty much every segment of the market.

 

[Bman123]

Lol really bad timing and pricing

 

[evolucion8]

there is no likely to it as its only about on par with a 5670 according to that review.

Probably due to scaling or driver issues, there's no way theorically that a 320x2= 640 stream processors HD 4670 couldn't outperform a 400 stream processor HD 5670. But I saw the benchmarks and I find the results odd, may be its the 128-Bits BUS which may represent an issue with multi GPU setups. Who knows...

 

[Illyan]

The 5670 competes with the 9800GT which the 640SP 4830 contended with, so it fits right in.

 

[Powermoloch]

odd card indeed

"rubs beard"

 

[happy medium]

From the review. 4 monitor support @ 2500x1600? Nice.

Not all products on the market are designed for the general consumer and the HD 4670 x2 is one such product. This graphics card was instead designed exclusively for business situations where monitor real estate is essential, but current hardware is limited to one PCIe slot. With this single graphics solution utilizing dual GPUs and display controllers it can support up to four monitors using the four dual-link DVI connectors. This could essentially allow any business to expand their workstation to support up to four monitors, which can greatly improve multitasking and productivity. In this regard the Visiontek HD 4670 x2 did a outstanding job, and as an added bonus it costs less than upgrading to a whole new PC capable of supporting a quad-monitor setup.

So, in many regards this graphics card is still very limited. The advantage though is unlike the Eyefinity 5 this card uses dual-link DVI ports, which each support resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 pixels. This is definitely an incentive over the PowerColor as the Eyefinity 5 card requires expensive active DP adapters to connect additional DVI monitors and can only support 1920 x 1200 on a single DVI display.

 

[Daedalus685]

From the review. 4 monitor support @ 2500x1600? Nice.

Not all products on the market are designed for the general consumer and the HD 4670 x2 is one such product. This graphics card was instead designed exclusively for business situations where monitor real estate is essential, but current hardware is limited to one PCIe slot. With this single graphics solution utilizing dual GPUs and display controllers it can support up to four monitors using the four dual-link DVI connectors. This could essentially allow any business to expand their workstation to support up to four monitors, which can greatly improve multitasking and productivity. In this regard the Visiontek HD 4670 x2 did a outstanding job, and as an added bonus it costs less than upgrading to a whole new PC capable of supporting a quad-monitor setup.

So, in many regards this graphics card is still very limited. The advantage though is unlike the Eyefinity 5 this card uses dual-link DVI ports, which each support resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 pixels. This is definitely an incentive over the PowerColor as the Eyefinity 5 card requires expensive active DP adapters to connect additional DVI monitors and can only support 1920 x 1200 on a single DVI display.

I’m not sure how large the “willing to pay 50% more for 4 displays instead of 5 because I can use them for 30” resolution without expensive adapter” market is… Also, on these eyefinity 5 and 6 cards I’m not sure if you need an active for the first 2 ports as the card can still produce the required 2 clocks.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

From the review. 4 monitor support @ 2500x1600? Nice.

Not all products on the market are designed for the general consumer and the HD 4670 x2 is one such product. This graphics card was instead designed exclusively for business situations where monitor real estate is essential, but current hardware is limited to one PCIe slot. With this single graphics solution utilizing dual GPUs and display controllers it can support up to four monitors using the four dual-link DVI connectors. This could essentially allow any business to expand their workstation to support up to four monitors, which can greatly improve multitasking and productivity. In this regard the Visiontek HD 4670 x2 did a outstanding job, and as an added bonus it costs less than upgrading to a whole new PC capable of supporting a quad-monitor setup.

So, in many regards this graphics card is still very limited. The advantage though is unlike the Eyefinity 5 this card uses dual-link DVI ports, which each support resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 pixels. This is definitely an incentive over the PowerColor as the Eyefinity 5 card requires expensive active DP adapters to connect additional DVI monitors and can only support 1920 x 1200 on a single DVI display.

Finally someone else in this thread who is actually thinking without their head in the gaming gutter.

This card is just like that dual GeForce 6200 (it wasn't even a 6600) that a few guys have referred to thus far. Such cards are meant as an inexpensive workstation card for driving multiple monitors, as the FireGL/Quadro branded solutions are generally far more expensive.

 

[Daedalus685]

Finally someone else in this thread who is actually thinking without their head in the gaming gutter.

This card is just like that dual GeForce 6200 (it wasn't even a 6600) that a few guys have referred to thus far. Such cards are meant as an inexpensive workstation card for driving multiple monitors, as the FireGL/Quadro branded solutions are generally far more expensive.

Who isn't thinking?? I linked the 5 display alternative in the second post of the thread..

Do you really believe the DVI only market that needs more than 2 displays per PCIe slot is that large?

If someone needed to run 4 of their $1000 displays (entry level to require active adaptors) on one machine and could not afford a specific business card for that task I'd be very confused... Heck, If someone owns 4 30" professional displays and none have display port I'd be shocked.

This card was not made to serve a market (there are dozens of cost effective 4+ port cards for the business world.. it is pretty much all matrox makes these days). it was made because they have too many 4670s left and had to cram them somewhere...

 

[bunnyfubbles]

I’m not sure how large the “willing to pay 50% more for 4 displays instead of 5 because I can use them for 30” resolution without expensive adapter” market is… Also, on these eyefinity 5 and 6 cards I’m not sure if you need an active for the first 2 ports as the card can still produce the required 2 clocks.

Considering the Eyefinity 5 card costs ~$220 and you'll need to mess with adapters (which will cost money) this solution is actually cheaper and simpler.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Who isn't thinking?? I linked the 5 display alternative in the second post of the thread..

Do you really believe the DVI only market that needs more than 2 displays per PCIe slot is that large?

If someone needed to run 4 of their $1000 displays (entry level to require active adaptors) on one machine and could not afford a specific business card for that task I'd be very confused... Heck, If someone owns 4 30" professional displays and none have display port I'd be shocked.

This card was not made to serve a market (there are dozens of cost effective 4+ port cards for the business world.. it is pretty much all matrox makes these days). it was made because they have too many 4670s left and had to cram them somewhere...

I must have skipped over your post as you lead off with "I have no idea", your bad.

Just because someone "threw away" 4K on their monitors doesn't mean they have to be careless with the rest of their money. Rich people aren't rich because they just spend their money without thinking.

 

[Daedalus685]

I must have skipped over your post as you lead off with "I have no idea", your bad.

Just because someone "threw away" 4K on their monitors doesn't mean they have to be careless with the rest of their money. Rich people aren't rich because they just spend their money without thinking.

Come again? Yes I led off with 'I have no idea'.. which seemed like a good way to start a non serious thread about a dual GPU card that costs 100% more than its equivalent crossfire configuration... I think you need to relax a bit son.. My apologies for the 'bad' on my part....:hmm: Way to suck the fun out of ridiculing a nearly useless product though.. sheesh.

You realize the 5770 comes with two adaptors correct? Active adaptors are only required for the 3rd 4th and 5th port as well, and only if you use native 30" displays... What is this about rich people and throwing away cash on the displays.. words in my mouth and all that... Just that what person on earth would settle for consumer trash as a GPU when requiring 4 professional level displays? I'm sure ther are someone otherwise they may as we ahve made 4670 key chains... but it is a rather strianed market to be sure...

I didn't say that no one on earth would want the 4670x2... but what proportion of people with several thousands of dollars worth of displays do you think are in the market for one instead of a more capable alternative? We need a list a mile long before the card makes sense... and even then the only thing it has going over something from matrox is a tad bit of up front cost.

But sure.... If all of the following applies to you:

-You own 4 30" displays, none of which support display port.
-You need a single PCIe slot graphics card
-You need the cheapest POS card you can find
-GPU performance does not matter, in fact if you have to spend more for less all the better. (because, of course the 4670X2 can't actually run in crossfire while driving 4 displays so the 5770 would be some 3 or 4 times faster cost less and support a maximum of 5 displays but of course all but the first 2 woudl require you to buy an adapter)
-You insist on the best of the best professional displays for your movie/advertisement/stock market program but will settle with a low grade consumer card without advanced display configuration support, not even consumer equivalents like eyefinity.

Then the 4670 is just for you! come get 87 of them, we need to unload the 4670 cores we have not been able to sell since the 5000 first released!!

 

[EliteRetard]

Seems everyone forgot the Sapphire 4850x2 2GB with the same 4xDVI and it ran just over 200$ several years ago.

Somebody had to be on some massive drugs to release this card. Insane to even think of asking this price too. Not worth a cent over 150$ no matter the market.

 

[Zargon]

Seems everyone forgot the Sapphire 4850x2 2GB with the same 4xDVI and it ran just over 200$ several years ago.

Somebody had to be on some massive drugs to release this card. Insane to even think of asking this price too. Not worth a cent over 150$ no matter the market.

I was just about to post this.

I have one, 4xDVI, less than 300 bucks, and I would imagine, faster than the 4670x2

 

[Axon]

4670x2 would make sense at like, $120 or less. My 4670 is actually a nice little card, but $300? Ridiculous.