Radeon HD 4750 RV740 review | preview |test

Posted by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/24/2009 02:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Photos - Radeon HD 4750 | RV740 512MB

Photos - RV740 512MB

On the next few pages we'll show you some photos. The images were taken at high-res and then scaled down. The camera used was a Canon 450D 12 MegaPixel.

ATI RV740 preview

Right then, meet the RV740, what we think will be called Radeon HD 4750. This is an engineering sample, equipped with 512 MB GDDR5 128-bit memory.

ATI RV740 preview

There's not a lot we can tell PCB wise, other than... this would be the reference design :) I have no idea if the final cards will get a more standard reference design run of the mill cooler, or this lovely copper cooler, if I'm not mistaken that's a Zalman VF900-Cu VGA Cooler. Quite a sight for the eyes, very silent as well. As far as I am concerned, they can keep it on there, what a lovely product.

But do you see the thin white line just below the cooler on the PCB ? That is typically the outline for the reference coolers ...

ATI RV740 preview

Backside of the PCB. Product and BIOS numbers have been removed for identification purposes.

ATI RV740 preview

When we place the card into a perspective view, the one thing that catches the eye is the cooler. It works quite well actually. Pretty decent temperatures versus a fine noise level, but that remains to be a conclusion by itself with the final products. We stumble into two DVI connectors (HDCP capable). Both dual-link DVI, thus supporting high-resolution monitors.

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