HIS launches R5500 series low profile passive

HIS today unleashes new budget GPU. based on the Radeon HD 5550 and Radeon HD 5570, both cards make use of GDDR5 memory.

The cards will be placed onto the market in both 512 MB and 1 GB versions all clocked at at 1000 MHz (4 GHz effective). The 5500 series is based on the 40 nm Redwood core and packs 320 stream processors on the HD 5550. The card has a a 128-bit wide memory interface that normally holds GDDR3 or DDR2 memory for the HD 5500 series SKUs. HIS upped it a notch by using GDDR5. The HD 5570 has GPU operating at 650 MHz, while on the HD 5550, it runs at 550 MHz. The low-profile cards are also silent, with a passive cooler that occupies a single expansion slot doing the job of cooling the memory and GPU.

The HD 5550 512 MB GDDR5 card sells at 89 EUR, while the 1 GB variant at 99 EUR. Pricing of the HD 5570 cards are to be announced.