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Introduction:As time goes by new video cards are released. However, this does not mean that each of these new cards bring better performance then the last generation. ATI for instance has recently released the 5770 and 5750. Both cards are aimed to take on the low to mid range market. This may not be all that impressive, especially for a market that is so full of choices. However, these cards have allowed ATI to provided entry level cards capable of DX11. Some users may wonder why a company like ATI would want to do this. If you'll remember they did the same thing with the HD 4770. The card turned out to be a hit for a few reasons. One reason was because it's a 40nm card, but that wasn't the main reason. The main reason was because that little beast could match the performance of a 4850 after being overclocked. That plus the lower power requirements made it an awesome deal. If we can expect anything from this trend it's that we should see some awesome performance from the 5XXX series cards. Today I'll be taking a look at PowerColor's model of the 5750. This is set to perform around the same as a GTS 250, which is good considering the two are about the same price. Although, just because the performance is about the same, doesn't mean everything will be the same. The 5750 should present us with lower power requirements, as well as cooler temperatures. Users that don't take temperature, or power requirements, into consideration may find joy in a few of ATI's other features. I'm of course talking about the EyeFinity. Users looking to power 6 monitors will be pleased not to have to spend $300+ on a video card to do it. Although, I'm sure most users won't be utilizing this capability. Another option the 5750 offers that the GTS 250 doesn't is DX11 support. DX11 hasn't yet hit the mainstream market, but sooner or later it will. When this time comes it could be nice to actually have a card capable of using it. So just how well will this little beast perform? Let's put it through NeoSeeker's benchmarking suite and find out.
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