PowerColor HD 5750 Green Review - PAGE 1

Going Green!

One of the current themes of our society is the environment. At first it was only the hippies who would preach about protecting the environment. However, the "Fad" eventually spread to the ordinary community. People started to recycle more, use less water, and try to decrease overall waste in their every day lives. In fact, "Protecting" the environment has gotten so huge in our society, big companies have started to "Go Green."

What exactly is going green? It could actually be a few things. For instance a company could use less electricity or producing less waste. Really anything that ultimately reduces your carbon foot print could be considered "Going Green." Even video card manufactures such as PowerColor believe in protecting the environment. Because PowerColor cares so much about the environment they've developed a video card that will help both them, and you, Go Green!

The card I earlier mentioned is none other then the HD 5750, however it's no ordinary 5750. This card is the PowerColor HD 5750 Green. But what exactly is so special about this card? Could it be it's 1GB of GDDR5 memory, or it's ability to utilize Eyefinity? NO! What's special about the PowerColor HD 5750 green is that it consumes 21% less power then the average 5750. Not only that, but it does so without compromising any performance. PowerColor was able to do this by using "Efficient Energy Transforming Technology." This newly developed technology has allowed PowerColor to create their "Unplug" line of products, the HD 5750 Green being the first in this series. If you haven't yet guessed the "Unplug" tells us that no extra power cables will be needed to power this card. The PowerColor HD 5750 should be able to draw all of its power from the PCIe slot.

PowerColor developed a 5750 that draws all it's power from the PCIe slot, and consumes 21% less power then reference cards. However, they didn't stop there. PowerColor gave the HD 5750 Green a passive cooler, so we should expect the card to be absolutely silent. How hot will this card get, and how well will it perform? Read on and let's find out!