Assembling a personal computer yourself is simple. Only professionals and those who daily study the latest in the market can say this. The average user encounters difficulties in the first step. What to build an AMD or Intel system on? Which graphics card to choose a GeForce or Radeon?
The HD 6750 is a model that is unlikely to interest anyone in 2017. But you need to remember the old accelerators, otherwise how do we notice a huge change in technology?
Company
You need to start with the company. AMD has been operating since 1969. For half a century, she has been producing various technical “things”. It got its current name in 2006, when it evolved from ATI to AMD. Now this name is the real abbreviation that indicates the specialization of the corporation.
Advanced Micro Devices immediately says that it is a developer of integrated circuit electronics. The company is considered one of the leading manufacturers of processors, ranking second in terms of sales with a market share of 17%. AMD stands out due to the release of graphic processors, chipsets for motherboards and flash drives.
Competitors
It's no secret that AMD currently ranks second. In the release of processors, Intel is considered its main competitor. Among GPUs, models from Nvidia are popular. But this does not always happen. In moments, the company takes away the primacy from the opponent and becomes the leader.
When considering the production of processors, you notice that this happens very rarely. In general, the share of the company until 2009 was extremely small, relative to its main competitor. After some time, the corporation rose to its feet and directed resources to the development of processors and their release. As a result, it captured 20% of the market.
With GPUs, which includes the hero of the Radeon HD 6750 review, things are much better. In 2010, AMD grabbed 51% of the discrete card market, versus 49% from Nvidia.
With integrated graphics, things are a little worse. It was noted that AMD works with 25% of the market, while Nvidia - 20%, and Intel - 54%.
Video card
Now the passions have subsided, so users themselves decide on which component to assemble the system. There are sincere fans of both one and the second corporation. Although Intel fans are still more.
The AMD Radeon HD 6750 graphics card was able to compete with the products of another camp. The model turned out to be budgetary and at the same time productive. At the moment, the video card is already 6 years old, so it can only be of interest to oldfags and it is not clear for what purpose.
However, in 2011, its reference version was based on the RV850 core. It was performed according to the technological process of 0.04 microns. There were 1040 million transistors inside, and the core worked at a speed of 400 MHz. DDR memory supported frequency up to 2300 MHz.
The model could boast of a memory capacity, because at that time, 1 GB of video memory was an excellent indicator. There was support for version 11 of DirectX.
Diversity
Like other models of the video card Radeon HD 6750 1Gb was presented in various versions. Companies added proprietary cooling systems to the reference version. Someone improved the technical characteristics of the accelerator, someone managed to create a real game assistant. The most popular options are PowerColor, HIS, GIGABYTE and ASUS.
PowerColor Model
This option was introduced in 2012. The accelerator was delivered in a modest package. She had a vertical arrangement, which is now rarely seen when buying this device. A photo of the video card with the specification was placed on the package.
On the back side of the box, manufacturers posted extended model information. Most of the space was occupied by the description of the proprietary cooling system.
Inside the box was a modest kit. There was nothing unusual here. The manufacturer placed the adapter from DVI to VGA, put the user manual, instructions, software disc. A gift was a coupon for the free game Dirt 3. Such gifts are usually put in a box with a gaming device.
Appearance PowerColor Radeon HD 6750 usually does not represent anything. The only thing that stands out is the cooling system. In this modification, it is passive and some users did not like it. It covers almost the entire front of the motherboard.
The radiator sticks out significantly, so it takes up a whole slot. If the user wanted to install two video cards, it was necessary to think about an additional cooling system and a spacious motherboard.
The red textolite on the front side contains a graphics core, memory chips and radiators. The interface panel is not loaded: there are two Dual-Link DVI slots, one for HDMI, and the second for mini DisplayPort. This set of ports is universal, given the adapter in the kit.
The presence of CrossFireX bridges is noticeable on the board, which gives us information about the possibility of connecting several accelerators.
This modification is made according to the reference version. The processor operates at a frequency of 700 MHz, and video memory with 1150 MHz (and effective 4.6 GHz). Inside 720 unified conveyors, 16 rasterization units. In general, everything, as in the model from AMD.
Acceleration was effective. Thanks to the cooler, we managed to raise the frequency to 920 MHz, but the video memory turned out to be unstable to overclocking and became faster by only 21 MHz. Additional cooling did not allow the temperature to rise above 60 degrees.
PowerColor Reviews
The PowerColor Radeon HD 6750 graphics card was a good option for those who are able to overclock the device on their own. Users noted a proprietary cooling system. Although in the case of overclocking, it turned out to be weak.
The model supported all modern technologies such as DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1, and CrossFireX turned out to be a real find for lovers of high performance.
Dissatisfaction was expressed regarding the low performance in games. Although the reference version is only an entry-level gaming level. There were also problems with cooling the memory chips.
HIS Model
This modification appeared almost immediately after the release of the video card. It was delivered in a white box on which there was no photograph of the accelerator itself - the sword militantly flaunted there. This is a corporate design option from the company, so there is nothing surprising. At the bottom of the front side were displayed technologies and basic parameters.
Inside the box was a plastic tray, where they placed the video card itself, and under it the documentation. To safely transport the component, manufacturers placed foamed polyethylene there.
The package includes two adapters for PCI-e 6pin and DVI. The envelope has a software disc, a booklet and a sticker.
Active type cooling system. The blue textolite is covered by a large cooler with a figured casing. Inside you can see the radiator and the blue fan blades. The system is covered by a graphics processor and memory chips. Noticeable connectors for CrossFire.
There are even fewer ports on the interface panel than in the previous model: one Display Port, HDMI and DVI-D connector.
But with the characteristics of this device, everything is bad. This is the reference version with a new textolite and cooling system. Otherwise, the parameters are the same as those of the reference model. And, it would seem, you can rely on overclocking potential. But the video card for some reason refuses to work at higher frequencies. They can be raised conditionally, but the accelerator will not work normally.
HIS Reviews
HIS AMD Radeon HD 6750 is controversial. He received the same reviews. Not all buyers were willing to overpay just for a new cooling system. Someone was waiting for really good performance. In fact, it turned out that the accelerator can not work with increased frequencies.
Model by GIGABYTE
GIGABYTE has done a good job with this graphics card. It’s worth looking at least at the company box. It is executed qualitatively, presentably. The dimensions of the box are large. The colors are dark as always, on the facade - a neon-glowing eye. Some parameters of the model are briefly indicated.
Inside the box there is an accelerator model, an adapter, a software disc, a manual and a user manual go to it. As practice shows, this kit is enough for almost everyone. Perhaps someone may need an adapter for video outputs.
The appearance of the novelty turned out to be attractive. The bright blue textolite is covered by a proprietary cooling system - a radiator, on top of which transparent fan blades are installed. The design is covered with a matte black casing.
The interface panel is occupied by several slots. There are DVI-D, DVI-I, multimedia inputs HDMI and VGA. It is unpleasant that the manufacturer did not find a place for DisplayPort.
The specifications of the AMD Radeon HD 6750 differ from this modification. An option from GIGABYTE has acquired a 740 MHz frequency. At times when the load decreases, the chip frequency drops to 157 MHz.
Overclocking has shown good results. We managed to raise the frequencies to 870 MHz, and video memory became faster by 19% and accelerated to 1430 MHz. The effective frequency indicator reached 5.7 GHz.
GIGABYTE Reviews
The modification received a good response from customers. They noted the attractive design and reliability of the product. Enough for everyone and picking. Most pleased users with the ability to improve performance.
The Radeon HD 6750 became 15% more productive when taking into account overclocking of the chip frequency. And if you work with video memory, this figure will increase to 20%. Buyers noted support for Unified Video Decoder 2.2 and OpenGL 4.1. We did not miss a few kind words about the cooling system, low cost and low power consumption.
Despite the fact that the video card positions itself as an entry-level game, still not everyone had its power.
Model from ASUS
This modification was placed in a bright box with a picture of a rider. On the facade, as usual, a little information about the model. There are more specifications behind. Inside, standard equipment, which includes a disk with "wood", instructions and manuals, an adapter for power and an adapter with HDMI to DVI.
The appearance of the ASUS Radeon HD 6750 is attractive. The black textolite is covered by a small cooling system, which takes up a little more than half the board. Consists of a radiator, white transparent fan blades and a matte black casing.
The interface panel has DVI, VGA and HDMI connectors. Textolite has changed, it was radically redesigned, even displacing the chip. You can see one port for CrossFireX.
This modification has been released with improved features. The core operates at a frequency of 850 MHz, video memory is accelerated to 1200 MHz and effective 4.8 GHz. Otherwise, nothing has changed.
But it was possible to increase performance again thanks to overclocking. The core accelerated by 12% and its speed was 960 MHz, and the video memory efficiency increased to 5224 MHz. On the one hand, these are not very cool overclocking indicators. But if you recall that an already “swung” accelerator falls into the user's hands, then you understand that additional manual improvement only positively affects the performance of the ASUS Radeon HD 6750.
ASUS reviews
This model, like the previous one, became the most popular modifications. They distinguished themselves by well-developed proprietary OSs, they have an attractive appearance - for someone it is important. They have a good level of performance, especially the latter. Low power consumption.
The ASUS model works with a bunch of additional technologies that affect the power of the device. The only thing buyers were not satisfied with was the noise of the cooling system and overpriced.
mobile version
There was also a version for mobile devices AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6750. This model also belonged to the middle class. The core of the Whistler Pro family. Relative to the older portable version, this one worked at a frequency of 600 MHz, video memory was also slower - 900 MHz.
Since this is a version for mobile devices, it was not sold separately, therefore, its price cannot be precisely said. The AMD Radeon HD 6750m mobile video card costs approximately 3200 rubles. It fit in medium-performance laptops and easily handled games like FIFA 11 and Sims 3.