Introduction

Technology moves so fast, it's depressing. The hardware you purchased six months ago can already be a generation behind. Thankfully, however, the large console market is holding back the technological progress of video game graphics so that upgrading to the latest high-end gaming components makes very little sense for entry level and mainstream gamers, since the majority of PC games are direct console ports anyway. The first generation DirectX11 cards were already miles ahead of console graphics technology and are more than capable of running even the latest DirectX11 games in medium settings. Add to that fact that the drivers for first generation DirectX11 video cards have matured significantly and perform a lot better compared to when they debuted.

Filling in the gap between AMD’s lowest end Northern Islands 6600/6500 Turks series and the high-end 6800 Barts series is a familiar and proven performer in the mid-range GPU market. AMD’s 6700 series is based on the same Juniper design of the 5700 series but adds HDMI 1.4/3D playback support via UVD3. Taking a fresh spin on this familiar design is not a simple task but Gigabyte, as one of the world’s largest motherboard and video card manufacturers, has the resources and the creativity to tackle the project.

The Gigabyte HD6770 Silent Cell has a completely passive cooling solution. This HD6770 addition to Gigabyte’s Silent Cell series claims even lower temperatures compared to the traditional actively cooled reference designs. Since the HD 6770 Silent Cell carries Gigabyte’s Ultra Durable VGA technology, it is equipped with a 2 oz. copper PCB, Tier 1 memory chips, 100% Japanese solid capacitors, Ferrite core chokes and Low RDS (on) MOSFET. For display connectivity, the Gigabyte HD 6770 Silent Cell video cards have a DVI, HDMI and a DispayPort for 3-way Eyefinity gaming. Users looking for a quiet gaming experience without compromising thermal performance need look no further than Gigabyte’s HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 DirectX11 Silent Cell video card.