Apple claims that on all of their specs, but it's actually been revealed to be an ATI Mobility 5730.
In the interest of giving you some kind of guess as to performance, I can share my experiences so far. (keep in mind the iMac is a 3.2ghz i3 with 4GB DDR3 1333) Starcraft 2 runs perfectly on Medium/High mixed. Pretty well on High, actually, but I keep it on Medium for faster load times. I also run Valve games like TF2 and L4D2 pretty well. In bootcamp, running Win7x64, I've run Just Cause 2 with Medium settings with good results. In the end, it's not a card with a lot of raw horsepower, but it's sufficient for the mid-range.
I don't like overclocking GPUs, unless they come that way under warranty, so I don't recommend it. Updating drivers depends on what the release notes say. This is my first ATI card, but Nvidia driver updates usually detail what improvements they've made in specific games. WoW is old, but they might have some Cataclysm-specific notes. You may see increases, but usually not higher than 10%.
My PC's 512mb 8800GT is the most amazing hardware purchase I've ever made. It's running strong after 3 solid years of gaming. If you want bang-for-buck and don't mind buying older tech, your ~$100 could get you a 512MB or 1GB 9800GT, which will be more powerful.
In the interest of giving you some kind of guess as to performance, I can share my experiences so far. (keep in mind the iMac is a 3.2ghz i3 with 4GB DDR3 1333) Starcraft 2 runs perfectly on Medium/High mixed. Pretty well on High, actually, but I keep it on Medium for faster load times. I also run Valve games like TF2 and L4D2 pretty well. In bootcamp, running Win7x64, I've run Just Cause 2 with Medium settings with good results. In the end, it's not a card with a lot of raw horsepower, but it's sufficient for the mid-range.
I don't like overclocking GPUs, unless they come that way under warranty, so I don't recommend it. Updating drivers depends on what the release notes say. This is my first ATI card, but Nvidia driver updates usually detail what improvements they've made in specific games. WoW is old, but they might have some Cataclysm-specific notes. You may see increases, but usually not higher than 10%.
My PC's 512mb 8800GT is the most amazing hardware purchase I've ever made. It's running strong after 3 solid years of gaming. If you want bang-for-buck and don't mind buying older tech, your ~$100 could get you a 512MB or 1GB 9800GT, which will be more powerful.
In need of graphics card advice. (edit with update)
29/10/2010 04:01:37 PM
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That's the card in my new iMac. Well, according to Apple, at least...
29/10/2010 04:45:19 PM
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A 9800GT is roughly equivalent to a 5670. *NM*
29/10/2010 04:58:07 PM
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I've no problem deferring to someone more familiar w/ recent cards.
29/10/2010 05:44:20 PM
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Your card isn't an ati hd5670, it is about 75% as fast as an 8800gt
01/11/2010 01:34:47 AM
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ATI Mobility HD5730 is almost the same as the desktop ATI HD5670 but it is closer to ATI HD5570
01/11/2010 01:32:01 AM
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One thing you didn't mention is what resolution you're trying to run at.
29/10/2010 05:07:38 PM
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System specs:
29/10/2010 05:39:19 PM
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Glad to hear it's working. That kind of performance is much more what I'd expect from a 5670. *NM*
31/10/2010 01:45:45 AM
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That didn't stop me from getting the 5770 so that I would have a "buffer zone" of peformance gains
31/10/2010 01:11:35 PM
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The HD5670 is meant to be a casual gamer card
31/10/2010 02:23:45 PM
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Nice to know that someone selling these actually knows what they're talking about.
01/11/2010 01:42:31 PM
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Re: Nice to know that someone selling these actually knows what they're talking about.
01/11/2010 09:29:38 PM
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If you do return the card, these are the cards I would recommend (links inside to newegg)
01/11/2010 02:32:23 AM
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Excellent post
01/11/2010 05:06:10 PM
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And FPS per dollar isn't the only important stat
02/11/2010 03:14:10 AM
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Re: And FPS per dollar isn't the only important stat
02/11/2010 12:52:46 PM
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Don't get me wrong, I agree the HD5770 is an awesome card
02/11/2010 06:14:16 PM
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Re: Don't get me wrong, I agree the HD5770 is an awesome card
02/11/2010 09:19:44 PM
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Do you already have a computer or are you building a new one? If so what are the specs? And ....
03/11/2010 10:49:35 AM
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Well
03/11/2010 08:31:11 PM
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If you are not going to overclock, you should really consider this computer
04/11/2010 12:28:44 AM
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Slickdeals thread claims it's no longer available. Was a good deal, though. *NM*
04/11/2010 01:28:09 PM
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Re: If you are not going to overclock, you should really consider this computer
04/11/2010 06:02:57 PM
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