Here is our PC setup for this test:

• Motherboard: Asus Stiker II Extreme Bios 1102 (Nvidia 790i Ultra SLI)
  
• Processor: Intel Q9300
• Case: Open Air testbed
• Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream GXS600 SLI-Ready
• Memory: 2x1GB Supertalent DDR3-1600 (1333MHz@ 7-7-7-20-1T)
• HDD: WD 200JB 7200RPM
• Monitor: LG L246WH-BH 24"
• Windows VISTA SP1 32bit with all the latest updates installed
• DirectX March 2009
• ATI Catalyst v9.4 with High Quality settings

The HD4770 isn't officially supported by the the v9.40 graphics drivers, so we had to use the driver that came with the retail package rated April 2009. Probably it is a tweaker version to support the HD4770. The upcoming v9.50 set of Catalyst drivers is expected to offer even better performance performance as well as support for the Windows 7 RC OS.

Below you can see the applications and games we used for the performance measurements for this card. The FRAPS software was also used to check the in game performance when needed.

DirectX 9

• 3DMark 05 v1.3.0
• 3DMark 06 v1.1.0
• Half Life 2: Episode 2
• Crysis v1.2.0 Retail
• Crysis WarHead v1.00 Retail
• Far Cry 2 v1.02 retail

DirectX10

• 3DMark Vantage v1.0.1
• Company Of Heroes v1.7.1
• Crysis v1.2.1 Retail
• Crysis WarHead v1.00 retail
• Far Cry 2 v1.00 retail
• Left4Dead v1.00 retail