Radeon HD 4550/RV710 sneak peek

Expreviewgives us a sneak peek at the AMD's upcoming RV710 Radeon HD 4550.

Here's the spec:

• 512MB DDR3 RAM
• 64-bit memory interface
• 600MHz GPU clock 
• 800MHz RAM clock
• 55nm architecture
• 242 million transistors
• 80 stream processors
• Full height card, single slot
• Passive cooling
• Power consumption < 25W
• DL-DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors

Also mentioned is a low-profile HD 4550 kitted out with 256MB of RAM.

Hmmm, passively cooled, low power consumption card ... sounds like it's ideally suited to home theater use.

Expect this card to be priced under $50.