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ATI Radeon™ HD 5870
First seen: 21 september 2009
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User Score (1)10
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Expert Score (6)8.6
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- relatively modest power consumption, some additional overclocking ability, dx11 support, useful oc software, 1 graphics card
- marginally higher power consumption, 4890 crossfire setup, relatively expensive, requires two power connectors, disappointingly pricey
ATI Radeon™ HD 5870
The ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 is touted as the world’s first graphics card to fully support Microsoft DirectX® 11 and unit will ship with Microsoft Windows® 7 operating system. Featuring up to 2.72 TeraFLOPS of compute power, the ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 delivers optimal performance with its 1 GB GDDR5 memory, supports ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology, ATI Stream technology, and full support of Microsoft DirectX® 11.
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The ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 supports optimal HD gaming p…
See moreATI Radeon™ HD 5870
The ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 is touted as the world’s first graphics card to fully support Microsoft DirectX® 11 and unit will ship with Microsoft Windows® 7 operating system. Featuring up to 2.72 TeraFLOPS of compute power, the ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 delivers optimal performance with its 1 GB GDDR5 memory, supports ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology, ATI Stream technology, and full support of Microsoft DirectX® 11.
Features
The ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 supports optimal HD gaming performance and DirectX® 11 specifications, delivering up to 2.72 TeraFLOPS of compute power in a single card. The card also supports DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL titles in single card configurations or multi-card configurations using ATI CrossFireX™ technology. The 5870 allows gamers to enjoy new DirectX 11 games – including the forthcoming DiRT™2 from Codemasters, and Aliens vs. Predator™ from Rebellion, and updated version of The Lord of the Rings Online™ and Dungeons and Dragons Online® Eberron Unlimited™ from Turbine. It features the 6th generation evolved AMD tessellation technology, 3rd generation evolved GDDR5 support, 2nd generation evolved 40nm process technology, and a feature-rich compute shader that is geared towards delivering optimal gaming experience. The DirectX 11 API was developed on AMD graphics hardware and represents the cornerstone of DirectX 11 gaming. The optimization for ATI Radeon graphics cards, in combination with monthly ATI Catalyst™ driver releases, help provide users with a stable performance experience for the latest games. Other features on the 5870 include ATI Stream technology acceleration, (supporting DirectCompute 11, DirectX 11 and OpenCL); ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology (up to three displays) or multi-monitor gaming at up to 12 x full HD resolution; and is supported by a dozen add-in-board companies, including ASUS, Club 3D, Diamond Multimedia, Force3D, GIGABYTE, HIS (Hightech Information Systems), MSI, Multimedia, PowerColor, SAPPHIRE Technology, VisionTek and XFX.
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ATI Radeon HD 5870
Reviewer: ComputerShopper16 October 2009- Overall 9
With superb speed, support for three monitors, and DirectX 11 capability, the ATI Radeon HD 5870 redefines the graphics card leading edge. Read more
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ATI Radeon HD 5870
Reviewer: PC Pro23 September 2009- Overall 8
- Value for money 7
A stunningly powerful card that tops even the best dual-GPU monsters of ATI's last generation Read more
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ATI Radeon HD 5870
Reviewer: Legion Hardware21 September 2009The new ATI Radeon HD 5870 is a seriously impressive graphics card, delivering a level of performance and efficiency previous unseen from a single-GPU graphics card. Having pushed the Radeon HD 5870 though 15 different games at 3 different resolutions, we can safely say that this is without question the fastest single-GPU graphics card money can buy. Read more
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ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition Gaming
Reviewer: HotHardware19 December 2009The market for ultra high-end graphics cards is relatively small. And for specialized cards like the Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition the market is even smaller. If, however, the idea of multi-monitor gaming is appealing to you and you've got the means to score one of these cards and the requisite monitors, you won't be disappointed. Read more
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Reviewer: TechRadar UK14 May 2010
- Overall 9
It's a little surprising to find, therefore, that the GPU that forms the basis of the new Radeon HD 5870 is significantly larger than the Radeon HD4870 , despite the advantage of a process shrink from 55nm to 40nm transistors. Consequently, the new 5870 will sell for closer to £300. Read more
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