Excerpt: Sapphire Radeon HD5850 1GB Review Sapphire The good folk at Sapphire sent us their implementation of the still hard to find HD5850 card, based on the AMD ATI reference
Excerpt: I'm not sure what word I would use to describe what came to mind when I heard that Sapphire was going to be re-releasing the HD 5850 and HD 5830 to the market.
Summary: Although not nearly the most powerful card on the market, this is by far the best performance you can ask for based on what you are spending, I personally feel this card
Conclusion: Le buone prestazioni della Sapphire HD5850 Xtreme non costituiscono certo una novità, tuttavia il confronto diretto con una scheda di ultima generazione come la GeForce
Conclusion: ATI has hit a home run with the HD 5800 series as the cards are the fastest single chip solutions on the market for most applications and the full compliance with DirectX
Conclusion: Sapphire's Toxic cards are a popular choice for those seeking an overclocked card out of the box and the HD5850 should only aid that popularity.
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Video Card 21162-00-50R
Benchmark Reviews
1 November 2009
Conclusion: Although our rating and final score are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at different points
Pros: Second-fastest DirectX 11 graphics accelerator, Consumes only 24W at idle and 157W under full load, Native HDMI 1.3b uncompressed audio and video output, Outstanding p...
Cons: Fan exhausts some heated air back into case, Maximum post-processing Anti Aliasing is limited to 8x, Expensive premium-level product
Summary: While the 5870 is all about showcasing innovation, the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB also boasts plenty of power, with many of the same features.