Sapphire HD 6870

Advantages: fast, 1gb ddr5, very good video quality, directx 11, improved tessellation and a good price.
Disadvantages: very close to 6950 price, drivers need to mature.

...intro and specifications I bought this graphics card on its release date as I had been looking forward to have the next generation of ATI graphics cards (now known as AMD) and the specifications of the graphics card exceeded what I expected. The HD 6870 comes with 1GB of DDR5 RAM running at 1,050MHz (4.2GHz effective), 900MHz GPU clock speed and 1,120 stream processors. This card preforms...

knifehim 03.01.2011 13:31 · Read review
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Review of Sapphire RADEON HD 6870

A beast to tame all the games.

Advantages: Absolutely obliterates games at the highest detail.
Disadvantages: Pricey

...the thermal signature left behind after heavy gaming. Long gaming sessions do not produce as much heat as one would expect from a high end card. The HD5870 outputs around 70 odd degrees after long hours of non stop gaming; no other high performance card probably could boast of this. I won't bother with the usual colour, contrast and whatnot because this card can handle everything you throw at it and more...

GrayWizard 16.08.2010 15:01 · Read review
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Review of Powercolor Radeon HD 5870 1024MB

ATI Radeon HD5770

Advantages: Outstanding performance
Disadvantages: not suitable for smaller computers

...is very power hungry. The upside is that it will cope with all the latest games with ease and if you have got a BD drive you can watch them in beautiful hd on your computer. Needless to say all in all I highly recommend this graphics card....

MAllen400 01.04.2011 17:34 · Read review
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