Archive for September, 2009
ATI Radeon HD 5870 Benchmark comparison
As promised, here are some benchmarks for the newly released Radeon HD 5870. The test system comprised an Intel i7 975 Extreme 3.33 GHz overclocked to 4GHz, with 6GB DDR3 (1600 MHz) on an Asus Rampage II Extreme. The system was running Windows 7 x64.
There are no real surprises in the benchmark results. In most cases the 5870 runs roughly neck-and-neck with the Nvidia GTX 295, with each gaining a slight lead in certain games.
The real benefits are reserved for ultra-high-end gamers who will notice a significant boost over other cards when using a dual card setup at very high resolutions. We’ll be bringing you some 5850 benchmarks as soon as it’s out.
Left 4 Dead benchmark comparison.
Crysis benchmark comparison.
GTA4 benchmark comparison.
Far Cry 2 benchmark comparison.
Radeon 5870 launches but 5850 delayed
Posted by Dan in ATI, Release Dates on September 22nd, 2009
AMD have today announced the release of the first native DirectX 11 GPU, the Radeon 5870, but we’re going to have to wait a little while longer for the 5850. Although AMD haven’t said how long it will be before the 5850 gets released, it seems like a last minute change of plan to help boost sales (and the price) of the 5870, so expect to see the 5850 very soon.
The 5870 is retailing for around $379 for the 1GB version, with models from Sapphire, ASUS and SIS available now.
We’ll be bringing you a review of the 5870 in a few days, as soon as we can bring you some benchmarks.
Radeon HD 5850
Radeon HD 5870
Radeon 5850, 5870 prices revealed
Posted by Dan in PC Hardware on September 10th, 2009
As retailers start to place their orders for the upcoming 5850 and 5870 release, some firm prices have been revealed.
First up is the HD 5870 which will be available in 1GB and 2GB models which are expected at $399 and $449 respectively. The mid-level card, the Radeon 5850 comes in at a mere $299.
Both cards are expected to be out before the end of September, with a release date of 22nd most likely. The 5870 X2 will be released about a month later, though no price has been announced.
Radeon HD 5870 specs, release date leaked
Posted by Dan in ATI, Graphics cards, PC Hardware, Release Dates on September 10th, 2009
Details of ATI’s next high-end graphics card, the Radeon 5870, have surfaced on the webs. The new chip, also known as the RV870, is expected to hit stores in the US on Tuesday 22nd September and in Europe on the 23rd. The HD 5850 will launch on the same day.
If the specs, surfaced on Fudzilla are correct, the Radeon 5870 will feature a 40nm GPU instead of the 55nm processor found on current gen units. This should equal cooler running temps which will hopefully translate into high overclocking potential.
First leaked image of the ATI Radeon HD 5870
According to the site, the 5870 will also feature:
* 825 Mhz core clock speed (725 Mhz for the 5850)
* Option of 1GB or 2GB of GDDR5 running at 1300 MHz (effectively 5200 MHz)
* 1600 shader processors (compared with 800 on the current HD 4870)
* 32 ROPS (compared with 16 on the HD 4870)
* 48 TMUs (compared with 40 on the HD 4870)
* 2.1 TFlops of effective computational potential (around double the TFlops offered by the HD 4870)
* Native DirectX 11 Support
The Radeon 5850 X2 is expected to follow about a month later.
This isn't a 5870, sorry, but it looks nice and fills some space.