The DVI-to-HDMI connector also accepts audio too, as every ATI Radeon graphics card since the Radeon HD 2900 XT features built-in support for 5.1 audio over HDMI. In terms of connectivity, there is a 6-pin PCI-Express power adapter and converters for TV-Out to Composite, TV-Out to Component, DVI-to-VGA and DVI-to-HDMI.
#AMD RADEON HD 3870 PC#
Inside the box, there is a decent selection of accessories that should satisfy even the most needy PC users out there. As you can probably see from the photos, Sapphire highlights the fact that the card has 512MB of GDDR4 memory, support for HDMI, HD Audio and PCI-Express 2.0 and a there’s also a copy of 3DMark 06 included in the box for the budding benchmarketeers out there. This is something that seems fairly commonplace in this day and age – whether or not this is a good thing is something that we'll leave you to decide.Įven despite the T&A, the design is functional and lists all of the key features on the front of the box in easy-to-identify points. So, without further ado, it’s time to get on with the grilling!īox and Bundle:It seems like Sapphire’s box design has been around for ages – there have been some minor changes, but the design’s ethos is essentially the same and it comes with a bit of T&A on the box. That’s what we’re here to do in this article – we’re going to cover the bundle, the retail card and how well it overclocks. That’s not all though, because the Radeon HD 3800-series also introduces some pretty nifty power saving technologies that we’re hoping we’ll see more of in the future.ĭuring our technology and architectural review, we promised that we’d be looking at Sapphire’s implementation shortly afterwards, as the company sent us a full-retail package ahead of the launch. We covered the features during our architectural analysis and there are some cool new features and refinements that will help to make game developers' lives easier.
#AMD RADEON HD 3870 WINDOWS#
Of course, you’ll have to put up with a slightly lower performing product, but at the same time you’ll have a card that supports all of the next-generation features that Microsoft will bring to the table with DirectX 10.1 – something that will arrive with Windows Vista SP1 in the first half of 2008. We found that-although it’s not quite as fast as Nvidia’s GeForce 8800 GT-AMD’s partners have priced it pretty attractively so that it’s actually very tempting to pocket the difference between the 3870 and the 8800 GT. Just the other week, we had a rather in-depth look at AMD’s ATI Radeon HD 3870 graphics card. The company also recently released a more consumer-oriented set of cards, the Radeon HD 36, meant for a kinder, gentler user - you can check all the info on those dudes in the read link.Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512MB Manufacturer: Sapphire We won't give you the nine-page rundown, but you can get the idea. The card performed like a monster in most arenas, though when it went up against EA's monster Crysis, even the dual-GPU card buckled under the intense pressure of the game, getting a surprise beating from the supposedly-less-powerful NVIDIA 8800GTS 512. The company has recently issued its Radeon HD 3870 X2 for review, and FPSLabs has the breakdown of the company's new high-end gamer, pushing it to the limit with Hell-ride tests utilizing Bioshock, Oblivion, and F.E.A.R., amongst others.
AMD / ATI is bustin' out with some new graphics cards for your gaming (or casual use) pleasure, and we've got details to share with you.
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