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Enthusiast graphics card winner

ATI Radeon HD 5870

ATI Radeon HD 5870

Verdict

A stunningly powerful card that tops even the best dual-GPU monsters of ATI's last generation

Review Date: 23 Sep 2009

Price when reviewed: £0

Full review

Overall Rating
5 stars out of 6

Alternative products

ATI Radeon HD 4890

ATI Radeon HD 4890

ATI does it again with its latest GPU, combining superb performance with a reasonable price

Full review

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Comparison

Product

ATI Radeon HD 5870

ATI Radeon HD 5870

ATI Radeon HD 4890

ATI Radeon HD 4890
Details
Part Code Radeon HD 5870 Radeon HD 4890
Review Date 23 Sep 2009 1 Apr 2009
Price ex VAT £261 £199
Price inc VAT £300 £229
Performance 6 stars out of 6 5 stars out of 6
Features & Design 6 stars out of 6 5 stars out of 6
Value for Money 4 stars out of 6 6 stars out of 6
Overall rating 5 stars out of 6 5 stars out of 6
Core Specifications
Graphics card interface PCI Express PCI Express
Cooling type Active Active
Graphics chipset ATi Radeon HD 5870 ATi Radeon HD 4890
Core GPU frequency 850MHz 850MHz
RAM capacity 1,000MB 1,000MB
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Standards and compatibility
DirectX version support 11.0 10.1
Shader model support 5.0
Multi-GPU compatibility Four-way CrossFireX
Connectors
DVI-I outputs 2 2
DVI-D outputs 0 0
VGA (D-SUB) outputs 0 0
S-Video outputs 0 0
HDMI outputs 1 0
7-pin TV outputs 0
Graphics card power connectors 2 x 6-pin
Benchmarks
3D performance (crysis) low settings 145fps 47fps
3D performance (crysis), medium settings 111fps 74fps
3D performance (crysis) high settings 66fps
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