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ATI Radeon HD 5870 review
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Author:  bobbdobbs [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:12 am ]
Post subject:  ATI Radeon HD 5870 review
clicky

Let the Graphic card wars restar.. again :lol:
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But what about that most lethal destroyer of graphics performance, the shader-soaked visual masterpiece that is Crytek's Crysis: Warhead?

Well, the 5870 is the first card to average over 30fps and thereby deliver tolerably playable frame rates at full HD resolutions and with all the eye candy enabled.




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All of which means the new Radeon HD 5870 is a no brainer if money isn't an object. It's the very fastest graphics chip available to mankind and that knowledge is a beautiful thing if there's one humming away in your PC.
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:37 am ]
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The bit-tech review is a bit more telling
Clicky

Apart from the power consumption, it is on par with what is already out.
I'd wait for gen 2 DX11 stuff.
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:51 am ]
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True, I am finally looking to replace my 8800 gts card (well that ansd the rest of my rig :lol: ), so will probably looking to get the 260. Its so much easier (and cheaper) missing "generations" of cards.
Gone are the days when I would be buying the latest and greatest and wallet emptying "stuff". :cry: I now have to have "reasons" :lol:
Author:  adidan [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:55 am ]
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gavomatic57 wrote:
I'd wait for gen 2 DX11 stuff.

Aye, aside from the fact that there aren't any titles to take advantage of DX11 and W7 isn't officially released until next month I think I'll wait until nvidia get a competitor out and help drive prices down. I'm tight. :D

It is nice to see power consumption coming down with an increase in performance though.
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:34 am ]
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If you remember when DX10 was coming out, Crysis was already on the horizon, a Call of Juarez patch, Lost Planet, Company of Heroes etc etc. DX11 so far has DIRT 2 (which looks the same as DIRT 1), Alien vs Predator...umm....

There aren't any big games on the horizon as far as I can see - Crysis was our Concorde moment, it's DX9 console ports with extras tacked on from here on in. There is a new DX11 Stalker game coming out, but that could go either way!
Author:  l3v1ck [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:05 am ]
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Just read the bit-tech review.
Apparently there are still only Beta drivers available, so I'd expect better performance as drivers mature.
Author:  adidan [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:09 am ]
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gavomatic57 wrote:
There is a new DX11 Stalker game coming out, but that could go either way!

Oh no.... I'm currently just plodding through Clear Sky that I finally got around to buying for just a few quid.

Honestly, not sure why I bothered, I find the Stalker games both tedious and vacuous.... Damn my aspergic need to finish it!!!
Author:  veato [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:28 am ]
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So it's basically infront of the GTX285, which costs the same or less depending on model/version and behind the more expensive GTX295. Firmly between the two then. On that basis it looks like pretty good value imo for £200. Will be interesting to see DX11 performance .
Author:  jonlumb [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:30 am ]
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veato wrote:
So it's basically infront of the GTX285, which costs the same or less depending on model/version and behind the more expensive GTX295. Firmly between the two then. On that basis it looks like pretty good value imo for £200. Will be interesting to see DX11 performance .


Um, it's £300...
Author:  veato [ Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:43 am ]
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jonlumb wrote:
veato wrote:
So it's basically infront of the GTX285, which costs the same or less depending on model/version and behind the more expensive GTX295. Firmly between the two then. On that basis it looks like pretty good value imo for £200. Will be interesting to see DX11 performance .


Um, it's £300...


GTX285=£199-£319 (non-watercooled versions)
5870=£298-£309
GTX295=£339-399 (non-watercooled versions)

Thats in the middle isnt it? I meant to put £300 obviously. 200 was a typo.
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