Testseek.com have collected 145 expert reviews of the AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCIe and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCIe.
October 2010
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The editors liked
Fast
Decent cooler
Overclocking
Largely excellent midrange gaming performance. Improved technologies and video quality over previous-generation cards. Competitively priced.
Stellar general performance for the price
Great power efficiency
Great gaming performance for the price
Stereoscopic 3D support with compatible monitors and HDTVs
Five ports makes connecting multiple monitors easier
Excellent mainstream DX11 graphics performance
Barts GPU Introduces stereoscopic 3D functionality
Reduced heat output enables nearly silent cooling fan
Fan exhausts all heated air outside of case
UVD3 Adds multiview CODEC for 3D Bluray playback
Improves DisplayPort to 1.2 with display chaining
Supports CrossFire functionality
Decent performance for the £200 class price
DX11 enhancements
New features
Cool and low power draw at 150W top power
The editors didn't like
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Slightly less powerful than same-priced
Overclocked competing cards. Only one dual-link DVI port.
Fledgling 3D support
Doesn't best Nvidia's GTX 480 (or even AMD's own previous-generation HD 5870)
Requires two six-pin power connectors
Blocks adjacent slot
Limited initial AMD HD3D product support
Fails to fix anisotropic texture filtering
Barts GPU yields minimal overclock
Can't quite beat selected GTX460 overclocked parts
Should have been named HD6860 as it's not faster than HD5870
Abstract: The AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB is one of the latest graphics cards from AMD and is aimed at the mid to high range market. It was launched to take over from the successful HD 5770 and gives a slight performance boost as well as featuring improved AMD Eyefinity...
Overall, this choice is a no brainer. AMD's Radeon HD 5850 had a good run, but it's outclassed by a newcomer that delivers superior performance, comparable power efficiency, and a lower price tag. A great card may be riding off into the sunset, but th...
This is a fantastic graphics card, but 5000-series owners won’t be too excited, and true enthusiasts should wait for upcoming releases before deciding. ...
Abstract: When you're up on top, it's pretty hard to imagine getting knocked back down. Perhaps that's why, after a mind-blowing Radeon HD 5000-series launch, AMD seems to have engaged the cruise control for these first two examples of its Radeon HD 6000-series....
As stated earlier in this article the purpose of these tests was to take a look at how one of the top GTX 580s will compare to the older 5970 dual GPU card and the latest 6870 Crossfire (Overclocked) system as all share a similar price point.If we are ...
Temperature & Power ConsumptionTag Team PowerThe new Radeons have received much praise for its performance and taking a look at the results, two Radeon HD 6870 cards in CrossFireX configuration is certainly a potent combination.It is faster than both the ...
Si bien el modelo de la placa puede ser confuso, hay que reiterar que no reemplaza a la HD 5870. La AMD Radeon HD 6870 simplemente está apenas más abajo, forma parte de la nueva linea media de AMD. Pero eso no es una contra, esta nueva eficiencia lograd...
Published: 2010-12-02, Author: Elena , review by: es.engadget.com
Abstract: ¿Necesitas dar un buen repaso a tu equipo antes de poder hincarle el diente a todos esos juegos que tienes pendiente por culpa de unos requisitos demasiado exigentes? Entonces tal vez encuentres interesante esta comparativa que han llevado a cabo los chic...