Testseek.com have collected 22 expert reviews of the PowerColor Radeon HD 6870 PCS+ 1GB GDDR5 PCIe AX6870-1GBD5-PP2DH and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for PowerColor Radeon HD 6870 PCS+ 1GB GDDR5 PCIe AX6870-1GBD5-PP2DH.
January 2011
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The editors liked
Great performance
Factory overclocked more headroom for even higher clocks
Eyefinity support
7.1 Audio
Quieter than stock cooler
Call of Duty
Modern Warfare 2 included
Mini-DP to regular DP-adapter included
Quiet cooling system
Performance on most games is excellent
5850 performance levels at lower cost
Lower power than HD 5xxx
Especially at idle
The VRM heat problem is fixed for good
Good price/performance ratio
Manufacturing quality is improved
Flexible output connections
Memory ICs are cooled by downflow fan
Afterburner support for I2C voltage control
Quiet fan
Improvement in performance per Watt
Overclocked out of the box
Low power consumption
Software voltage control
Native full-size HDMI & DisplayPort output
Call of Duty 2 Modern Warfare Coupon included
GDDR5 memory
HDMI 1.4 & DisplayPort 1
The editors didn't like
A bit pricey
Cooling fan profile is too slow
20% 38% normal range
Reference design is actually cooler under load
Tessellation performance still lags behind Fermi
Hot air from GPU stays inside cases with limited exhaust
The graphics industry completely missed the 32nm technology node
Non reference design, Quiet heatpipe cooling, Crossfire capable, Factory overclocked, Eyefinity four monitor support, Support for stereoscopic 3D...
Slim overhead for overclocking...
The PowerColor HD 6870 PCS+ is the first non reference HD 6870 I have looked at and it is equipped to deliver excellent performance right out of the box. This card is factory overclocked with clock speeds of 940MHz on the Barts core and 1100MHz on the...
Abstract: PowerColor on the other hand have focused their efforts on adding higher quality components to the PCB which are designed to enhance the long term stability and reliability of the card. They have also enhanced the cooling while keeping the same form factor and the..
A fantastic release from Powercolor, and certainly worth shortlisting.Edit: 23rd November – Powercolor have informed us that this card will only cost £10 to £15 more than the reference card, meaning it becomes a total nobrainer to us. This is the HD68...
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Abstract: Mit der Radeon-HD-6800-Reihe (ComputerBase-Test) hat AMD Ende 2010 eine neue „Performance-Serie“ vorgestellt, die sich vorerst aus der Radeon HD 6870 sowie der Radeon HD 6850 zusammen setzt. Während es von letzterer bereits vom ersten Tag an zahlreiche...
Bei der PowerColor PCS+ HD6870 hat der Hersteller fast alles richtig gemacht. Der Lüfter ist leise und hält die Grafikkarte trotzdem relativ kühl, vor allem im Desktop-Betrieb. Trotz werkseitiger Erhöhung der Taktraten verbraucht die Karte nur wenig m...
Unsere nachfolgende Gesamtwertung bezieht sich ausschließlich auf den aktuellen Status Quo und das aktuelle Testfeld und spiegelt in der Zusammenfassung unsere Erfahrungen im Test wieder. Man gelangt mittels Klick auf die einzelne Wertungskategorie sofort...
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Published: 2011-03-28, Author: Vader , review by: fcenter.ru
Abstract: Новое не обязательно и далеко не всегда лучше старого. Этот тезис в полной мере относится к графическим архитектурам VLIW5 и VLIW4, разработанным в недрах ATI/AMD. Как неожиданно оказалось, «устаревший» архитектурно Radeon HD 6870 вполне может потягаться ...
Abstract: Ekran kartlarında sık sık yaşanan döngü yine gerçekleşti: Hem Nvidia'nın hem de AMD'nin yeni ekran kartları piyasaya birer birer çıkmaya başladı. Nvidia'yı önce orta seviyeden vurmayı hedefleyen AMD, HD6870 ve HD6850 ekran kartlarını piyasaya sürdü. Nvidi...
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Published: 2011-03-15, Author: Vladimír , review by: pc.zoznam.sk
Do celkového hodnotenia sme brali do úvahy len testy z 6hier prerátané individuálne na percentá. 100% výkonu reprezentuje referenčná verzia HD 6870.Karta od Powercoloru je oproti referenčnej verzii rýchlejšia kvôli vyšším taktom v priemere o 4,5%. Pri roz...
