Testseek.com have collected 31 expert reviews of the Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Toxic Vapor-X 512MB GDDR5 PCIe 11133-06-40R and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Toxic Vapor-X 512MB GDDR5 PCIe 11133-06-40R.
October 2008
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The editors liked
Fast GDDR5 Memory
Large Cooler
Excellent performance
Looks Great
Build quality
Price
Drastically reduces noise
Temperature doesn't rise much
Udating is a simple process
Factory overclocked GPU and memory
Strong performance in games and benchmarks
GPU temperatures are always reasonable
Bulk of heat is exhausted out the back of the case
Respectable bundle of accessories
Capable of high resolution gaming with high settings enabled
Can be configured in CrossFire X with 3 other cards for an insane experience
Great Performance
Overclocking Ease
DX 10.1
Nice Bundle
Ease of Install
Crossfire Ready
Good Cooling Solution
Competitive With Competitors
Quality
Outstanding Vapor-X cooling performance
Extremely good AA/AF performance for higher-end games
Supports DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0
780 MHz GPU / 1000 MHz GDDR5 vRAM
Features ATI AVIVO Technology
1080p HDMI Audio and Video supported for HDCP ou...
Great performance
Full Bundle
VaporX cooler works very well
Heat Pipe Cooler
Pre OCed
Able to get even more OCing out of it
Included extras
The editors didn't like
Cooling solution could use some work
Availability
Card should have shipped this way
Fan gets loud (but a BIOS update can manage that while letting the GPU get a little warmer)
Doesn't always outperform a stock HD4870
Not particularly energy efficient
At idle or under a load
Exhausts Hot Air into Chassis
No Game in Bundle
ATI Overdrive Software Limits OC
Consumes more power than most other singleGPU products tested
Maximum postprocessing Anti Aliasing is limited to 8x
Fan noise can grow to a noticable level under full load
Abstract: The Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Toxic is not only special for its factory overclock, but its Vapor-X cooler is very powerful and clearly is a superior cooling solution. The Radeon HD 4870 Toxic with its 780/1000MHz speeds was faster than the reference Rad...
Heat Pipe Cooler, Pre OCed, Able to get even more OCing out of it, Included extras
Plain Black Cooler
I have used the Sapphire HD 4870 Toxic for 3 weeks straight now and well it has been a wonderful experience. I have not had one fault or found a flaw under normal use and even under heavy over clocked gaming. The temperature of the card running at idle...
Abstract: Despite all of the praise lavished upon AMDs Radeon HD 4870, no graphics board is ever perfect and thus there is always room for improvement somewhere within its design, leaving plenty of room for AIB partners to come along and right any wrongs court...
Factory overclocked GPU and memory, Strong performance in games and benchmarks, GPU temperatures are always reasonable, Bulk of heat is exhausted out the back of the case, Respectable bundle of accessories, Capable of high resolution gaming with high settings enabled, Can be configured in CrossFire X with 3 other cards for an insane experience
Fan gets loud (but a BIOS update can manage that while letting the GPU get a little warmer), Doesn't always outperform a stock HD4870, Not particularly energy efficient, at idle or under a load
In terms of single GPU performance, the Radeon HD4870 set the bar pretty high, and the Sapphire Toxic Radeon HD4870 512MB graphics card had its work cut out for it to do much better. With a factory overclock of 30MHz on the GPU and 100MHz on the memor...
Great performance, Full Bundle, VaporX cooler works very well
None that I found
I guess you could say that the results were predictable, I know I wasnt expecting any surprises. The HD 4870 performed between 15% and 27% better than the HD 4850. I spent quite a while playing Crysis and Opposing Fronts at the highest settings and 4...
Outstanding Vapor-X cooling performance, Extremely good AA/AF performance for higher-end games, Supports DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0, 780 MHz GPU / 1000 MHz GDDR5 vRAM, Features ATI AVIVO Technology, 1080p HDMI Audio and Video supported for HDCP ou...
Consumes more power than most other singleGPU products tested, Maximum postprocessing Anti Aliasing is limited to 8x, Fan noise can grow to a noticable level under full load, Exhausts heated air inside the computer case, Does not appear to be sold in N...
Benchmark Reviews begins our conclusions with a summary rating of different product categories. The first is product presentation, which includes the level or information offered and the interest generated by the product packaging. In regards to Sapp...
What is there to say about the Sapphire HD4870 Toxic video card other than it is amazing? I was very surprised to see the benchmarking scores that it was able to produce. It was able to compete with and beat out the PowerColor HD4870 PCS+, which is al...
Sophisticated cooling solution, it’s still one of the best GPUs on the market
Minimal performance gains, slightly overpriced
The Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 TOXIC is a cooler and slightly more powerful alternative to the standard HD 4870 board. It will mainly suit DIY overclockers who want to get the most out of their system without turning their PC into a furnace. ...
