Testseek.com have collected 17 expert reviews of the Asus Radeon HD 5850 Top DirectCU 1GB GDDR5 PCIe EAH5850-DirectCU-TOP/2DIS/1GD5 and the average rating is 92%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus Radeon HD 5850 Top DirectCU 1GB GDDR5 PCIe EAH5850-DirectCU-TOP/2DIS/1GD5.
June 2010
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The editors liked
Aftermarket cooler
-Voltage options
-6pin and 8pin
Overclocked out of the box
Justified price
Very quiet in idle and load
Software voltage control
Native HDMI output
GDDR5 memory
DirectX 11 support
Increased Overdrive limits
Black PCB and cooler look good
Support for AMD EyeFinity Technology
Nat
The editors didn't like
Only 1 DVI port
Higher power draw than HD 5850 reference
Only one DVI output (HDMI to DVI adapter included though)
Cooler not as visually pleasing as reference design cooler
In most games and simulations we’ve ran, the ASUS EAH5850 TOP achieved performance similar to the standard Radeon HD 5850. The times it was faster, the advantage wasn’t of statistical relevance. The reviewed model from ASUS was up to 7% faster than the...
Abstract: ASUS EAH5850 TOP is a very interesting lower high-end solution. It has 10% higher clock rates, which actually provide 5% more performance. However, this solution can also be overclocked (extremely, too), because..
The ASUS EAH5850 DirectCU TOP/2DIS/1GD5 video card has several things going for it that other HD 5850 cards do not have. First feature is the DIRECTCU copper heatpipes that are in direct contact with the graphics chip. This allows the card to run much ...
The ASUS Radeon 5850 Direct CU is a very, very impressive card. The overclock which could be achieved with it was stunning. It would be nice to have a Radeon 5870 to compare it to, because at these clock speeds the Radeon 5850 should be able to ...
The Radeon HD 5850 is a winner for both ATI and enthusiasts. It's the rare videocard that manages to balance price, 3D performance, features and power usage, resulting in a total package that will satisfy almost any gaming enthusiast. ATI's RV870 GPU...
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Published: 2010-04-26, Author: brian , review by: legitreviews.com
The ASUS EAH5850 TOP is an incredible value for the gamer wanting to play the latest games. With a "modest" $339 price tag, a custom GPU cooler, and overclocking performance that gives the $500 cards a run for their money, this card should be on ever...
Aftermarket cooler, -Voltage options, -6pin and 8pin
Only 1 DVI port
In conclusion this card performed well above our expectations. Asus has implemented lots of really great and extremely useful features into this card. Starting with the aftermarket cooler, this card runs extremely cool for a high end GPU but also at t...
Phew. That was a lot of testing.One of the things that became apparent very quickly was that the extra headroom allowed by the better cooling, which gave a better overclock, meant this was definitely going to come out on top. In some ways that made testin...
It is often difficult to pick a specific graphics card model by manufacturer. We hear it constantly in the forums: "Should I buy Brand X or Brand Y for this card?" In each instance, we try to be as objective as possible, pointing out the various differ...
Overclocked out of the box, Justified price, Very quiet in idle and load, Software voltage control, Native HDMI output, GDDR5 memory, DirectX 11 support, Increased Overdrive limits, Black PCB and cooler look good, Support for AMD EyeFinity Technology, Nat
Higher power draw than HD 5850 reference, Only one DVI output (HDMI to DVI adapter included though), Cooler not as visually pleasing as reference design cooler, DirectX 11 won't be relevant for quite a while, No support for CUDA / PhysX
I can only applaud ASUS for their implementation of their EAH5850 TOP DirectCU. The card performed flawlessly in almost all our tests. The included overclock out of the box can give the card a performance boost of about 3% which is justified considerin...
