Testseek.com have collected 33 expert reviews of the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIe 21161-00-50R and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIe 21161-00-50R.
October 2009
(90%)
33 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 is a card we'd wish for ourselves. The Cypress GPU's performance is already excellent, without its potential being utilized to the max, which makes it a potential blockbuster. Unfortunately, the HD 5870 won't really sh...
Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 is a card we'd wish for ourselves. The Cypress GPU's performance is already excellent, without its potential being utilized to the max, which makes it a potential blockbuster. Unfortunately, the HD 5870 won't really sh...
Abstract: Sapphire has been kind enough to send us the first of the two DX11 graphics cards. This is the new AMD card dubbed the Radeon HD 5870, based on the Cypress graphics processor. HD 5870 performance has so far proven to be excellent even when compared wit...
In the world of video cards it’s always about the chicken and the egg. On the one hand video cards need to support standards like DirectX 11 and OpenGL 3.2, on the other hand having a card release before there are games that take advantage of the new f...
Abstract: In our 5870 launch article we praised the performance and features of the reference design card. It was able to outperform the fastest product from Nvidia and had a much better list of features, including DirectX 11, DirectCompute and connectivity. Read more: HIS, XFX & Sapphire 5850/ 5870 - Conclusion - DriverHeaven.net http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=853&pageid=22#ixzz0Tj8jm8Nl..
Final thoughts, rating and HEXUS.right2replyThe cost of high-end CrossFireX configurations ensures that dual Radeon HD 5870s remain a pipe dream for many consumers. Nonetheless, the performance is unmistakable, and the cards sheer throughput is backed...
Good performance, even with beta drivers. Keeps up with the more expensive GTX 295. Supports DX11, and Eyefinity technology to run up to three monitors at once. Very low idle power usage.
Gets outperformed by the cheaper dual-4890 Crossfire setup. It's also quite a big card.
Massive performance increase, Great bundle, DX11, EyeFinity, Good looks...
ATI reference fan assembly is noisy, No DX11 titles yet...
I didnt think ATI had it in them to step up the performance on a video card this much in one fell swoop. The disappointing small jumps in performance from the 3 series to the 4 series are laid to rest with the massive performance increase over the pr...
