Radeon HD 5870 Six with 6 display outputs, prices, performance

[crystogod]

They aren't air intakes. Air intake flows down from the top of the fan and gets pushed radially away from the axis of rotation. If those were air intakes the air would have to flow against the push of the fan.

Surely they are for decoration, or air outlets from the VRM section.

Speculating about the performance from this article is kinda pointless since he didn't mention what card in the current gen it is being compared to.

I think they are air opening, if these cards are put in CF, especially with the backpalte they would be way to close and the card would need another method of getting air into the fan.. the rear ports, this is albiet of the GTX280 and it's rear port for TRI-SLI mode

I don't think they are comparing 5870 with 4870 or 4890 beacuse 40% more performance are really poor.....we have to wait and see

For sure, lets just cross our fingers and HOPE im wrong