The ATI Radeon 5XXX Thread

[HuffPCair]

Seeing as how you most likely had a boost in score due to PhysX and those results for Cypress are FAKE, have fun with your premature conclusions.


I agree, looking forward to peeling the stickers off my 5870.
Hairdryer + tweezers does wonders.

True that. I did that to my 9800GTX+

[postumus]

I tested out DMC 4 maxed at 1920x1080 8xaa16xaf with the 5870 and my stock clocked i7 965 and got the following
scene 1 162.78
scene 2 123.86
scene 3 221.67
scene 4 118.59

Ran it twice and got pretty much identical numbers, i think these are higher than the ones amd posted on their graphs. Anyway Im sticking to things i can easily dl and benchmark as I dont have much installed right now, so if there are any other games like RE5 and DMC4 which have a demo/benchmark you can dl and run LMK and I'll try to run it for u.

[RaZz!]

I tested out DMC 4 maxed at 1920x1080 8xaa16xaf with the 5870 and my stock clocked i7 965 and got the following
scene 1 162.78
scene 2 123.86
scene 3 221.67
scene 4 118.59

Ran it twice and got pretty much identical numbers, i think these are higher than the ones amd posted on their graphs. Anyway Im sticking to things i can easily dl and benchmark as I dont have much installed right now, so if there are any other games like RE5 and DMC4 which have a demo/benchmark you can dl and run LMK and I'll try to run it for u.

do some 3dmark runs! it would be nice to see 3dmark2001 se, 3dmark03, 3dmark05, 3dmark06 and 3dmark vantage scores!

i (we ) count on you

btw: why do you have that card if you don't even have games etc to bench it with
if i had one of these babies i'd bench it with tons of games in no time

[villa1n]

Wasn't this shown to be Shop'd earlier in the thread?? Overlap at sticker intersecting exhaust vent.

[highoctane]

Wasn't this shown to be Shop'd earlier in the thread?? Overlap at sticker intersecting exhaust vent.

There is a strange spot for sure!

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[Your_Boss]

i think she looks a little butch to be honest.

Maybe, just maybe she was given a great personality.

[jaredpace]

I tested out DMC 4 maxed at 1920x1080 8xaa16xaf with the 5870 and my stock clocked i7 965 and got the following
scene 1 162.78
scene 2 123.86
scene 3 221.67
scene 4 118.59

Ran it twice and got pretty much identical numbers, i think these are higher than the ones amd posted on their graphs. Anyway Im sticking to things i can easily dl and benchmark as I dont have much installed right now, so if there are any other games like RE5 and DMC4 which have a demo/benchmark you can dl and run LMK and I'll try to run it for u.

3dmark 06 is a quick and ez free download. Thanks for running those benches. Get 3dmark 06 here (580mb) http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/3dmark06/download/

It would be nice to see 3d01 and vantage too.

[Your_Boss]

There is a strange spot for sure!

Yes. Also I believe, 99% sure anyway, that the longer card is the REAL length of the card..the other card is photoshopped down version.

You can see the shine off the plastic along the whole bottom edge of the card, just below the so-called 'sticker', you can clearly see how uniform the lighting is. It goes from light(near the front) , to dark(near the back).

On the longer card it looks uniform(so this is the normal card). On the shorter card the lighting is not uniform(this one was chopped down and condensed).

Also, those aren't stickers, neither of them. They are just photoshopped on as well.

Ok, now that we solved that we can move on to other things.

[DilTech]

Thanks for confirming my previous assumption postumus... Full AA at 1920x1080(people, quit acting like this isn't high enough resolution for testing) in crysis still isn't happening...

Ah well, guess I'm sticking to my 4850 and watching to see what NVidia shows up with.

[GoldenTiger]

Thanks for confirming my previous assumption postumus... Full AA at 1920x1080(people, quit acting like this isn't high enough resolution for testing) in crysis still isn't happening...

Ah well, guess I'm sticking to my 4850 and watching to see what NVidia shows up with.

Where'd he post his benches of that? I don't see them going back a few pages... EDIT found him commenting about it but no benches.

EDIT2: I'm running 2560x1600 with an i7 920 @ 3.72ghz HT on, wondering if I should try to push for more on the CPU since I'm probably going to go 5850 x-fire .

[Frodin]

I tested out DMC 4 maxed at 1920x1080 8xaa16xaf with the 5870 and my stock clocked i7 965 and got the following
scene 1 162.78
scene 2 123.86
scene 3 221.67
scene 4 118.59

Ran it twice and got pretty much identical numbers, i think these are higher than the ones amd posted on their graphs. Anyway Im sticking to things i can easily dl and benchmark as I dont have much installed right now, so if there are any other games like RE5 and DMC4 which have a demo/benchmark you can dl and run LMK and I'll try to run it for u.

Check out the Arma 2 demo, there are several locations to download from, including steam and a torrent.
It has a benchmark built into it, and it is quite a demanding game.

[GoldenTiger]

http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/Featur...nHD5870.aspx#1





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[Sh1tyMcGee]

Cool, imma wait to see what nvidia has to offer, not like my current video card doesnt play all games maxed out. When thinking about it, enless you plan on playing DX11 only games, i dont see a need for new graphics cardd just yet, but i will jump on either this or the GTX 380, waiting to see which is better. Price for me doesnt matter, as long as one is better than the other.

[postumus]

I'm snagging 3d mark06 now, I haven't had it installed in ages, ppl still play 3dmark I see

those DMC4 numbers are they good or bad? I havent seen the game benched on another card.

[Jowy Atreides]

I'm snagging 3d mark06 now, I haven't had it installed in ages, ppl still play 3dmark I see

those DMC4 numbers are they good or bad? I havent seen the game benched on another card.

seems on par with the 4870x2 ....and then some
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJhaUROGi6I

4870x2 scores at 1080p with 4xAA:
scene 1 - 144.58
scene 2 - 108.19
scene 3 - 175.35
scene 4 - 106.94

your 5870 scores at 1080p with 8xAA:
scene 1 162.78
scene 2 123.86
scene 3 221.67
scene 4 118.59

[cegras]

I am very suspicious of XFX. A lot of their cards use lower grade components and cut down heatsinks, which they mask with customer service. Given the choice, I'm going to buy another ATI brand next time.

[GoldenTiger]

I am very suspicious of XFX. A lot of their cards use lower grade components and cut down heatsinks, which they mask with customer service. Given the choice, I'm going to buy another ATI brand next time.

Meh, other than perhaps MSI the other brand warranties suck (Sapphire LOL).

[postumus]

3dmark06 stock settings - 5870 and i7 965 both at stock

22383 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 8704
SM 3.0 Score 10655
CPU Score 6282

[Eastcoasthandle]

3dmark06 stock settings - 5870 and i7 965 both at stock

22383 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 8704
SM 3.0 Score 10655
CPU Score 6282

need for speed demo 1920, 4xAA

[Gautam]

3dmark06 stock settings - 5870 and i7 965 both at stock

22383 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 8704
SM 3.0 Score 10655
CPU Score 6282

With all due respect, how are we supposed to believe anything you're telling us?

[Jowy Atreides]

3dmark06 stock settings - 5870 and i7 965 both at stock

22383 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 8704
SM 3.0 Score 10655
CPU Score 6282

Thanks

[postumus]

ran it again without 16AF forced in CCC and got 22549 3DMarks, slightly higher

[postumus]

Uhh I dunno bc I have 1, I could take pics of it running in my case with a piece of paper with a msg on it? or I could just take a screen shot from CCC or 3d mark where "5800 series" is displayed, you tell me.

[postumus]

thx for providing links for the various things to bench, I've only been playing heroes of newerth beta and have been totally out of the loop game wise, though I have kept up with the hardware news thx to sites like this 1

[Kylzer]

Uhh I dunno bc I have 1, I could take pics of it running in my case with a piece of paper with a msg on it? or I could just take a screen shot from CCC or 3d mark where "5800 series" is displayed, you tell me.

Yeah a paper shot in your case would be good.