ATi HD5870 2GB Eyefinity (6) Edition Review (PCpop)

[SamHughe]

Two questions come to mind: When? How much?

[Chickenfeed]

My guess is availability by the end of the month ( sparsely however ) and a MSRP of $449. Again it is a niche product as 2 5870s should be adequate for 3 24" LCDs. Anyone wanting to use more than 3 LCDs for the purpose of gaming is probably going to have no hang ups ( let alone funds) buying 2 or 3 of these so ATI has no reason to give them away.

[madcho]

My guess is availability by the end of the month ( sparsely however ) and a MSRP of $449. Again it is a niche product as 2 5870s should be adequate for 3 24" LCDs. Anyone wanting to use more than 3 LCDs for the purpose of gaming is probably going to have no hang ups ( let alone funds) buying 2 or 3 of these so ATI has no reason to give them away.

multi gpu = micro shuttering.

[Hell Hound]

And then 3 of these babies in parallel, then you are able to make some HUGE resolutions!!!

But hey, then there is a possibilty for a dedicated screen for every single program you are running!
Then it just needs to be posible to "stack" the desktop on them, not only extend it horisontaly.

Hydravision does this already and works with eyefinity.

[eric66]

of what?

new card ? lets see how does extra 1 giga help also is there any improvement over the standard 5870 card

[Smartidiot89]

multi gpu = micro shuttering.

Micro stuttering = myth?

[NapalmV5]

2gb 5870 is the card to have if you play supcom

Yeah i hope wee see normal 5870s with 2GB, thats the only reason i haven't bought a new crad.

what!?!? you 2GB!?!? you were so against it!!

The relevance of 2GB vram should really only make a difference at multi display resolution. Only highly texture pack modded games need an excess of 1GB vram even at 2560x1600 (unless we are talking high levels of super sampling which isn't playable anyways... )and this is a trend I don't see future games changing given development is largely at the mercy of consoles and the game engines console games use.

total nonsense!

you dont need 2560x1600 in order to need 2gb

i guess you havent played supcom @ 1gb/2gb

~1.7gb used @ 2gb gtx285 @ 1920x1080 no AA just high quality settings

it looks horrible on the 1gb 285 vs the 2gb

[SamHughe]

multi gpu = micro shuttering.

2005 just called. It wants its myth back.

[Loque]

finally ! my ATI card needs replacement soon, for some reason its starting to artifact like crazy..

[Hornet331]

what!?!? you 2GB!?!? you were so against it!!

Wot?

I said it till the realease day that i want a 2gb card, i also got a 1gb HD4870 when everyone said it was not nececary.

[tdream]

2005 just called. It wants its myth back.

Don't you mean 2007? Remember the GX2? 4870x2 still has microstuttering too. Just because you don't notice it doesn't mean it doesn't exist, there could be a variety of reasons. Resolution size, game and acceptable level of playability. So far no one has achieved multigpu to perform like 1 gpu. So yes it does exist.

[zalbard]

5870-6 won't give ya better temps btw. It just dumps a bit more hot air into the case. The total exhaust size is about the same.

[Gen]

i would really love to see a bench with GTA

4870x2 still has microstuttering too. Just because you don't notice it doesn't mean it doesn't exist, there could be a variety of reasons. Resolution size, game and acceptable level of playability. So far no one has achieved multigpu to perform like 1 gpu. So yes it does exist.

huh funny i've had a 4870x2 with vista x64 and a few monitors/resolutions and never once noticed micro stuttering and i've played too many games to count :\

then you say it's there but unnoticable.. pls stay on topic

[PaganII]

Dumping air in case.
Used a single slot exhaust blower next to my old 8800gts that had those vents on the side. Crossfire may be a problem.

[cegras]

The most important thing is, was this the card FUD predicted would be the 5950 or something?

[jaredpace]

@ zalbard, 5870 six is exhausting all air outside of case

[tdream]

Seal the side vents and the air will have no where else to go.

[Chewbenator]

Wha-ha-ha-haut!?

It seems like something someone would photoshop, amazing.

[ryan92084]

5870-6 won't give ya better temps btw. It just dumps a bit more hot air into the case. The total exhaust size is about the same.

assuming the 5870-6 is on top in both pics it is actually dumping less heat into the case by blocking some of the side vents. Now i just need a monitor with a display port.

[randomizer]

http://img5.pcpop.com/ProductImages/.../002260985.jpg

Someone has greasy fingers.

[Chickenfeed]

total nonsense!

you dont need 2560x1600 in order to need 2gb

i guess you havent played supcom @ 1gb/2gb

~1.7gb used @ 2gb gtx285 @ 1920x1080 no AA just high quality settings

it looks horrible on the 1gb 285 vs the 2gb

Yes there are always exceptions but I look at the market "ON THE WHOLE" not just 1 or 2 titles. That aside Sup Comp runs and looks fine to me on 1GB cards (I play it at 1920x1200 with 8x MSAA ) so I have no idea what you are going on about.

[zalbard]

Yes there are always exceptions but I look at the market "ON THE WHOLE" not just 1 or 2 titles. That aside Sup Comp runs and looks fine to me on 1GB cards (I play it at 1920x1200 with 8x MSAA ) so I have no idea what you are going on about.

Same here, worked fine with my old 8800 Ultra 768MB @ 1920x1200 4x MSAA on maxed settings. No denial that the game is very CPU hungry, though.

[WaterFlex]

OMG. Who need it?

[Xcel]

i guess you havent played supcom @ 1gb/2gb

~1.7gb used @ 2gb gtx285 @ 1920x1080 no AA just high quality settings

it looks horrible on the 1gb 285 vs the 2gb

Show some benches otherwise it's just puff, what do you mean looks horrible on 1gb, fps wise?

No stuttering for me with 512mb vram @ 2560x1600 4xaa, compared to Grid which actaully gives you horrible performance using 4xaa and only 512mb vram.

[ceevee]

Micro stuttering = myth?

I don't just sit here and inflate my post count like most.

But this one deserved a post -

micro stuttering is REAL in both SLI and Crossfire. I have owned more PCs, and probably own more PCs right now than most people on this board are years old - including multiple SLI and crossfire setups going back from current to years ago.

It does exist, they have improved the problem, and some are more sensitive to it than others.

For instance even though I can no longer clearly see it like I used to be able to - SLI or Crossfire still gives me a headache due 100% to microstuttering after hours of play that never occurs when utilizing a single GPU.

Even with current technology the most powerful single GPU > any combination of GPUs due to micro stuttering even if you are one of the lucky people who's brain is not capable of perceiving the effect.

In other words just because you are deaf does not mean others cannot hear - or that micro stuttering has not been verified through objective computer testing proving it DOES exist.

Some argue that "oh well even if your computer test proves its happening that is faster than the human eye can notice because of this crappy study blah blah...."

Well there are people who notice it.

I also notice the rainbows on DLP based projectors and again this is something that is confirmed to exist but not everyone is able to perceive it. Just because you do not see the rainbowing when watching single chip DLP display technology utilizing a color wheel does not mean that other people do not in fact see it. Computers have also been used to verify that it is real.

Give me the top single GPU ANY SINGLE DAY over ANY multi-GPU solution.

There are plenty of other reasons:

driver support

worse performance than a single GPU in many titles

bugs general quality control issues

not working in many games or providing no performance increase

the list goes on and on.

I bench with multi-GPUs.

I 24/7 with a single GPU.

When I build my new machine in Q1 2010 that will be the greatest monster ever -

Two 8-core Intel Xeons (thank you Gulftown I'm going server side this time) for 16 actual cores and 32 virtual ones.

I may implement multi GPUs for benching - but my 24-7 use will be the most powerful single GPU that is available at any price in Jan-Mar 2010.

Wow I cannot believe you guys got me to post on XS. This is an issue that insensitive blowhards try to force on everyone else, fanboys scream doesn't exist so they can say their favorite company c o c k is the longest, or people make any other excuse about. Fact is micro stuttering has been measured - it does bother some people still, and the record needed to be set straight.