Radeon HD 6850 & 6870 reviews...

[Xoulz]

They were using Zalman Trimon 3D monitors, setup on the left side (under sign "AMD HD 3D"):

http://www.in4.pl/recenzje/665/187.JPG

Though you can see a similar setup in action here better:

http://pclab.pl/zdjecia/artykuly/veg...creens_jpg.jpg

neither of those links work...

[DilTech]

They were using Zalman Trimon 3D monitors, setup on the left side (under sign "AMD HD 3D"):

http://www.in4.pl/recenzje/665/187.JPG

Though you can see a similar setup in action here better:

http://pclab.pl/zdjecia/artykuly/veg...creens_jpg.jpg

Nice to see it working.

[sutyi]

neither of those links work...

First one works for me, second is broken though. Gives a 403.

[spursindonesia]

looks like it should be a nice upgrade from my msi 5770, just have to decide between the 6850 or the 6870.

Im leaning towards the 6850. Oc'd it should offer a better bang for buck then the 6870.
Am i right? What would you guys get.

Yep, HD 6850 non reference seems the right solution for your upgrade need. Just wait a bit, i think this time AMD got plentiful supply from TSMC, and with the heating up price war, in one month time you could get it for even cheaper than what's available now, or atleast get more choices/alternatives. Heck, if all things turn positive, we might get a non reference OC ready HD 6870 for less than US$ 200 sooner than later.

[blindbox]

Techreport's review shows that the 6870 is on par with 5870 in all the games they tested.

[sciontc]

Check this out

XFX 6850 Black Edition

Glad i picked up a XFX 6850 from the egg last evening.

[Manicdan]

Check this out

XFX 6850 Black Edition

Glad i picked up a XFX 6850 from the egg last evening.

so 20$ more than a regular xfx 6850? or than a reference card. its tough to tell what its price would be once it hits newegg. since the xfx on there is 200$, and regular is 180, will the BE end up at 220$, which means you might aswell go with a 6870.

[MrMojoZ]

... which means you might aswell go with a 6870.

Those always entertain me, I love spotting the cards aimed at the "Not paying attention, fancy box!!!" folks.

[Manicdan]

Those always entertain me, I love spotting the cards aimed at the "Not paying attention, fancy box!!!" folks.

well the question is will it really be 220$, or like 200ish.
if theres less noise and better overclocking, it sounds it could be worth an extra 20-25, but not 40$.

but if you can get a reference, add on a big ass cooler for the same price, and get the same overclock, might aswell do that instead.

i also kinda just wish the 6870 had more headroom, make it fun.

[OCX600RR]

well the question is will it really be 220$, or like 200ish.
if theres less noise and better overclocking, it sounds it could be worth an extra 20-25, but not 40$.

but if you can get a reference, add on a big ass cooler for the same price, and get the same overclock, might aswell do that instead.

i also kinda just wish the 6870 had more headroom, make it fun.

Should the 6870 have some headroom under water or is ~ 1GHz the limit of this core?

[Manicdan]

Should the 6870 have some headroom under water or is ~ 1GHz the limit of this core?

i think its a voltage limit for now. some reviews have shown that if you can get the heat out, up to 1.3-1.4v its reaching 1100+mhz. most reviews that were showing like 950mhz on the core, i think were using stock 1.0something volts.

[KoHaN69]

Where are the 2GB editions?
I have a 5850, and virtually any game at 5760x1200 needs to have textures set to medium and AA off.

[sciontc]

well the question is will it really be 220$, or like 200ish.
if theres less noise and better overclocking, it sounds it could be worth an extra 20-25, but not 40$.

but if you can get a reference, add on a big ass cooler for the same price, and get the same overclock, might aswell do that instead.

i also kinda just wish the 6870 had more headroom, make it fun.

yeah, 220 is def pushing it. the 6870 would be the smarter choice.

I had a $10 gift card for newegg, so xfx 6850 @190 isnt so bad.

[madcho]

Where are the 2GB editions?
I have a 5850, and virtually any game at 5760x1200 needs to have textures set to medium and AA off.

wait cayman

[tajoh111]

AMD breaks it's own naming scheme with the 6870

http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/10/...g-scheme-6870/

Charlie's thoughts on the renaming scheme. I can't believe my own thoughts mimic Charlie exactly down to the reasoning. The world must be ending.

[Mungri]

IMO they should have been 6830 and 6850 instead of what they are called in terms of their performance compared to the last gen.

(6850 should be 6830, and 6870 should be 6850).

[zalbard]

wait cayman

Early info suggests that it has 1GB of VRAM. If so then it is a huge fail.

[Mungri]

Early info suggests that it has 1GB of VRAM. If so then it is a huge fail.

Yea:

http://benchmarkextreme.com/Articles...%202GB/P2.html

1 Gb is a fail for 2560x1600 and Eyefinity setups.

1 Gb is plenty on the 6800s because those are cards for 1080p res.

[BeepBeep2]

Early info suggests that it has 1GB of VRAM. If so then it is a huge fail.

I'm 200% sure there will be 1GB versions myself.

Doesn't mean there will not be 2GB versions out as well.

[MrMojoZ]

I hope they don't sit on the 2gb cards for awhile like they did with the 5800s. Barring fancy RAM availability, they should offer those suckers at a price premium starting day one when the margins are nice and big.

[-Sweeper_]

scary...

http://img530.imageshack.us/i/2cmq6aw.jpg

maybe GDDR5 6gbps density isnt that great...

[DilTech]

scary...

http://img530.imageshack.us/i/2cmq6aw.jpg

maybe GDDR5 6gbps density isnt that great...

Perhaps saving the 2gb cards for the "eyefinity" edition?

[-Sweeper_]

Perhaps saving the 2gb cards for the "eyefinity" edition?

meh, we should have 4gb eyefinity cards with cayman driving 6-10 monitors

[KoHaN69]

meh, we should have 4gb eyefinity cards with cayman driving 6-10 monitors

tru dat yo

[tajoh111]

How successful were the eyefinity editions? The general consensus I thought 3 monitor gaming can be good, 6 monitor gaming is never good. In addition you needed substantially more power than a single 5870 to really get decent graphics on six monitors.

I definitely think cayman xt should have more than 1gb of ddr5 if the price is over 400 dollars. These cards sound like they really have the power to drive eyefinity, it would be a shame to be held back by memory.