Thursday, February 11 2010
ASUS' Republic of Gamers MATRIX series of graphics cards is getting a new member, the EAH5870 MATRIX. This model, based on the ATI Radeon HD 5870 GPU has high-end construction, cooling, and voltage regulators, out of the box higher clock speeds, overclocking headroom, and twice the amount of memory: 2 GB. The cooler and backplate design resembles that of ASUS' GeForce GTX 285 MATRIX.

The clock speeds on this card stand at 900 MHz (core) and 1225 MHz (memory, 4900 MHz effective). The card seems to have a stronger VRM circuit that supports higher clock speeds. It draws power from two 8-pin PCI-Express connectors. Display connectivity includes one each of DVI-D, HDMI, and DisplayPort.

Overclocker-friendly features may include ASUS' VoltageTweak software voltage control, a "safe mode" button that falls back to failsafe clock speed and voltage settings, among other things. There is no word on its availability, though we expect to learn more about this card at the upcoming CeBIT event.



Source: Zol.com.cn
posted by btarunr - 3:57 PM |  Related News

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by ZoneDymo (February 11th - 4:02 PM) - Reply
2 x 8-pin wtf :S
by sapetto (February 11th - 4:02 PM) - Reply
Pure smex :rockout: But it will be overpriced maybe
by cadaveca (February 11th - 4:03 PM) - Reply
huh. What about eyefinity? 2GB card, no eyefinity?

:slap:
by [I.R.A]_FBi (February 11th - 4:04 PM) - Reply
by: ZoneDymo
2 x 8-pin wtf :S
for overclocking headroom
by TVman (February 11th - 4:11 PM) - Reply
nobody has a psu with 2 8pin connectors:rolleyes: what a FAIL
by werez (February 11th - 4:12 PM) - Reply
now that looks good !
by fullinfusion (February 11th - 4:16 PM) - Reply
by: TVman
nobody has a psu with 2 8pin connectors:rolleyes: what a FAIL

What are you talking about?
My psu has 6 8pin connectors

I cant wait till Wizard gets his hands on one for testing :rockout:
by pantherx12 (February 11th - 4:16 PM) - Reply
by: TVman
nobody has a psu with 2 8pin connectors:rolleyes: what a FAIL


Really?

My last one had 4, it was only 750w : ]
by dir_d (February 11th - 4:17 PM) - Reply
Mine has 2 8pins its an 850

This Card is teh sex if it performs well this will be my next card or the MSI lightning.
by Delta6326 (February 11th - 4:17 PM) - Reply
by: TVman
nobody has a psu with 2 8pin connectors:rolleyes: what a FAIL
i do with only 800w :p
by pantherx12 (February 11th - 4:19 PM) - Reply
Hells even this psu has 3 ( yes I know, odd number lol)

Don't really fancy this card myself, I'd rather a regular 5870 with aftermarket cooling.
by TVman (February 11th - 4:24 PM) - Reply
i was being sarcastic but what EVAR:laugh:
by pantherx12 (February 11th - 4:26 PM) - Reply
I blame the internet for my lack of spotting that <_<
by afw (February 11th - 4:34 PM) - Reply
wow ... simply stunning ... :rockout: ...

but why 2 x 8-pin connectors ... wouldn't 6-pin +8-pin be enough ... :confused:
by Steevo (February 11th - 4:35 PM) - Reply
Not if you want to push this bastard to all new heights with moar powah.
by pantherx12 (February 11th - 4:35 PM) - Reply
by: afw
wow ... simply stunning ... :rockout: ...

but why 2 x 8-pin connectors ... wouldn't 6-pin +8-pin be enough ... :confused:

its for people with dice pots and phase change coolers and liquid helium reserves.

So they can really really push the card and know power will not be an issue.
by PP Mguire (February 11th - 4:38 PM) - Reply
.....do want.....
by Selene (February 11th - 4:51 PM) - Reply
very sexy card.
by warup89 (February 11th - 4:53 PM) - Reply
...just when i thought this card wouldn't get any more expensive, dang it!....sweet looking card too.
by u2konline (February 11th - 5:20 PM) - Reply
WOW, that card looks like a beast. Nice card, but not my cup of tea.
by WarEagleAU (February 11th - 5:25 PM) - Reply
well they did improve the VRM and power circuitry so its not just for the extreme coolers. I Do hope they produce more than 1000 of these and dont charge an arrogant price for it.
by erocker (February 11th - 5:28 PM) - Reply
Let's see what kind of "improvements" 2gb of ram gives with this card. Hopefully it's not just higher latency with around the same bandwith of the 1gb cards.
by t77snapshot (February 11th - 5:30 PM) - Reply
Memory: 4900mhz effective!:eek:

Wil this card be cheaper then a 5970?
by johnnyfiive (February 11th - 5:47 PM) - Reply
Water block + that card = some awesome, very awesome results.
by cadaveca (February 11th - 5:53 PM) - Reply
by: erocker
Let's see what kind of "improvements" 2gb of ram gives with this card. Hopefully it's not just higher latency with around the same bandwith of the 1gb cards.
I'm with you on this, but I do know that eyefinity has higher mem requirements, due to the extra resolution. Might give a couple of % only...but that can help. curerntly only getting avg 20-30FPS in every game, which isn't enough, and Crossfire adds it's own issues. Hopefully the extra power will allow high enough clocks to push Crossfire into 60FPS+++ area...

But seemingly, DVi/HDMI/DP...ugh. 2xdvi and DP is what I need...
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