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Old Jan 14, 2008, 07:31 AM   #1
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ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 First Benchmarks

Thanks to Asian website ITOCP, we can get an idea of how fast the first ATI Radeon 3 series dual GPU graphics card will be. Benching on Intel Core 2 Duo 6600 processor at 2.4GHz and 2GB of RAM, the system managed to score 9573 marks (SM2.0: 4494, SM3.0/HDR: 4476) on Futuremark 3D Mark 2006 set to 2560x1600 resolution. The GPU Core/Memory of this card is rated at 770MHz / 2250MHz (2x512MB). Lower resolution benchmark numbers are not mentioned in the original article.



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Lol. Check this out guys. The HD3870X2 on youtube!: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0-cbF8lJHW0
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It looks a bit choppy at times,but at that rez with aa/af......wow
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I really hope this is just the tip of the iceberg with these cards - hopefully, some more refinement and tweaking before final release will finally deliver the competitive mid/high end card from ATI we've been lacking since the initial release of the 1950.

I hope, though, that this card doesn't turn out to be another one-hit-wonder.
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Gah....Wow....My 3870 feels really lowly now
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I really hope this is just the tip of the iceberg with these cards - hopefully, some more refinement and tweaking before final release will finally deliver the competitive mid/high end card from ATI we've been lacking since the initial release of the 1950.

I hope, though, that this card doesn't turn out to be another one-hit-wonder.
Are you crazy?!?!?

The HD3850 is a complete ANIMAL especially for a sub $200 card that draws next to no power....

I can play Crysis maxed 1280x1024 no AA, Rv6 Vegas maxed I get like 90fps, over 300fps in CS:S completely maxed.....

This card solo eats up my previous Crossfire 1950xt 512mb cards...
And its only a 256mb...... Going to buy a 512mb here in a week or two.

HD3870x2 would be a monster for sure but..... Seriously...
The HD3850 is a stomper for a *midrange priced* card!
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Lol. Check this out guys. The HD3870X2 on youtube!: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0-cbF8lJHW0
it is old news dude...
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it is old news dude...
i diden't knew that man. Anyway it is new news for me and some others.
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Are you crazy?!?!?

The HD3850 is a complete ANIMAL especially for a sub $200 card that draws next to no power....

I can play Crysis maxed 1280x1024 no AA, Rv6 Vegas maxed I get like 90fps, over 300fps in CS:S completely maxed.....

This card solo eats up my previous Crossfire 1950xt 512mb cards...
And its only a 256mb...... Going to buy a 512mb here in a week or two.

HD3870x2 would be a monster for sure but..... Seriously...
The HD3850 is a stomper for a *midrange priced* card!
so crysis in DX10 on 'very high' works at what FPS? oh and 'maxed' includes AA by most definitions.
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so crysis in DX10 on 'very high' works at what FPS? oh and 'maxed' includes AA by most definitions.
25-30ish and yes DX10 Very High or DX9 High, doesn't seem to have much on an impact at all.
Card is running at 725/1004, its perfectly stable up to around 780/1050.
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ah if its OC'd that could make a diff, i'm just getting pissed at everyone saying 'maxed' when they mean DX9 on high with no AA at 1024x768.

25 FPS *Shudders*
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hang on

so this card is two in one, so how much is two normal 3870? if this is going to be around $400-500, can you just get two normal 3870 for around the same price?
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so this card is two in one, so how much is two normal 3870? if this is going to be around $400-500, can you just get two normal 3870 for around the same price?
People will buy it for the same reason people still buy 8800 Ultras, even though I'm pretty sure a few x-fire'd ATI cards are faster (and quite a bit cheaper) -- they get to have the title of "fastest card."
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People will buy it for the same reason people still buy 8800 Ultras, even though I'm pretty sure a few x-fire'd ATI cards are faster (and quite a bit cheaper) -- they get to have the title of "fastest card."
And I know few who buy high end hardware just to boast. I know a person who has the highest clocked unlocked C2D + 8800 Ultra + highest mem available and uses just for browsing.
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only 9500 on 3dmark06?

a tad low?

whoa nvm...res is 2560x1600

thats pretty damn good
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HEY! u guys notice that rig was running on ABSOLUTE STOCK! check this out, with mature drivers its an easy 10,000 points. add to that an oced quad, 3.2Ghz instead of that 2.4 garbage and uve got ur self 12,000 points at 1600x1200. don't forget to oc those chips eh? this card has lots of potential
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HEY! u guys notice that rig was running on ABSOLUTE STOCK! check this out, with mature drivers its an easy 10,000 points. add to that an oced quad, 3.2Ghz instead of that 2.4 garbage and uve got ur self 12,000 points at 1600x1200. don't forget to oc those chips eh? this card has lots of potential
you beat me to it, I was shocked to see that they used an E6600 at stock, all of the initial benchmarks these days are the very latest CPU such as the QX9650 overclocked like hell
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damn thats a nice card....

I wonder what it would score on a 4ghz+ qx9650 & hi end tweaked ddr2.

and then with some oc on the card itself AND at default 3dmark rez!!! lols!
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ah if its OC'd that could make a diff, i'm just getting pissed at everyone saying 'maxed' when they mean DX9 on high with no AA at 1024x768.

25 FPS *Shudders*
25 fps is fine as long as its stable at or above that..
Considering a TV in non progressive is less...

But yes it would be nice to see something more around 50-60 but thats not going to happen with any current equipment.. Especially not with AA.
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People will buy it for the same reason people still buy 8800 Ultras, even though I'm pretty sure a few x-fire'd ATI cards are faster (and quite a bit cheaper) -- they get to have the title of "fastest card."
What about the people that don't have a Crossfire board?
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that is a pretty low 3dmark score, no ?
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that is a pretty low 3dmark score, no ?
Thats what I thought at first then I looked at it again...

It's not at 1280x1024 its at 2560x1600!
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What about the people that don't have a Crossfire board?
The extra cost of a Crossfire board is usually offset by the fact that you're able to run two cheaper cards for greater performance than just one super-expensive one.
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