Wednesday, April 9th 2008

Asus Officially Launches Trinity

ASUS, producer of top quality graphic solutions, has today unveiled the world's first on-board triple GPU solution with the concept model ASUS EAH3850 TRINITY/3DHTI/1.5G graphics card. With three RV670PRO GPUs onboard, users can enjoy an astonishing 139% improvement in speeds when compared to single-GPU solutions. Additionally, the EAH3850 TRINITY is equipped with a MXM module for upgrade possibilities and two exclusive extra DVI outputs. It also features a specially designed water cooling solution - ensuring efficient heat dissipation for stable performance. On top of all this, the ASUS EAH3850 TRINITY is equipped with a world-exclusive large onboard memory size of 1.5GB - designed to provide feature-rich DirectX 10 gaming and the best multimedia playback at ultra-high resolutions and maximum quality settings.

Unparalleled Performance with Just One Card
As the world's first onboard triple GPU solution, the ASUS EAH3850 TRINITY/3DHTI/1.5G is able to elevate 3DMark06 scores from 4880 to 11662 - an astonishing 139% speed improvement when compared to the single-GPU solutions *. Gamers can now truly feel the exhilarating rush of extreme gaming performance only with the ASUS EAH3850 TRINITY.

Exclusively Designed Hardware Features
The EAH3850 TRINITY comes with the MXM module design that allows users to obtain the flexibility to upgrade the MXM VGA module in regards to GPU and memory size with lower costs. The EAH3850 TRINITY also utilizes a specially designed water cooling solution that effectively dissipates heat away from the three GPUs through heatpipes that are specially connected to the main board of the graphics card instead of the GPUs. Due to the fact that the water cooling solution works exceptionally well even with upgraded GPU and memory, the hassles of displacing the thermal module when upgrading the MXM VGA module is avoided for minimized upgrading costs. On top of all this, the EAH3850 TRINITY is equipped with two extra DVI outputs for a maximum of four-display video outputs.

World Exclusive 1.5GB GDDR3 Onboard Memory for the Best Graphics
Memory size is paramount if one does not want to suffer from graphic bottlenecks. With most current and upcoming games requiring high video memory requirements; plus the fact that game developers still constantly increasing the estimated video memory size, the ASUS EAH3850 TRINITY/3DHTI/1.5G is able to truly deliver a world-class graphical performance - allowing users to fully enjoy games or movies without lag or stuttering even at very high resolutions and maximum quality settings.

Unprecedented Rock Solid Quality from ASUS
In line with the Rock Solid promise of quality from ASUS, the EAH3850 TRINITY comes with several solutions to provide top quality graphic performance. The temperature of the newly adopted DIP Spring Chokes is 5~10°C lower in comparison to traditional Toroidal Coil Chokes; while the Japan-made polymer capacitors lowers power loss to provide more stability. Users will thus feel at ease while enjoying extreme performance with ASUS' uncompromising quality only with the ASUS EAH3850 TRINITY.


Note:
*Performance Configuration
PCI-Express 16X :
MB: P5B Deluxe REV:1.03G BIOS:0804
CPU : P4-2.66 GHz/8M Kentsfield-1066
Memory : 2048MB( DDR2-Transcend TS128MLQ64V8J 1024M*2)
HDD : WD WD1600JS
DVD-ROM : ASUS DVD-E616P3
Overclocking capabilities may vary when using different cards
The 3DMark06 score was obtained using resolutions of 1600*1200
Source: ASUS
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37 Comments on Asus Officially Launches Trinity

#26
Mediocre
erocker... But won't there be a problem if you say have two of these cards with a total of 3gb's of memory if you are running 2gb's of system memory with Vista 32bit?
DanTheBanjoman...There is no crossfire connector, plus ATI doesn't support 6way configurations.
:p
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#27
Rash-Un-Al
Mussels"The 3DMark06 score was obtained using resolutions of 1600*1200"

and worth adding is the resolution.

This is going to be fun, cant wait for reviews.
Agreed.

Some preliminary benchies:
www.nordichardware.com/news,7559.html
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#28
Apocolypse007
impressive benchmarks, but I think 3 3850's in crossfire would perform similar at lower cost/hassle. I may be wrong though, I dont know how much this costs or how much power it takes.
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#29
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
Apocolypse007impressive benchmarks, but I think 3 3850's in crossfire would perform similar at lower cost/hassle. I may be wrong though, I dont know how much this costs or how much power it takes.
i agree that three 3850's may perform better.. . but come on, how many people here have three PCI-E 16x mobos that work in crossfire? not many!

it certainly beats my GTX at 3dmarks... i guess we'll see about gameplay
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#30
Rash-Un-Al
So far, according to the Trinity product review (below), Asus’ prototype:
  • Is power hungry
  • Scales inefficiently (and fails to scale altogether, in some cases)
  • Produces high levels of heat
  • Is inelegant and unfit for retail (relatively subjective)
  • Falls short of HD3870 X2 performance levels (at least in the case of Crysis)
www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/185898

Let’s see how (or if) Asus further develops and streamlines this novel engineering exercise.
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#31
CStylen
I don't understand why people benchmark multi-gpu (ATI) setups with Crysis...The game does not scale well.

As far as 3DMark06, im sure that QX9770 overclocked helps that score a little...

Personally, I don't like the idea of water flowing through my computer case even though it's a more effective cooling solution. I'll stick with my dual 3870's until the next-gen ATI comes out.
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#32
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
CStylenI don't understand why people benchmark multi-gpu (ATI) setups with Crysis...The game does not scale well.

As far as 3DMark06, im sure that QX9770 overclocked helps that score a little...

Personally, I don't like the idea of water flowing through my computer case even though it's a more effective cooling solution. I'll stick with my dual 3870's until the next-gen ATI comes out.
"Crysis at 1,280 x 1,024 with High settings isn't one of our primary benchmarks, but we've quoted the score as it's one of the few tests in which we actually found an increase"

Meaning thats one of the BETTER results.
How does a Qx9770 help? they ran it at stock clocks, so most systems on this forum are faster, for less than 1/3 the price.
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#33
trog100
The X3 is an interesting demonstration of engineering potential, but its real value is as a demonstration of how fundamentally inefficient multi-GPU gaming is
folks use crysis cos it the only game that needs more than one gpu.. its better then useing old games like fear that scale well but run perfectly fast enough with just one gpu.. pretty much my own conclusion.. multi gpus are a waste of energy and space as yet..

it produced plenty of gee wow drool stuff thow didnt it.. which shows how daft the average hardware punter is..

trog
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#34
CStylen
Yes it was a 3 fps increase for 2 extra cores which technically is better. Meaning that Crysis does not scale well for ATI-based cards.

I have very good results with the games I play (other than Crysis) with crossfire...

The 3DMark06 CPUZ screen showed the QX9770 @ 4.5Ghz, or maybe I misread? I hear that 3Dmark is heavily CPU dependant for increased results.
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#35
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
CStylenYes it was a 3 fps increase for 2 extra cores which technically is better. Meaning that Crysis does not scale well for ATI-based cards.

I have very good results with the games I play (other than Crysis) with crossfire...

The 3DMark06 CPUZ screen showed the QX9770 @ 4.5Ghz, or maybe I misread? I hear that 3Dmark is heavily CPU dependant for increased results.
i didnt see a CPUZ... my bad.
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#36
X-TeNDeR
Although i think this card is over the top, i admire the innovation and boldness of ASUS in doing this. a real headline killa :rockout:

(and this is exactly the type of hardware that will sell for ALOT of money in the future.. smart investment here hehe)
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#37
Xaser04
As I said before with the trinity prototype I really like the concept of this card however I think in the real world a HD3870X2 or 9800GX2 (probably the latter would be a better price comparison) would be better.
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