AMD Radeon HD 5870 1 GB GDDR5

Solaris17 · Sep 23, 2009

KainXS said:
they more than likely overclock so badly because ATI probably dropped the vcore and mem volatage to a minimum to keep the temperature in check and didn't want to take chances on the cards release, now since the card supports software voltage control then maybe wiz can push it to its limits . . . ..

unless he has to send it back to ATI or another reviewer

w1zz has like godlike contracts with these companys he doesnt have to send back or pass anything on because he has the CEO's child in his closet taped up. idk its a sticky situation lots of grey and lawyers with bats and such

mdm-adph · Sep 23, 2009

DanishDevil said:
The only thing that really impresses me is the idle power consumption. Other than that, this really isn't what it was hyped up to be IMO. Oh, and that it's priced about $100 higher than everybody was thinking.

Apparently we've been reading different articles for the past few weeks -- everything that I've seen said the 5870 would be $399 and the 5850 would be $299, so actually these cards are cheaper. :rolleyes:

mudkip · Sep 23, 2009

amd is awesome

legends84 · Sep 23, 2009

Wow......

newtekie1 · Sep 23, 2009

W1zzard said:
as soon as there are cards. afaik noone has any yet

How did you get HD5850 performance numbers if you don't have one yet? Just curious.

Thrackan · Sep 23, 2009

newtekie1 said:
How did you get HD5850 performance numbers if you don't have one yet? Just curious.

He lowered clocks to specification of the HD5850 and disabled some units (don't remember what units). It's mentioned in the review

Solaris17 · Sep 23, 2009

newtekie1 said:
How did you get HD5850 performance numbers if you don't have one yet? Just curious.

he downclocked it and disabled some of the SIMDS

W1zzard · Sep 23, 2009

Solaris17 said:
he downclocked it and disabled some of the SIMDS

which is exactly the same thing amd is doing when they make the hd 5850

Solaris17 · Sep 23, 2009

W1zzard said:
which is exactly the same thing amd is doing when they make the hd 5850

which means their may be a way to flash it like the 4860 ES mistakes?

Thrackan · Sep 23, 2009

W1zzard said:
which is exactly the same thing amd is doing when they make the hd 5850

Might I understand that as an implication that we might be able to "unlock" some HD5850's?

Solaris17 · Sep 23, 2009

Thrackan said:
Might I understand that as an implication that we might be able to "unlock" some HD5850's?

ha i beat you!!!

sorry i was just happy because their are like a million ninja posts in this thread and i already got beat answering newtekie

PVTCaboose1337 · Sep 23, 2009

The picture is good, NVIDIA toppling over, ATI ruling the checkmate, we will see how long that will last.

Thrackan · Sep 23, 2009

I do wonder a tiny bit about the air vents: maybe they are meant to get some air from the fan to the parts behind the fan... That would be the only thing I could think of...

TheMailMan78 · Sep 23, 2009

Well I see just about what I expected. However I think with a little driver maturity and a few DX11 games these cards will really shine.

With that being said I think this is a short victory for AMD/ATI. I think the Nvidia camp will blow these out of the water VERY soon. The only thing we can hope/pray for is a major price cut on these babys. When that happens Ill buy one for sure!

Xajel · Sep 23, 2009

I used to see folding performance for new gpu's and cards.. why there's no one here ?

I know the HD 5000 may need an update to the GPU client ( ATi side ) duo to the changes in the arch. of shaders, but at least what it will give us using current version of it...

I hope I see it soon

Thrackan · Sep 23, 2009

TheMailMan78 said:
Well I see just about what I expected. However I think with a little driver maturity and a few DX11 games these cards will really shine.

With that being said I think this is a short victory for AMD/ATI. I think the Nvidia camp will blow these out of the water VERY soon. The only thing we can hope/pray for is a major price cut on these babys. When that happens Ill buy one for sure!

On pure performance, the 300 series is bound to blow the crap out of these cards.
Thing is, both the pricing (which will be dropped by the time nVidia answers this) and the power consumption makes these cards very attractive to a certain group.

Afaik, ATi is still doing "sweet spot" marketing, which means not aiming for the ultimate über high-end card whatever the consumption and cost may be, but bringing cards exactly like these: fitting in today's high-end section and tomorrow's mid- to high-end section of the market.

PVTCaboose1337 · Sep 23, 2009

This card is really not that much improved over last generation, but remember drivers for this card are still in their infancy.

kid41212003 · Sep 23, 2009

Thrackan said:
I do wonder a tiny bit about the air vents: maybe they are meant to get some air from the fan to the parts behind the fan... That would be the only thing I could think of...

It houses a pair of Pratt & Whitney F119 low-bypass turbofans.

Thrackan · Sep 23, 2009

kid41212003 said:
It houses a pair of Pratt & Whitney F119 low-bypass turbofans.

I know I'm missing a joke here

W1zzard · Sep 23, 2009

Thrackan said:
Might I understand that as an implication that we might be able to "unlock" some HD5850's?

no, they will make sure it's properly locked. unless they want it to be unlockable

Thrackan · Sep 23, 2009

W1zzard said:
no, they will make sure it's properly locked. unless they want it to be unlockable

Got a point there... Any manufacturer that still doesn't realise users will do everything to their hardware after all this time of overclocking and unlocking madness surely has a thick skull

PVTCaboose1337 · Sep 23, 2009

Seems to be sold out... everywhere...

mdm-adph · Sep 23, 2009

Thrackan said:
I do wonder a tiny bit about the air vents: maybe they are meant to get some air from the fan to the parts behind the fan... That would be the only thing I could think of...

I hope they do something, otherwise, won't the top card overheat in a crossfire setup? :confused:

kid41212003 · Sep 23, 2009

Thrackan said:
I know I'm missing a joke here

It allows the card sustained supercruise speeds of up to Mach 1.72

TheMailMan78 · Sep 23, 2009

Thrackan said:
On pure performance, the 300 series is bound to blow the crap out of these cards.
Thing is, both the pricing (which will be dropped by the time nVidia answers this) and the power consumption makes these cards very attractive to a certain group.

Afaik, ATi is still doing "sweet spot" marketing, which means not aiming for the ultimate über high-end card whatever the consumption and cost may be, but bringing cards exactly like these: fitting in today's high-end section and tomorrow's mid- to high-end section of the market.

Who gives a crap about power consumption with you're looking for over all performance. That's like trying to get good MPG out of a dragster. I don't care if it takes 800watts to run as long as I'm getting a good deal on 100,000 fps.

kid41212003 said:
It allows the card sustained supercruise speeds of up to Mach 1.72

I got the joke man :laugh:

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