Having already looked at this Radeon HD 5970, we know what to expect when it comes to performance of these models. And if you want a fast graphics card, the chances are you are trying to get hold of a Radeon HD 5800 series graphics card from ATI. We spoke recently about our theory behind the lack of supply, but it is beginning to look better now as word came through the other day that partners have received their design kit. Today we will be looking at Gigabyte's Radeon HD 5970 and straight off the bat we are going to say that with the stock cooler and clocks there's not going to be much of a surprise when it comes to the out of the box numbers and be compared against its CrossFire counterpart. - TweakTown
To say we were happy with these Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X model from Sapphire would be a bit of an understatement, its fancy new cooling and small bumps in core and memory clocks made it a great card. At the same time the Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X was launched, the new mid-range Radeon HD 5750 was released into the same series. While we are not expecting the same wow factor from the Radeon HD 5750, we expect this model to carry with it better cooling numbers compared to these standard version. This shouldn't be too hard though, since the main emphasis on the Vapor-X series is their cooling. As previously shown this does make a big difference in operating and overclocking aspects. - TweakTown
We are hearing a lot about NVIDIA these days, though unfortunately much of it is pretty negative as well. We're hearing about poor yields on the GT300, a delayed launch date of the model and also low supply of popular GeForce GTX 200 series models. The worst thing about all the information is most of it seems to be true. Sure, we've got the GeForce GT220 and GeForce 210 launch, but a lot of people simply find it hard to get excited about these low-end models, even though it's NVIDIA's first 40nm graphics card. This model we continue to see from NVIDIA partners is the GeForce GTX 260+ which went through many variations since its launch and for the most part has offered some great performance. - TweakTown
With the recent arrival of the new Radeon HD 5800 series graphics cards causing an great deal of interest, the previous best performing single GPU from ATI has been left by the sidelines. While, on the whole these DirectX 11 capable graphics chipset launches have been an great success for ATI, but many users will still be sticking to the previous series, if not older. And as ATI seeks to monopolise the DirectX 11 market with NVIDIA's Fermi technology lagging far behind, it's surely a good time to be investing in a Radeon HD 4890 or other series. To further the lure of the Radeon HD 4890, ASUS have been quick to beef up the card with a unique cooler allowing increases to both memory and core frequency. - XSReviews
With our second Radeon HD 5770 arriving which carries with it these same stock setup as the previous one we tested, we had one idea on our mind, to CrossFire the two cards and see what kind of performance we could achieve out of the new mid-range boards from ATI that have done well to impress us in solo form. What makes CrossFiring these cards so great is the low expense of buying one now and a second one later. If you can afford the price of two initially you are normally better off buying the next model up, something like the Radeon HD 5850. If you want an new graphics accelerator now and some extra performance in the future, this could be a great option leveraging new gaming experiences. - TweakTown
Now, in our next article about an XFX video card, we have these Radeon HD 4890 1GB accelerator. As you might recall, we looked into these first ATI based XFX card which was the Radeon HD 4850 and found it to be a great option for gaming on a budget without making sacrifices on image quality. Although, just recently the Radeon HD 5870 was released which only brings that these older cards will go down in price and be even more affordable, but keeping up their performance. Of course it will no longer be the top performer, though will be able to keep up in most current games. This means it will surely become a graphics card that many would like to go for while not having to spend too much money. - Legit Reviews
The other week we had a look at a GeForce GTX 260 from Gigabyte which sat in the company's new Super Overclock series. One of our main concerns about this new series was that what might be a Super Overclock to Gigabyte, might not be to us. Considering we see some companies really give us some serious MHz out of these high-end models, Gigabyte really had their work cut out for them. When it came to testing however, these GeForce GTX 260 did nothing but offer us just the best performance we have seen out of the model. Finding ourselves quickly getting excited, we were happy to see that the higher end GeForce GTX 275 was going to get the same treatment, with the same gauntlet approach. - TweakTown
Having just recently looked at these Radeon HD 5870 and bearing witness to its power, we were keen to get our hands on the cheaper, cutdown version known as the Radeon HD 5850. Though both boards were announced last September 23rd, AMD waited an extra week until the Radeon HD 5850 could be showcased. And now we have finally dug up a production model from HIS to run our benchmarks. This more affordable Radeon HD 5850 shares the same technological advances as its higher end sibling. And that includes support for DirectX 11, Eyefinity and supersample anti-aliasing. That means a rather slightly toned down configuration, however allowing it to sell for just $260, which is just awesome. - TechSpot
So, when we looked at the GeForce GTX 260 Lightning from MSI recently it was really a bit of a mixed bag. On the performance side of things we really liked this card, the aftermarket cooling option that MSI opted for was also really good. On the other side we thought the airforce panel just proved to be more of a pain than anything else and what we didn't like was that in order to achieve these highest speeds MSI advertised you needed to install their own overclockings software. Really, at the end of it all though, this GeForce GTX 260 we saw from MSI offered some serious performance and for the most part that's the most important feature for so many users. But that certainly isn't our only point of interest. - TweakTown
Now trying to keep track of whether NVIDIA or ATI have the fastest video card is about the same as asking what day is it? From one day to the next that title can change hands from one company to the other in a matter of hours. Looking back at the path that have gotten AMD to where they are today, has not always been smooth sailing, but when they released the first of their X2 series of cards things began to look up for them. This graphics card we are looking at today, very well maybe the last of these Radeon HD 4800 series of cards to appear since we are already seeing and waiting on these Radeon HD 5800 series to make their grand appearance, shifting the market in favor of ATI based cards. - Hi-Tech Reviews
Unlike motherboards, where manufacturers have the options to add features and components to differentiate one board from another, while graphics boards often are manufactured with the same design specifications. And in order to stand out in the sea of vendors, manufacturers often resort to aftermarket coolers to provide better cooling. In addition, they will sell boards with higher clock speeds than the reference, or bundle it with different accessories and games. They may also just provide different warranty options, such as lifetime or a double lifetime warranty. Thus, choosing a GeForce GTX 260 card from one manufacturer that sells at $40 more than another often means that you are getting more gear. - Bjorn3D
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