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Diamond, Sapphire & XFX AMD Radeon HD 6870 Video Card Roundup
| Manufacturer: | XFX |
| Product: | Radeon HD 6870 (Barts XT) |
| Date: | Mon, Nov 01, 2010 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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The Test System
All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with all the latest updates installed. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. The Kingston HyperX T1 DDR3 memory modules were run in triple-channel mode at 1866MHz with 8-8-8-24 1T timings. The ATI Radeon HD 5000 series cards were all tested using CATALYST 10.10 drivers, the NVIDIA GeForce cards all used Forceware 260.89 WHQL drivers and the ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard was run using BIOS 0303 with the processor running stock settings and Turbo enabled.
Windows 7 Drivers Used:
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program V9.1.1.1025
Realtek Audio Driver V6.0.1.6037 for Windows 64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver V11.10.5.3 for 32/64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Marvell 9128 SATA 6Gbps Controller Driver V1.0.0.1036 for 32/64bit Windows 7.
Here is the Intel LGA 1366 Test platform:
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Intel Core i7-970 | ||||
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Motherboard |
ASUS P6X58D-E
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Memory |
6GB Kingston DDR3 1866MHz
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Video Card |
See Below |
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Hard Drive |
Crucial C300 256GB SSD |
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Cooling |
Titan Finrar |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HX850W |
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Chassis |
None (Open Bench) |
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit |
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Video Cards Tested:
- ASUS ENGTX470 GeForce GTX 470 - 608MHz Core/1215MHz Shader/837MHz Memory
- EVGA GeForce GTX 460 1GB FTW - 850MHz Core/1700MHz Shader/1000MHz Memory
- EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB SuperClocked - 763MHz Core/1526MHz Shader/950MHz Memory
- NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1GB - 783MHz Core/1566MHz Shader/902MHz Memory
- EVGA GeForce GTS 450 1GB FTW - 920MHz Core/1840MHz Shader/1026MHz Memory
- ASUS GeForce GTS 430 1GBDDR3 - 700MHz Core/1400MHz Shader/800MHz Memory
- AMD Radeon HD 6870 - 900Mhz Core / 1050MHz Memory
- Diamond Radeon HD 6870 - 940Mhz Core / 1100MHz Memory
- Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 - 900Mhz Core / 1050MHz Memory
- XFX Radeon HD 6870 - 900Mhz Core / 1050MHz Memory
- AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 775Mhz Core / 1000MHz Memory
- XFX Radeon HD 6850 - 775Mhz Core / 1000MHz Memory
- ATI Radeon HD 5870 - 850Mhz Core / 1200MHz Memory
- ATI Radeon HD 5850 - 725Mhz Core / 1000MHz Memory
- Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 - 850Mhz Core / 1200MHz Memory
- HIS Radeon HD 5570 512MB GDDR5 - 650MHz Core / 1000MHz Memory
Diamond Multimedia Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card:
Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card:
XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card:
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| Review Index |
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Page 1 - Retail Radeon HD 6870 Video Cards Arrive!
Page 2 - Diamond Radeon HD 6870 XOC Page 3 - Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 Page 4 - XFX Radeon HD 6870 Page 5 - The Test System Page 6 - Aliens vs. Predator Page 7 - Metro 2033 Page 8 - H.A.W.X. 2 Benchmark Page 9 - 3DMark Vantage Page 10 - Temperature Testing Page 11 - Power Consumption Page 12 - Radeon HD 6870 Overclocking With TRiXX Page 13 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |
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