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Radeon HD 3870 X2

First game and first disappointment for the HD 3870 X2 which is largely outdone not only by the 8800 Ultra (up to 26%, except in 1920*1200 + antialiasing where it’s as limited as the others) but also by the 8800 GTS 512 MB in most cases. The increase in performance compared to the HD 3870 is there (it varies from 8 to 18%) and is beyond the scope of the 50 MHz increase in GPU clock. CrossFire does seem to improve performances, but only slightly. We noticed that the HD 3870 CrossFire (which in reality is based on an overclocked HD 3850 512 MB) appears to be a little faster than the HD 3870 X2.


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topman 28/01/2008 04:11
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topman

i wonder wat it would be like to run folding at home on. that would boost my skor lol

spuddyt 28/01/2008 05:44
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spuddyt

i will reserve judgement on the ultra vs 3870x2 until the first driver release after the official release of the card - think how much performance the 2900 xt gained! (not that i would expect anything like that much, but the ultra has had a year for it's drivers to mature)

darthpoik 29/01/2008 05:20
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Two chips and not even a beater of a single GTS and still no where near a card (the GTX) that has been out for almost a year. Come on ATI whats happenned.

Blackwidow_rsa 29/01/2008 06:45
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Blackwidow_rsa

Anand's shows the card in a better light, something about newer drivers i hear? Beating the GTS in most games with a largish margin

aron311 30/01/2008 05:30
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aron311

Is the R700 really delayed until 2009? I thought that rumour was dismissed...

sosrandom 07/02/2008 03:57
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sosrandom

"Anand's shows the card in a better light, something about newer drivers i hear? Beating the GTS in most games with a largish margin"

no it doesnt

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