With the presentation of series HD 5000, ATI has been covering each step based on the yield and characteristics. Top range of the graphs monkey-nucleus is HD 5870; of the XFX hand we presented/displayed this model that incorporates all the characteristics and new features of the series, four native exits of video, compatibility with DirectX 11, treatment of video by means of the GPU, a power consumption improved and nothing less than 28 cm of card.
Specifications of the product:
Presentation and view in detail:
Test equipment:
Test equipment:
Realised tests:
We have run different tests, as much synthetic as games, to have a general vision of the yield of the graphical card. All the tests have been realised twice, the first time with the speeds of memory and nucleus of factory, and second, with overclock realised from the control center Catalyst, arriving at 1280 MHz the memories and 880 MHz the nucleus.
The assembly is to the air, reason why it is not had any type of ventilation. The room temperature has stayed constant to 22º C, and the one of the card idle has been taken directly with the program “Everest Ultimate Edition†in state and also in state full, in the states of factory and overclocking. All the games have been proven under “DirectX10â€.
In the first place we are going to execute synthetic software for graphs par excellence, “3DMark Vantageâ€, of Futuremark; he is able to remove best and the worse thing from each graph, by the so hard tests which it is put under. We will use the configuration by defect with a resolution of 1280×800, sufficient to prove the graphical capacity.
“Cinebench R10†is one program based on the software of animation “CINEMA 4D†which is created for creation 3D. We will use the OpenGL test that proves the terminal velocity which an animated scene can be.
Entering the section of the games already, we will begin by the “Crysis Warhead 1,1â€, first sequel of “Crysisâ€, with the motor well-known “CryEngine 2†that as much has brought of head to players by the so high requirements of hardware. For this game, the graphical motor has been optimized and it is already possible to move the game with a PC of mean level. In order to realise the tests we have used the software “Framebuffer Crysis Warhead Benchmark Tool 0,29â€, that allows us to realise identical tests with different values from resolution and qualities. We will use the values by defect solely modifying resolution, quality levels (minimum and fanatical) and filter AA, with the values 0x and 8x.
Next we happened to prove “Officers’ Club of Revolutionary Armed Forces Cry 2â€, one of the played FPS more thanks to its brilliant first part. The USA the graphical motor “Dunia Engine†created by Ubisoft, which is characterized by the realism of the fire, as well as the cycles by day and night. We will use the utility of bench that accompanies the game, leaving it everything by defect and modifying solely the qualities (high and very high) and filter AA, with the values 0x and 8x.
In order to finish with the chain of tests, we run the utility of yield of “Resident Evil 5â€, one of the first titles that the Nvidia technology incorporates natively 3D and that uses the graphical motor “used Capcom TM†in another title like “Weak May 4 Cry†or “Lost Planetâ€. With this bench we will modify the resolutions, qualities (low and high) and filter AA, with the values 0x and 8x.
Conclusion:
XFX HD 5870 has behaved of an excellent way in all the aspects; we must emphasize that our equipment and drivers will be crucial to remove the maximum yield, reason why hoped that with future versions it is increased; even so, it surpasses fully in the majority of test to the greater range of HD 4000. One will notice mainly if we played hi-res, that is where the card moves like fish in the water. The power consumption also has been improved, lowering with respect to previous models; besides this, the processing of video as much in reproduction, as reescalado or recompression will be the responsibility of the GPU, thus releasing to the CPU of this work. The dissipator fulfills its function although with so so large the ventilator it can is let notice enough with a graphical high load, being always improvable in this aspect. We cannot pardon that a high range does not accompany any title, or of software or games, since is the habitual thing for this type of graphs. The dimensions are another point to consider; the length of 28 cm will cause that we must have much well-taken care of if we have this space in our box.
High productivity, treatment of video by means of GPU and support multi-monitor, are a firm bet of future for compatible titles with DirectX 11.
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