Here we are, the new beast of ATI is there! The Radeon HD 4870 X2 has been tested by the guru of 3D and the first results are… stunning! The Radeon HD 4870 X2 is, no doubt, the fastest performing product on the market right now.
The Radeon HD 4870 X2 is powered by the R700 GPU. R700 is actually made of two RV770. Here are some features of this new Radeon:
– GPU: R700 (2xRV770)
– transistors: 1930 million (2x965M) / fabrication process: 55nm
– shader processors: 1600 (2×800)
– memory: 2Gb GDDR5 (2x1Gb per GPU) / 512-bit
– texture units: 80 (2×40)
– ROPs: 32 (2×16)
– DirectX 10.1 / OpenGL 2.1 / Shader Model 4.1
Like the GeForce GTX 280, the Radeon HD 4870 X2 needs one 6-pin and one 8-pin PCI-Exp power connector
Read the complete 21-page review here: Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Crossfire review.
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Update
Other Radeon HD 4870 X2 reviews published today:
- Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB Review – AMD’s Triumph @ PC Perspective
- 270 watts for the performance crown: AMD’s Radeon HD 4870 X2 @ TG Daily
- Radeon HD 4870X2, tueuse de GTX 280? @ PC INpact (FR)
- Sapphire HD 4870 X2 2048 MB @ techPowerUp!
- ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 – AMD Back On Top @ HotHardware