expertreviews.co.uk Updated:
2011-09-23 22:17:30
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We reviewed Sapphires Radeon HD 3850 in Whats New, Shopper 241. This is its bigger brother, the 3870. On paper, the 3870s specifications are considerably better than the pricier Gigabyte GeForce 8800GTs. The 775MHz core speed, for example, is a...
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custompc.co.uk Updated:
2011-09-23 22:17:33
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Neither of ATIs latest HD 3-series cards have the power to outperform Nvidias 8800GT, but then again the HD 3850 is priced so competitively that this doesnt matter. However, the HD 3870 is another story entirely. Its priced very closely to the GeFo...
Neither of ATIs latest HD 3-series cards have the power to outperform Nvidias 8800GT, but then again the HD 3850 is priced so competitively that this doesnt matter. However, the HD 3870 is another story entirely. Its priced very closely to the GeFo...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2011-09-23 22:17:36
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After the disappointment of the HD2900XT and the lack of a decent mid-range card, AMD is back on track with RV670 core and, with the switch to a 55nm process, it bodes well for future developments. As it is the Sapphire HD3870 is a bit of an eye-opene...
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A competent card with older games, but it cant handle the new generation. Just nine months after introducing the ATi Radeon HD 2000 series, AMD has superseded it with the HD 3800 range, which for now consists of the HD 3870 GPU and its lightweight br...
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This card is the XT version of the RV670 core and like its HD3850 brethren; the HD3870 features a 55nm manufacturing process, 320 stream processing units, 512MB of GDDR4 memory, a dual slot cooler and a single 6-pin PCIe power connector.Technically ver...
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Just nine months after introducing the ATi Radeon HD 2000 series, AMD has superseded it with the HD 3800 range, which for now consists of the HD 3870 GPU and its lightweight brother the HD 3850. The new GPUs are the first on the market to support Direc...
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This Sapphire 3870 is our first look at AMD ATIs new GPU (graphics processing unit) codenamed the R670, and so far were impressed. Its still not up in the same bracket as NVIDIAs new Geforce 8800 GT, but there is a clear improvement over the previo...
Dedicated tessellation unit, UVD, DirectX 10.1 support, CrossfireX support...
Gaming performance is only good at medium quality settings when playing DirectX 10 games The Final Word The Sapphire HD3870 is ATIs next generation of GPUs, superseding the HD2000 series and challenging NVIDIAs 8800 GT cards for a place in the mid-ra...
The Sapphire HD3870 is ATIs next generation of GPUs, superseding the HD2000 series and challenging NVIDIAs 8800 GT cards for a place in the mid-range market.
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With the holidays rapidly approaching, more and more games with breathtaking graphics are being released to the gaming market. For most gamers, this could be heaven or hell depending on what video card they’re currently running. That’s because...
Above Average Performance, Temperature, Noise, Ease of Installation, Price, Overclocking Ability & Performance...
Fan at Startup (Can be a annoying for some)...
The Sapphire HD 3870 is by far the best video card that I have ever tested by ATi. It proved that it is a card that is almost as good as an 8800GTS 640MB which, to me, falls a little short of being the best of the best. This card did extremely well in...
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Its been quite some time since we reviewed an ATI graphics card and you all have been emphatically reminding us of the same. So, heres something that you have been looking for. Launched around December 2007, the Radeon HD3870 is a mid-range card that...
Single slot, Bundle, Supports DX10.1 and Shader Model 4.1, Good performance.
Poor Overclocker, A bit expensive.
Going by its performance graphs in various games, it is clear that the Sapphire Radeon HD3870 performs as well as the 9600GTs and often comes dangerously close to beating the 8800GTs. Even when running Crysis on High graphics settings this mid range...
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Over the past few months nVidia has had it pretty easy. While AMD has been slowly trying to digest ATI and looking in horror at how little change it has left in the kitty, it hasn't produced much in the way of competition for the big green giant. While w...
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While the naming scheme may suggest that the HD 3870 is AMDs new king of the hill, it is not. Certainly the card performs better in some benchmarks than the 2900 XT, but not always. Also a difference of 970 (= 3870-2900) suggests that this is a much f...
Solid performance, Low power draw, Affordable, Software bundle included, full version of 3DMark06 Pro!, 256 bit memory interface, DirectX 10.1 Support, PCIE 2.0 support, HDMIHDCPAudioUVD, CrossFire and CrossFireX capable...
Two slot cooling, Still no highestend card from AMD, Not faster than 8800 GT which is $249 too...
While the naming scheme may suggest that the HD 3870 is AMDs new king of the hill, it is not. Certainly the card performs better in some benchmarks than the 2900 XT, but not always. Also a difference of 970 (= 3870-2900) suggests that this is a much f...
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v3.co.uk Updated:
2011-09-23 22:18:21
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When the Radeon HD 2900XT launched it was considerably slower than Nvidias Geforce 8800GTX. It was also noisy and lacked Universal Video Decoder (UVD) hardware, present on the HD 2400 and HD 2600, which offloads high-definition processing onto the GPU...
Overclocking potential; as fast as a Radeon HD 2900XT; UVD onboard; DirectX 10.1...
Slower than a Geforce 8800GT; bulky, double slot design...
A terrific DirectX 10.1 card with plenty of overclocking potential, but it has a bulky design...
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modders-inc.com Updated:
2014-03-31 05:00:51
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Not to long ago Sapphire introduced their newest cards, the Sapphire ATI Radeon HD3850 and HD3870. Today we are going to take a look at the HD3870. Several games have been recently released and/or are about to be released that will bring any video...
DirectX 10.1 Support, HDMI HDCP Support, PCIExpress 2.0, GDDR4 Memory, Crossfire Support, Satisfactory Performance, Good Price to Performance, Quite Operating...
Software Installation, Fan Noise at startup, Did I mention Software installation already?...
The Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3870 is currently going for about $249.99 US @ NewEgg, which puts it right inline with the lower end 8800 cards. This is about the ideal spot for the pricing seeing that the card performs at about the same level. I was...
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digital-daily.com Updated:
2014-03-31 05:00:51
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775MHz 2.25GHz Two years (parts and labour)Just the other week, we had a rather in-depth look at graphics card. We found that—although it’s not quite as fast as Nvidia’s GeForce 8800 GT—AMD’s partners have priced it pretty attractively so that i...
As I said during my Radeon HD 3870 architectural review, I’m a big fan of the product and I believe that Sapphire’s implementation is a good one. While Sapphire hasn’t changed much in terms of card design—it’s essentially a r...
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Up till just 3 weeks ago, bang-for-buck, mid-range DirectX 10 graphics cards was limited to just the NVIDIA 8800GTS 320MB. The situation changed when Nvidia launched their much anticipated 8800GT based on the G92 architecture. Not only was it cheaper t...
Both the ATI Radeon HD3850 and the HD3870 come in at a price significantly lower than their older brother, the Radeon HD2900XT. At US$179 and US$239 MSRP for the HD3850 and HD3870 respectively, the HD3870 will costs a good USD$60 dollars less than the...
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