Radeon HD 3870 X2 Round-Up: Asus, HIS @ Hothardware

**MIG-31** · Feb 25, 2008, 06:35 PM

A few short weeks ago, AMD unleashed the dual-GPU powered ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2, which marked the company’s re-entry into the ultra high-end desktop graphics card space that had been dominated by NVIDIA since the introduction of the GeForce 8800 series. As we mentioned in our launch coverage, the Radeon HD 3870 X2 utilizes a pair of R670 graphics processors working together on a single PCB, for what is essentially a single-card CrossFire configuration.

AMD’s reference design called for two R670 GPUs clocked at 825MHz with 1GB (512MB per GPU) of 900MHz frame buffer memory. Leading up to the launch, representative from AMD had mentioned, however, that some of their board partners were likely to releases X2 cards that differed from the reference design. With that in mind, we were eager to get our hands on some retail-ready Radeon HD 3870 X2 cards to truly see what AMD’s board partners had in store.
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Review: Hothardware

Feb 25, 2008, 06:35 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Radeon HD 3870 X2 Round-Up: Asus, HIS @ Hothardware A few short weeks ago, AMD unleashed the dual-GPU powered ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2, which marked the company’s re-entry into the ultra high-end desktop graphics card space that had been dominated by NVIDIA since the introduction of the GeForce 8800 series. As we mentioned in our launch coverage, the Radeon HD 3870 X2 utilizes a pair of R670 graphics processors working together on a single PCB, for what is essentially a single-card CrossFire configuration. AMD’s reference design called for two R670 GPUs clocked at 825MHz with 1GB (512MB per GPU) of 900MHz frame buffer memory. Leading up to the launch, representative from AMD had mentioned, however, that some of their board partners were likely to releases X2 cards that differed from the reference design. With that in mind, we were eager to get our hands on some retail-ready Radeon HD 3870 X2 cards to truly see what AMD’s board partners had in store. ____________ Review: Hothardware __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here