Testseek.com have collected 40 expert reviews of the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X 1GB PCIe GDDR5 21161-03 and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X 1GB PCIe GDDR5 21161-03.
November 2009
Experts 91% 40 Reviews
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Abstract: We met the strongest AMD's single-GPU graphics card several months ago, when it successfully beated the two-headed behemoth of the previous generation. Raw speed is not the only trump of Radeon 5870 - there is support for the new DirectX, the ability o...
To our knowledge, Sapphire is the only major graphics card vendor employing this technology in the high-end space. While on paper it sounds good, we've tested two of Sapphire's vapor chamber technology offerings in the past (the Sapphire Vapor-X HD 489...
Giving any kind of recommendation of the HD 5870 or HD 5850 is tricky at the moment due to continued stock shortages making pre-ordering almost mandatory to secure a card – hardly an ideal situation for consumers, retailers or board partners. Nevert...
High performance 3D graphics, Unique appearance looks tough, Runs very cool and very quiet, Surprisingly energy efficient, Bundle of accessories includes two games
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Sapphire's Vapor-X Radeon HD5870 takes a top of the line single GPU graphics card and enhances it in a few areas to make it even more appealing. The 3D performance is definitely impressive, but the fact that it stays cool, quiet, and doesn't send the ...
Abstract: of SSD's (Solid State Drives). These new devices were brought upon consumers, again raising the level of performance we could get from our computers another notch. Just as things seemed to quiet down a little bit, Microsoft threw us a new OS named Win...
Abstract: Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X ReviewReady to pull the trigger on a Radeon 5870 card purchase? Good luck. If you've been shopping for a Radeon 5870 board lately, you know by now how impossible these boards are to find at retailers. No one can keep boa...
SapphireThe Sapphire HD5850 is borderline CPU limited with a stock AMD Athlon II x4 620 in our test resolution, as evidenced especially when higher quality modes such as 24xAA (Adaptive Edge Detect MSAA) are used. The HD5850 is significantly lower pri...
As far as video cards on the market right now (November 2009), the Sapphire HD 5870 doesn't have much trouble securing a reservation for one of the best seats in the entire theater. If you've been keeping up with your Neoseeker review readings rec...
It's always great to implement some new benchmarks into our video card line-up. The simple fact is that when it comes to purchasing a computer, the video card is one of the most looked at items. By offering more benchmarks that make use of the late...
Some say that the speed of advancing hardware has slowed down, and while that may be true in some cases, graphics card technology is advancing at a fast rate, and it's proven with AMD's most recent offerings. It's hard to not feel excited when using a...
