Testseek.com have collected 42 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
(91%)
42 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Abstract: Welcome to Rage3D and our review of the Sapphire HD5870 Vapor-X edition. Launching on November 3rd this card is a pre-overclocked version of the AMD ATI Radeon HD5870 graphics processing unit, first launched seven short weeks ago on September 23rd. Our first article gave you an overview of the architecture and features of the Cypress core, and our upcoming look at the Sapphire HD5850 will investigate the second tier enthusiast card's features and performance....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Fastest DirectX 11 compatible graphics accelerator, Consumes only 23W at idle and 220W under full load, Native HDMI 1.3b uncompressed audio and video output, Outstanding performance for ultra high-end games, Eyefinity Technology through DisplayPort and...
Fan exhausts majority of heated air back into case, 11" Long graphics card may not fit some cases, Maximum postprocessing Anti Aliasing is limited to 8x, Expensive premiumlevel enthusiast product
Although our rating and final score are made to be as objective as possible, please understand that each author perceives these factors differently depending on the circumstances. While we do our best to ensure that all aspects of the product are consi...
