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It seems to have a much shorter PCB than the HD6870 1GB:
http://tech.sina.com.cn/h/2010-10-16/06171529120.shtml
It will be interesting to see how long this card is when compared to the HD5770,HD5850 and GTX460.
Edit!!
The HD6850 1GB is shorter than an HD5850 1GB.
http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/im...S-HD5770-1.jpg
http://i1.sinaimg.cn/IT/h/2010-10-16...212_3f6FJ5.jpg
Some more details about the HD6850 in these threads:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/91637...6773155?page=1
http://www.chw.net/foro/tarjetas-de-...lands-p11.html
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/i..._1024x1024.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1975/73647999.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/6118/75516365.jpg
It seems the HD6850 has 800 stream processors and the HD6870 has 960 stream processors.
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/96/ni6850.jpg
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4848/ni6870.jpg
I do wish ati would sort out their outputs better so they could use cooler that vents hot air out of the back of the case.
These will be nice for my HTPC, will replace the HD5870, it's more powerful yes but I need something a bit shorter and not hoggin up my case space!
Sorry to break it to you, but a 6850 won't be faster than a 5870, at least according to the preliminary benchmarks.Quote:
Originally Posted by UseItNow
I think he was referring to the 5870 being faster, but just wanted a shorter card with comparable performance?
Guys any ideas as to which has the better cooling solution out of all the board partners? The 6870 fan seems to be so small compared to its size yet the benchmark shows it cooling eficacy is on par and better than the 6850.