Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 ATOMIC: the best RV670 yet

[HEXUS]

Sapphire takes the reference design, throws it out and starts again.

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[McEwin]

Maybe I haven't read the article properly but why does the Atomic beat the Geforce in all benchmarks, is cheaper and yet has less "bang for buck"... What have I missed?

[kasavien]

The Atomic only wins in crossfire, so two cards, which makes it far more expensive and less "bang 4 buck"

[Tarinder]

Yup, indeed.

Two ATOMICs may well give you an indication of what's to come next week.

[aur0ra]

I'm just nitpicking but I fail to understand how those particular two are improving the power usage:"...consumes around half the power, thanks to a bunch of improvements - DX10.1, PCIe 2.0, to name but two...".
Great card nonetheless - definately a wiser desicion over the NV alternative (and I own a nvidia card).Not only is it more innovative but also offers superior image quality

[Stoo]

Any idea if sapphire will do an ATOMIC X2?

[Dreaming]

No chance of a DX10 Company of Heroes comparison?

[roadie]

The BIOS for this card is up on Tech Power Up!

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[Main]

Finally seen these in stock in the UK (dabs), but at £188 rather than £165