Diamond Multimedia Diamond Viper ATI Radeon HD 3870 Review
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April 8th, 2008
Summary
The ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series of GPUs allow you to experience the power of HD with graphics processing designed for how you work and play. The Diamond Radeon™ HD 3870 delivers outstanding performance at a great price. Advance to the next generation of HD game performance and life-like realism thanks to DirectX 10.1 capabilities and plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU upgradeability. Watch the latest Blu-ray and HD-DVD videos in full 1080p HD and upscale beyond - without placing huge demands on your CPU. Enjoy break-through efficiency with more processing performance per watt and energy-saving features to help save you money.
Specs
Features at a glance
Superscale unified shader architecture
PCI Express 2.0 support
320 Unified Stream Processors
256-bit memory interface
Direct X 10.1 / Shader Model 4.1 / OpenGL 2.0
ATI Crossfire X Multi-GPU Support for highly scalable performance
Up to four GPU support with an AMD 790FX based motherboard
High-speed 128-bit-HDR (High Dynamic Range) rendering
Up to 24x Custom Filter Anti-Aliasing
55nm process technology
ATI Avivo HD Video and Display Technology
Game Physics processing capability
Up to 24X Custom Filter Anti-Aliasing
Built-in HDMI with Multi-channel 5.1 surround audio
Support for the ATI Radeon DVI to HDMI adapter
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) for Blu-ray and HD DVD
ATI PowerPlay energy conserving technology
RoHS compliant
Build in HDCP Support
Windows Vista™ 3D environment Support
Optimized for Windows Vista™ with comprehensive DirectX® 10 and DirectX® 9 support
ATI Avivo™ HD Video and Display Technology
Built-in HDMI with Multi-channel 5.1 surround audio
Two Dual Link DVI with full resolution HDCP support
HD video playback
Full 30-bit display processing
CATALYST Software Drivers
Windows Vista™ 3D environment Support
Support ATI Radeon™ DVI-I to HDMI adapter
Specifications
GPU: ATI Radeon™ 3870
Bus Type: PCI-Express X16 (PCI Express 2.0)
Core Clock: 775 MHZ
Memory Size: 512MB
Memory Configuration: 16Mx32 GDDR4
Memory Interface: 256-Bit
Memory Speed: 1125 MHz
API Support: DirectX® 9.0 and 10.0, OpenGL
Display Formats: Two Dual Link DVI + HDTV-Out (HDMI Support Via Adapter)