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Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB review

Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB
 
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Verdict:

If you're looking for a powerful new graphics card, this is the one. It's breathtakingly fast, yet still £100 cheaper than the HD 5870.

Review Date: 18 Nov 2009

Price when reviewed: £200

Buy it now for: £235
(see more store prices)

Supplier: http://www.cclonline.com

Reviewed By: Seth Barton

Our Rating 5 stars out of 5

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Basic Specifications

Part Code 21162-00-50R
Review Date 18 Nov 2009
Price £200
Rating ***** stars out of 5
Details www.sapphiretech.com
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Interface PCI Express x16 2.1
Crossfire/SLI CrossFireX
Slots taken up 2
Brand ATI
Graphics Processor ATI Radeon HD 5850
Memory 1GB GDDR5
GPU clock speed 725MHz
Memory speed 725MHz

Features

Architecture 1440 stream processors

Connectors

DVI outputs 2
VGA outputs 0
S-video output no
S-Video input no
Composite outputs no
Composite inputs no
Component outputs no
HDMI outputs 1
Power leads required 2x 6-pin PCI Express

Benchmark Results

3DMark Vantage 1680 8,430
Call of Duty 4 1680 4xAA 88.4fps
Call of Duty 4 1440 4xAA 88.9fps
Crysis 1680 High 4xAA 48.0fps
Crysis 1440 High 4xAA 55.8fps

Buying Information

Warranty one year RTB
Price £200
Supplier http://www.cclonline.com
Details www.sapphiretech.com
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