OC3D Review HIS 6850 and 6870

tinytomlogan · #1 22-10-10, 02:55 AM

The wait is over, we finally bring you the 6850 AND the 6870 review!

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F-alienware · #2 22-10-10, 09:29 AM

Lovely review as always. Cheers VB & staff who got this to us lovely and early

Gotta say I do like the look of them. Not these ones in particular as HIS always tended to look a bit 'far east' if you know what I mean (in looks) but hey, what's on the inside that counts. Also XFX have theirs ready, released today.

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steve30x · #3 22-10-10, 12:47 PM

Why does the 6850 get a better cooler?

Heebs · #4 22-10-10, 12:53 PM

Curious to know your thoughts on the 6870 vs the 460, seeing as they are the same price point.

F-alienware · #5 22-10-10, 01:01 PM

Well if what has been said is accurate (that they're like a 5830) then the 460 still has the edge.

Heebs · #6 22-10-10, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AlienALX

Well if what has been said is accurate (that they're like a 5830) then the 460 still has the edge.

To be honest the performance "increase" is pretty disappointing. I figured the 6000 series would be a serious step up from the 5000 series. Well I guess that just makes me even happier I got a 460.

tinytomlogan · #7 22-10-10, 01:40 PM

In game the 6870 is a cracker and will be a wicked little fight, the AMD does come in a little more expensive and wont give you the same performance boosts when overclocked.

AMDFTW · #8 23-10-10, 02:40 AM

they are on sale now,well the saphires are

Stryker64 · #9 23-10-10, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Heebs

To be honest the performance "increase" is pretty disappointing. I figured the 6000 series would be a serious step up from the 5000 series. Well I guess that just makes me even happier I got a 460.

Well it just came out, let the drivers mature a bit, and I assume AMD will allow people to get a higher overclock with newer drives if people can just drag settings to full and have a stable system. Then maybe the 6850 will be better than the 460, only time will tell.

RSC08 · #10 23-10-10, 01:51 PM

Have you checked the 6850 sample to see if it had 960 shaders or 1120? Because there are a lot (12 sites so far) that got 6850 samples with 1120 unified shaders...