This week AMD came to unveil its latest generation of ATI graphics hardware, an awaited release that without a doubt created a lot of expectations and speculation especially because of two factors:
1) The dominant player, Nvidia had just killed its whole high-end line up two weeks before, in favor of an affordable and more efficient model, the GeForce 8800GT.
2) A holiday season that has shaped up to become one of the most exciting in recent times for PC gamers, with a buttload of good titles like Unreal Tournament 3, Crysis, Call of Duty 4, World in Conflict, The Orange Box, Bioshock, Hellgate: London, and the list goes on...
So, designed to combat the GeForce 8800 GT is the Radeon HD 3870, which features a long list of very impressive specifications. Already we have learned that the Radeon HD 3870 delivers 2900XT-like performance for the most part, which is both disappointing and impressive. It is disappointing because the GeForce 8800 GT is faster than the 2900XT in a majority of titles. On the other hand this new Radeon features an attractive price tag of just $220, making it a fair bit cheaper than the 8800 GT.
What is more impressive is the fact that AMD just announced the Radeon HD 3870 and it's already selling for just $220. For the time being, GeForce 8800 GT cards are very hard to come by and often users are forced to pay considerably more than the $250 MSRP.
View: ASUS Extreme Radeon HD 3870 review
1) The dominant player, Nvidia had just killed its whole high-end line up two weeks before, in favor of an affordable and more efficient model, the GeForce 8800GT.
2) A holiday season that has shaped up to become one of the most exciting in recent times for PC gamers, with a buttload of good titles like Unreal Tournament 3, Crysis, Call of Duty 4, World in Conflict, The Orange Box, Bioshock, Hellgate: London, and the list goes on...
So, designed to combat the GeForce 8800 GT is the Radeon HD 3870, which features a long list of very impressive specifications. Already we have learned that the Radeon HD 3870 delivers 2900XT-like performance for the most part, which is both disappointing and impressive. It is disappointing because the GeForce 8800 GT is faster than the 2900XT in a majority of titles. On the other hand this new Radeon features an attractive price tag of just $220, making it a fair bit cheaper than the 8800 GT.
What is more impressive is the fact that AMD just announced the Radeon HD 3870 and it's already selling for just $220. For the time being, GeForce 8800 GT cards are very hard to come by and often users are forced to pay considerably more than the $250 MSRP.
View: ASUS Extreme Radeon HD 3870 review
edit: i miss read a couple of the benchmarks...i would rather pay the extra $30 for the 8800GT.
Last edited by Berserk87 on 17 Nov 2007 - 10:43
but i was a little dissapointed that it underperformed to the 2900. so how does that work out.... i mean AMD/Ati have had a long time to work on this.
Although it could be a driver issue...
But its a fairly competative card and it managed to stay within 10-15% at most times of the 8800 and the price and power consumption make it fairly decent.
edit: i miss read a couple of the benchmarks...i would rather pay the extra $30 for the 8800GT.
Good luck finding one for $250 and in stock.
I have to wonder if the same markup on the price from retailers will happen with the 3870 and 3850.
edit: i miss read a couple of the benchmarks...i would rather pay the extra $30 for the 8800GT.
Good luck finding one for $250 and in stock.
I have to wonder if the same markup on the price from retailers will happen with the 3870 and 3850.
i already have found a couple locally for $250
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=44484
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