SAPPHIRE
LAUNCHES Vapor-X HD 5870 and HD 5750
Top
graphics processors
get world leading cooler technology
Following
the storming introduction of the SAPPHIRE HD 5000 series, the company
has now
introduced two new models with its world-leading Vapor-X cooler
technology* delivering
even greater performance, whilst working at lower operating
temperatures and significantly
more quietly.
The
SAPPHIRE HD 5870 Vapor-X is based on the latest graphics architecture
from the
ATI division of AMD, the second generation of GPU to be built in its
40nm
process. It supports the advanced graphical features of DirectX 11, and
delivers
spectacular video clarity, speed and visual effects, including over
multiple
monitors with the new ATI Eyefinity mode.
Sporting
a new 150GB/s memory interface supporting fifth generation GDDR5 memory
and a
new architecture with a total of 1600 stream processors and 80 texture
units
the SAPPHIRE HD 5870 Vapor-X has twice the computing power of the
previous
generation. With enhanced clock speeds of 870MHz core and 1250MHz (5GHz
effective) the SAPPHIRE HD 5870 Vapor-X model is the fastest card in
its class,
and SAPPHIRE’s World leading Vapor-X technology not only
allows the card to run
as much as 15 degrees C cooler** and 10dB quieter** than the standard
model, it
provides additional headroom for performance tuning (overclocking).
The
new
SAPPHIRE HD 5870 Vapor-X is lightning fast with existing DirectX10.1,
DirectX
10 and DirectX 9.0 games and applications, and will support stunning
new levels
of detail, transparency and lighting effects in new releases of
software using
DirectX 11. All of this comes with the modest active power consumption
of less
than 190W – and using Dynamic Power Management the card has a
new super
low-power idle mode at 27W.
At
the same time, for the more budget conscious, SAPPHIRE introduces the
SAPPHIRE
HD 5750 Vapor-X, with the configuration of 720 stream processors and
1GB of
GDDR5 memory offering users access to the same new generation
technology, and full
DirectX 11 support at a lower price point. Again the Vapor-X cooler
runs cooler
and more quietly than other solutions, increasing reliability and
allowing
enthusiast users significantly greater headroom for performance tuning.
Both
cards incorporate the latest features in order to support Microsoft
DirectX 11,
including DirectCompute 11 instructions, hardware Tessellation and
multi-threaded communications with the system CPU. These combine to
provide new
capabilities such as the interaction between transparent objects, new
lighting
and accelerated post processing effects as well as supporting ATI
Stream for
accelerating applications such as video transcoding.
Like
the previous generation, the SAPPHIRE HD 5000 series has an on board
hardware UVD
(Unified Video decoder) considerably reducing CPU load and delivering
smooth
decoding of Blu-ray™ and HD DVD content for both VC-1 and
H.264 codecs, as well
as Mpeg files. In the SAPPHIRE HD 5000 series the UVD has been enhanced
to be
able simultaneously to decode two 1080p HD video streams and to be able
to
display HD video in high quality with Windows Aero mode enabled. HDMI
capability has also been upgraded to HDMI 1.3a with Dolby TrueHD and
DTS-HD
Master Audio support.
In
addition to spectacular image clarity, speed and visual effects, the
SAPPHIRE
HD 5000 series supports a new multi-monitor mode known as Eyefinity.
This
allows a single GPU to display a choice of images over an array of
several
monitors. Each card supports up to three monitors, with an overall
resolution
of up to 7680 x 1600. This opens up exciting possibilities not just for
multi-screen gaming, but also for information systems, multimedia
systems and
promotional displays.
The
SAPPHIRE HD 5000 series is supported by AMD's DirectX 11 WHQL certified
graphics driver for Windows 7 and Vista which delivers support for all
of the
key DirectX 11 level features required for new gaming experiences and
acceleration of next generation high performance applications.
The
SAPPHIRE HD 5870 and HD 5750 Vapor-X models are shipping from 3rd
November. Full retail editions will include a coupon for Dirt2
– the PC version
of this exciting driving game which has full DirectX 11 support.
For
more details please visit www.sapphiretech.com
