AMD releases Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon HD 6870 card shots

by Tarinder Sandhu on 19 October 2010, 05:00

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Radeon HD 6870

Radeon HD 6870 looks mighty similar to HD 6850 on first glance. Examine closely and the PCI-Express connector isn't as large, comparatively speaking, hinting at a bigger PCB for this model. So more than just an increase in clock speeds?

All the same on the back, though.

The same single CrossFire connector on the higher-specified model. A peek at the far side shows that underneath lies a beefier GPU, as there are two six-pin PCIe connectors this time around.

If there was an award for a good-looking graphics card, the Radeon HD 6870 reference would be a serious contender.

We've been deliberately vague with respect to all performance-defining parameters of the cards. Consider this the 'show'. The 'tell' will come in a few days time, but until then, feel free to conjecture the duo's performance in the HEXUS.community.

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Posted by Biscuit - Tue 19 Oct 2010 08:43

yummy! AMD are certainly getting physical design right.

Posted by stewis - Tue 19 Oct 2010 09:03

5am? Does Hexus not sleep?

Posted by scaryjim - Tue 19 Oct 2010 09:41

stewis
5am? Does Hexus not sleep?

Hmmm, midnight embargo by any chance? Write the story on Monday, set a publishing date in the CMS and vbulletin, presto! Pictures hit Hexus the second the embargo lifts, with everyone still cosily tucked up in bed.

Well, it all seems to fit with the rumours so far. From here on in it will all depend on the launch prices. 6850 looks like the nicer card to me: if it can beat the 5830 at about the same price AMD will be back in the mid range fight properly :)

Posted by Tarinder - Tue 19 Oct 2010 09:47