Reviews on 'the web' indicate its a fair bit faster than an 8800 GT and a GTX, but not as fast as 2x 8800 GT's. As its a single card which is considerably cheaper than 2x 8800GT's the overall outcome is very favourable.
And the other good news is that its NOT crossfire either. (Works as a single slot card). There may be two GPU's on one card, but its not like the Nvidia solution (7950 GX2 card) which was a bug ridden SLI piece of rubbish.
Looks like ATI has a hit on its hands.
Wonder what UK pricing will be. About time AMD/ATI had some good news.
Considering the fact that many review sites are having driver troubles, and that is usually what trips ATI/AMD up on the first hurdle, if the real-world benchmarks place this at about 8800Ultra levels, then surely they can achieve more with better (i.e. not rushed) drivers?
Originally Posted by badders Considering the fact that many review sites are having driver troubles, and that is usually what trips ATI/AMD up on the first hurdle, if the real-world benchmarks place this at about 8800Ultra levels, then surely they can achieve more with better (i.e. not rushed) drivers?
what driver problems are these all the reviews i have read stsate there has been no driver problems and it out performs the ultras
Originally Posted by yakyb what driver problems are these all the reviews i have read stsate there has been no driver problems and it out performs the ultras
if that is true then ATI is back in the game......
Originally Posted by lewchenko As its a single card which is considerably cheaper than 2x 8800GT's the overall outcome is very favourable.
This is either an assumption or you've been misinformed; I've seen many deals for 8800GT @ £150, which puts it at exactly the same price-point as the new 3870x2. ;)
Originally Posted by WhiskeyAlpha This is either an assumption or you've been misinformed; I've seen many deals for 8800GT @ £150, which puts it at exactly the same price-point as the new 3870x2. ;)
2x 8800GT requires you to use a nvidia mainboard though, while with 3870x2 your free to use good mainboards.
So does it come with a nuclear power supply, or do we have to go and buy one? Otherwise it looks good, been waiting for a high end ATi card for a while now, and hopefully this will come up well.
Originally Posted by Brooxy So does it come with a nuclear power supply, or do we have to go and buy one? Otherwise it looks good, been waiting for a high end ATi card for a while now, and hopefully this will come up well.
Heh, now everyone who has bought into marketing hype and purchased a PSU >800w will actually start to be able to use it to >50% of it's capacity.
this card looks a lot better than nVidia's "glue-2-G92-together" 9800GX2.
but im still waiting for a single GPU best card to upgrade to
(conditions: at least 1.6x the performance of 8800GTX, only require me to put in £200 after selling my 8800GTX)
Originally Posted by WhiskeyAlpha Lol, a little OT but oh so true.
Yep it as a built in SLI bridge chip between the gpus, so it appears to the O.S. a single 3875. Question, as it appears as a single card is the cards power still reliant on games providing SLI profiles like two discrete cards
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so, what will end up faster? 3870x2 or 2x 3870?
And the other good news is that its NOT crossfire either. (Works as a single slot card). There may be two GPU's on one card, but its not like the Nvidia solution (7950 GX2 card) which was a bug ridden SLI piece of rubbish.
Looks like ATI has a hit on its hands.
Wonder what UK pricing will be. About time AMD/ATI had some good news.
ocuk got it listed for exactly the price of 2x 3870. (300£)
this is a good question.
Anand is always better than the trash that tom's and Kyle at HardOCP put out. That said, can't wait for the Bit article on it.
what driver problems are these all the reviews i have read stsate there has been no driver problems and it out performs the ultras
This is either an assumption or you've been misinformed; I've seen many deals for 8800GT @ £150, which puts it at exactly the same price-point as the new 3870x2. ;)
2x 8800GT requires you to use a nvidia mainboard though, while with 3870x2 your free to use good mainboards.
Lol, a little OT but oh so true.
Heh, now everyone who has bought into marketing hype and purchased a PSU >800w will actually start to be able to use it to >50% of it's capacity.
1) Does ATI's "stretch" mode (ATI equivalent of Nvidia's Span) work with this?
2) When using both outputs are both GPUs working? (I ask because on my 7950 GX2 if I used 2 monitors the second GPU did nothing :()
but im still waiting for a single GPU best card to upgrade to
(conditions: at least 1.6x the performance of 8800GTX, only require me to put in £200 after selling my 8800GTX)
Yep it as a built in SLI bridge chip between the gpus, so it appears to the O.S. a single 3875. Question, as it appears as a single card is the cards power still reliant on games providing SLI profiles like two discrete cards