The first dual-core AMD/ATi graphics card has arrived on shore. Gamers have been looking forward to this new graphics card as it is 2 HD3870 combined onto one PCB, Crossfiring on 1 graphic card. This is the first dual core graphics card since the NVIDIA GeForce 7950×2 in 2006.
HD3870×2 is made up of 2 RV670 graphics chip used in HD3850 and HD3870 graphics card.
There are several reviews going around the net regarding this highly anticipated graphic card.
- ExtremeTech review (Catalyst 8.1)
- HardwareZone review on HIS Radeon HD3870×2 (Catalyst 8.1)
- Guru3D review on HIS Radeon HD3870×2 (Catalyst 8.451-2 080108 beta)
- Neowin review (Catalyst 8.45 RC4)
- Anandtech review (Catalyst 8.451-2 080123a)
For the reviews, I gathered that this new graphics card need a new driver to enhance its performance as well as providing CrossFireX support to Crossfire 2 or more HD3870×2 for godly performance. Currently, HD3870×2 is on par with CrossFire HD3870 but slightly behind NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra SLi, which is an aging graphics card, on some of the tests. We will be looking forward to the new driver release as soon as possible.
I found a site with 40 reviews of the HD 3870 X2. Worth looking up if your an interested buyer:
http://www.testseek.co.uk/computers/graphic_cards/pci-express/ATI_Radeon_HD_3870_X2_1GB_PCIe-p-983217AC-508D-CAB2-AE09-5B987D37A16A.html
It has gotten great scores. An 82% avarage.
Cheers