Black screen, loud fan, no bsod on radeon 6870 hd hey guys, first some background, then info. The driver versions are listed directly after the chip name. The driver support for the amd radeon hd 6870 crossfire is now fairly poor, so dont count on any new game optimizations. Xfx radeon hd 4870 video card 1024mb gddr5, pci express 2. The radeon hd 6870 supports 2way amd crossfire multigpu technology, which allows you to upscale performance by pairing two hd 6870 cards of any other make, you can also pair an hd 6870 with a hd 6850, which may not yield the maximum performance increase but provides an additional upgrade path. This is a detailed step by step guide showing you how to set up crossfire on your pc. They ran hotter and louder but not much faster than the radeon hd 5870, not. The two products will be radeon hd 4850 x2 and the radeon hd 4870 x2. A graphics card that first launched in 2012, making. Sapphire hd 6870 1gb gddr5 graphics downloads free. My sapphire overheated so my replacement was just one msi r6870 twin frozr ii radeon hd 6870 1gb 256bit gddr5. The graphic card amd radeon hd 6850 and hd 6870 barts will appear on the following week.
Based on 38,712 user benchmarks for the amd hd 6850 and the ati hd 4870, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 639 gpus. Amds radeon hd 4870 x2 testing the multigpu waters. The hd 4850 and hd 4870 have 800 stream processors and gddr3 and. Amd ati mobility radeon hd 4870 x2 crossfire notebookcheck. Amd radeon hd 6870 crossfire best compatible radeon hd 6870. There were a couple of compatible cards which included the radeon x800s series the x850s, x1900s. Download and run directly onto the system you want to update. Xfx hd487azwfc radeon hd 4870 video card 1024mb gddr5, pci express 2. Amd radeon hd 7870 ghz edition previous drivers amd. Oct 25, 2010 for either the radeon hd 6870 or hd 6850, amd recommends a 500w unit for a single card, or 600w for dual, with each of the pci express cables driving an output of at least 75w. Compare all of that to the radeon hd 6870, which has clock speeds of 900 mhz on the gpu, and 1050 mhz.
The sapphire 100251sr radeon hd 4870 x2 card has 2gb of highthroughput gddr5 memory, clocked at 750mhz and the gpu core is clocked at 900mhz. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. I know because i used this card until recently, and it was driving me mad. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the barts graphics processor, in its barts xt variant, the card supports directx 11. Radeon is a brand of computer products, including graphics processing units, randomaccess. Ive heard that this is possible because the two cards are essentially the same architecture. Its a bug with powerplay, the power saving feature. Intro the radeon hd 4870 1gb comes with core clock speeds of 750 mhz on the gpu, and 900 mhz on the 1024 mb of gddr5 ram. Im thinking of getting more gpu power on my system. We put the 930 mhz 6870 to the test against the 700 mhz 4870 x2 to find out which you should buy, the older msi or the ati. His hd 4870 turbo 512mb 256bit gddr5 pcie oct 25, 2010 above are a couple of radeon hd 6870 cards from xfx and sapphire, both of which are available now, and both of which look to be based on amds reference design. Built on the 55 nm process, and based on the rv770 graphics processor, in its rv770 xt variant, the card supports directx 10.
Ati released beta drivers that introduced full opengl 4. For the hd 6850 in particular, where only one power cable is required for a single card, you only need two for crossfirex. Amds radeon hd 6850 and 6870 graphics processors the. I have msi ati hd 4870 1gb, first i have downloaded the last catalyst, and in this package a new driver exist for my card id. Radeon hd 4870 1gb vs radeon hd 6870 hardware compare. Asus eah4870 dkhtdi1gd5 graphics card radeon hd 4870.
Have a friends desktop pc that he is having me check out, as he said the lan wouldnt work after reinstalling w7 on top, so i had him buy an regular pcie adapter and install it, but he said still wouldnt take, so i brought it home and checked it. Im either considering adding another hd 6870 and do crossfire or sell and get an hd 7870. Amd radeon hd 6870 compare amd radeon hd 4870 x2 gpu. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the radeon hd 4870. Api support rendering and computing apis supported by the gpu and driver. Before we get into the benchmarks, we will have a look to see what sapphire has done with the hd 4870 package and have a look at the core specifications in a bit of detail. Amds radeon hd 6850 and 6870 graphics processors the tech. Compared the 3dmark 06 and 3dmark vantage scores to the old 3870s cf as had 28 scores available stored at futuremark. Nov 15, 2010 generally you can only crossfire cards with the same gpu code, like the rv770, which covers 4850, 4870 and 4870 x2, or the rv870 which covers the 5850, 5870 or 5970. Given the level of excitement the hd 4850 left, not only with us, but also gamers and enthusiasts all over the world, the hd 4870 quickly became extremely anticipated by people. Nov 20, 2010 i might also buy a radeon hd 4870 x2 and crossfire it with the 4890. Install amd radeon hd 4870 x2 driver for windows 10 x64, or download driverpack solution software for automatic driver installation and update. Jun 02, 2010 i like the fact that the hd 5870 has directx11 already supported, and that it is a newer card. I have some concerns with crossfirex, as i have heard mixed opinions about it.
How to set up amd crossfire stepbystep guide youtube. Now it will be called multigpu or mgpu and just like nvidia, newer graphics cards from amd will only support a 2way multigpu. Amd has officially ended its brand crossfire for multigpu configurations. Because of the high amount of shaders 2x800 the gaming performance of the mobility radeon hd 4870 x2 is very good and allows the gaming of all directx 9 games in. Crossfire allows you to run multiple video cards in a single system. With an effective spu count of 1008, the amd radeon hd 6870 crossfire processes shading and special graphical effects with no trouble at all. Ati radeon hd 4870 x2 atis dual gpu beast of 2008 duration.
Aug 12, 2008 the 4870 x2, internally referred to as r700, is a pair of rv770 gpus on a single card effectively a singlecard, radeon hd 4870 crossfire hence the x2 moniker. The following is a list that contains general information about gpus and video cards by. The radeon hd 6870 was released over a year more recently than the hd 4870, and so the radeon hd 6870 is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the. Ati mobility radeon hd 4870 vs ati mobility radeon hd 4870 x2. Full clean and gaming benchmark 1440p on the cheap. It was released first on 22 october 2010, in the form of the 6850 and 6870. We put the 930 mhz 6870 to the test against the 750 mhz 4870 to find out which you should buy, the older msi or the ati. The new installer will also show options for the latest available driver for your system configuration during the install process.
Asus eah4870 dkhtdi1gd5 graphics card radeon hd 4870 1. Aug 20, 2017 powercolor hd 6870 1gb 750w thermaltake psu crimson 16. The performance of amds radeon hd 4850 surprised everyone including nvidia. Powercolor hd 6870 1gb 750w thermaltake psu crimson 16. The new products will officially kick nvidia from their highend crown, purely based on performance with a single board product. Amd drivers and support for radeon, radeon pro, firepro, apu. Radeon hd 4870 1gb vs radeon hd 5870 hardware compare. His hd 4870 icooler x3 native hdmi 1gb256bit gddr5 pcie. Technically, it is based on the desktop hd 4850 and 4870 gpus.
This question leads us to a new showdown between ati and nvidia, only this time using a pair of geforce gtx 480 graphics cards in sli versus a. Well, the hd 4870 manages to come in lower than the gtx 260 while on the most part being able to compete with it. Intro the radeon hd 4870 1gb features a core clock speed of 750 mhz and a gddr5 memory frequency of 900 mhz. Although the cards based on barts are dubbed 6850 and 6870 and. Ati radeon hd 5870 1gb apex legends gameplay benchmark. May 22, 2011 similar help and support threads thread. Because of the high amount of shaders 2x800 the gaming performance of the mobility radeon hd 4870 x2 is very good and. Amdati radeon hd 4870 x2 graphics drivers for microsoft. The ati mobilty radeon hd 4870 from amd is a highend directx 10. Model the marketing name for the gpu assigned by amdati. It also makes use of a 256bit bus, and uses a 55 nm design. Above are a couple of radeon hd 6870 cards from xfx and sapphire, both of which are available now, and both of which look to be based on amds reference design. Jul 25, 2017 ati radeon hd 4870 x2 atis dual gpu beast of 2008 duration.
Unfollow ati radeon hd 4870 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Sapphire hd 5850 and gigabyte hd 6870 crossfire guru3d forums. It features 800160x5 spus as well as 40 taus and 16 rasterization operator units. The radeon hd 6870 has a 150 mhz higher core clock speed than the hd 4870, but the hd 4870 has 24 more texture mapping units than the radeon hd 6870. You may also encounter more and more graphical oddities as newer games are released. On my system just 1 hd 6870 ran just short of the hd 3870 cf setup. It features 800160x5 spus, 40 taus, and 16 raster operation units. Based on 38,003 user benchmarks for the amd hd 6870 and the ati hd 4870, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 639 gpus. With the 6 series they seem to use code names as opposed to code numbers which i find a little strange. The 4870 continues the tradition, delivering excellent priceperformance. New advanced display settings and diagnostics page within radeon settings with better detection for hdmi cable issues and fallback for end users experiencing display issues. The 4870 x2, internally referred to as r700, is a pair of rv770 gpus on a single card effectively a singlecard, radeon hd 4870 crossfire hence the x2 moniker. The memory bus is equal to 256 bit, the gddr5 capacity is equal to 1 gb. Xfx radeon hd 4870 1gb gddr5 pcie dual dvi tigerdirect.
This language refers to the fact that amds drivers have been. The radeon hd 6870 was released over a year more recently than the radeon hd 4870, and so the radeon hd 6870 is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running. Download amd radeon hd 4870 x2 drivers for windows 10 x64. For use with systems running microsoft windows 7 or 10 and equipped with amd radeon discrete desktop graphics, mobile graphics, or amd processors with radeon graphics.
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