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Radeon HD 3870 X2

Radeon HD 3870 X2

REVIEW

We have seen this method of accelerating "single-card" graphics performance before—you take two mid-range graphics chips and stuff them together into one double-wide card that fits into a single slot. It goes all the way back to ATI's old Rage Fury Maxx, actually. More recently, there were cards like the GeForce 7950 GX2, and even ATI's own Radeon HD 2600 X2, which didn't really do too well.

red arrow Read the Radeon HD 3870 X2 full review

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AMD

http://www.amd.com/enterprise

Spec Data
  • Price as Tested: $449.00 List
  • GPU Engine Clock Speed: 850
  • Memory Clock Speed: 1800
  • Graphics Memory: 256
  • System Interface: PCIe
  • Video Inputs: DVI
  • Video Outputs: HDMI

Bottom Line

Before spending $450 on this card, we recommend waiting to see if ATI makes dramatic driver improvements in the coming months.

Pros

Very quiet for a high-end card, good performance-to-dollar ratio.

Cons

Too long to fit in some smaller cases, doesn't scale as well as it should relative to a single 3870 card.

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