Sapphire Radeon HD3870 Toxic (512Mb DDR4)
"Vapor-X cooling system is one of the main highlights of this card, and makes it very unique and different from other Radeon HD3870s. What's more its slim-line size and quiet operation makes it ideal for gamers and enthusiasts alike."
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Posted on Mar 28, 2008, 12:00 AM UTC by Winston Chim
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| Category | Graphic Cards |
| Compare3D Price | No price avalible. |
Test Setup and Procedures
Test Setup
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Test Setup (Socket-LGA775)
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| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4 | |
| CPU Default | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz | |
| Overclocked | N/A | |
| Ram | Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2-800 4Gb Kit | |
| Video Card | Sapphire Radeon HD3870 Toxic - 512Mb DDR4 | |
| SLI Mode | N/A | |
| Video Drivers | Catalyst drivers v8.3 | |
| Chipset Drivers | Intel X38 Chipset drivers from CD | |
| Hard Drive | Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB (8Mb cache) | |
| CD/DVD ROM | Pioneer 111D Dual Layer DVD±RW Writer | |
| Cooling | OCZ Vendetta CPU Cooler | |
| Sound Card | Onboard HD Audio | |
| PSU | PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 860W | |
| LAN | Onboard Gigabit Ethernet | |
| CRT Monitor | 19" Dell P990 Ultrascan CRT | |
| LCD Monitor | 19" Samsung 940BF TFT Monitor | |
| OS | Windows Vista, native DirectX 10 | |
Procedures
As you can see from the above test setup, it's basically a standard PC with everything set to default on the motherboard and CPU. In our tests, we used Windows Vista as our operating system with native DirectX 10 support. We ran all tests using the following resolutions (or nearest) 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200.
Super HQ settings (4xAA, 16xAF, Highest/Ultra Quality)
Games/Software used
- F.E.A.R. (DX9)
- Call of Juarez (DX10)
- Crysis (DX10)
- 3D Mark 2005
- 3D Mark 2006
GPU-Z Information
Video Card Properties
As you can see the memory is overclocked @ 1152Mhz ... (default is 1125Mhz)
Clock Readings
Core Clock : Approx. 800 MHz
Memory Clock : 2.3Ghz (2 x 1152Mhz)
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