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Gigabyte Radeon HD 5870 Super OC 1GB

Based on 8 reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros

Very quiet fans under heavilyloaded operation, 1600 GPU cores at 950 MHz, Great performance for highend games, Outperforms stock Radeon HD 5870 versions, Adds DisplayPort monitor interface, Native HDMI 1.3b uncompressed audio and video output, Eyefi
Factory OC, Good Performance, DX11, Dual Inclined Fans, Voltage Adjustment, Voltage Measurement Point, Gauntlet Core Sorting, Samsung/Hynix Tier one memory, OC Guru Software

Cons

Overpriced premiumlevel product, Consumes 38W at idle and 269W under full load, Heated air is exhausted back into case, Lacks free bundled DX11 video game
Not the top performing single core GPU.

By Ocaholic on August 06, 2010

General +-Quick and easy: This card simply is a dream! Due to the new cooler the card is more silent and therefore does it's job better than ATIs reference. Also with 27 Watts dissipation power in 2D mode you can even have a clear conscience when...

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By Atomic MPC on July 30, 2010

Doesn’t quite fit, but if you can afford it you’ll do...

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By Bit-tech.net on July 01, 2010

The only 1GHz GPU we’ve seen is the , and even that has been withdrawn as there wasn’t a sufficient supply of fast enough GPUs that Sapphire could use. We had hoped that the Gigabyte SOC would become the second 1GHz GPU to grace our labs,...

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By TechRadar on July 01, 2010

AMD's best performing single chip GPU, the Radeon HD 5870, isn't quite a match for NVIDIA's bellwether, the GeForce GTX 480.If you want comparable performance from a high end AMD-based card, you have two options. Either stick two chips on...

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By iXBT Labs on June 16, 2010

Gigabyte GV-R587SO-1GD is an excellent solution. The combination of factory overclocking with a highly efficient cooler yields a great result. There's just one thing: that's not a unique advantage of GV-R587SO-1GD, this is relevant to all...

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By HardOCP on June 14, 2010

The GIGABYTE HD 5870 Super Overclock Edition provides the best out-of-box experience we have seen yet. With the GPU and memory frequencies operating well above standard Radeon HD 5870 frequencies your gameplay performance advantages will be real. If...

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By AnandTech on June 01, 2010

Last but not least we have Gigabyte’s top-end custom card, the 5870 Super Overclock. If the Sapphire Toxic is a card for buyers that just want a factory overclocked card, and the MSI Lightning is a card for serious overclockers, then the 5870...

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By PCStats on May 27, 2010

After a grueling battle that really did go the full twelve rounds, the epic bout between the Radeon HD 5870 and the Geforce GTX 480 comes down to a split decision. Both videocards have excellent gaming performance, and in older games especially the...

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By Benchmark Reviews on May 18, 2010

Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to ensure that all...

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By Bjorn3D on May 10, 2010

We like the Gigabyte HD5870 SOC and it represents an alternative for people that want an overclocked GPU but don't want to hassle with OCing one themselves, or prefer to keep their warranty intact legitimately. The HD5870 SOC also had a dual...

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