HIS Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Nice performance increase in this price segment.
Great price/performance.
Good overclocking potential.

Cons:

Noisy cooler.
High Bluray power consumption.

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Last revision on February 26, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Nice performance increase in this price segment
Great price/performance
Good overclocking potential
Improvement in performance per Watt
Low power consumption
Native fullsize HDMI output
GDDR5 memory
HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.2 support
EyeFinity support
3D-support via AMD HD3D

Reviewers Didn't Like

Noisy cooler
High Bluray power consumption
Lack of 3way and 4way CrossFire support
CCC Overdrive limits might be too low
DirectX 11 relevance very limited at this time
No support for CUDA / PhysX
Price needs to stabilize

Expert reviews and ratings

At nearly every price point that AMD is competing at, NVIDIA has a very compelling answer. At the most affordable side of the spectrum the GTX 460 is hard to beat, but at the $300 price point that this HIS HD Radeon 6870 resides at, AMD seems to have...

By APC Magazine on May 05, 2011

This card really surprised me in the end. I offer great performance for the price. When I am looking to buy a new card I usually read a few reviews online and it always boils down to the cost and the performance for me. This card really targets the...

By Gamers Daily News on December 20, 2010

An excellent card, great with DX9, DX10 and DX11 games. We’re really looking forward to future solutions with improved, third party...

By Kitguru.net on October 22, 2010

It is quite clear that the HD6870 is an excellent GPU that can easily take on the GTX460 in the mid-range market. The HIS HD6870 has no real problems keeping up with the two GTX460's we included in our test, and it also has some nice new features...

By Bjorn3D on October 21, 2010

When we first heard about AMD's new Radeon HD 6800 Series and the renaming bonanza that came with it we were quite sceptical whether the HD 5700 successor GPU had it in it to fill the big shoes of the HD 5800 Series. I have to admit I am pleasantly...

By techPowerUp! on October 21, 2010

Die HIS Radeon HD 6870 Fan ist eine klassische AMD-Referenz-Karte und somit entspricht sie, bis auf die Herkunft, die Aufmachung und dem Aufkleber, der bereits getesteten PowerColor Radeon HD 6870. Somit lässt sich auch über die HIS Radeon HD...

By Radeon3D on March 31, 2011

Bueno, ante todo hay que agradecer a HIS la posibilidad de crear este artículo. Seguidamente cabe comentar que ya habíamos leído que un CrossFireX de última generación rendía muy bien y no esperábamos malos resultados,...

By Noticias 3D on October 29, 2010