hothardware.com — One word aptly describes AMD's latest Radeon HD 6800 series GPUs: refinement. AMD's goal was to drive cost and power consumption out of their architecture, along with enhancing its capabilities, features and image quality in next-generation DX11 gaming engines. To that end we'd say the company has succeeded masterfully.
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oboyOct 22, 2010
Goes to show that it doesn't have to cost a lot to fly.
pw378Oct 23, 2010
and it costs a lot less to fly with an nVidia GTX650.
jayjaylolOct 22, 2010
"The Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon HD 6850 drop in at $239 and $179 MSRP, respectively."
Just for people who want to see prices.
polux246Oct 22, 2010
OK, But Can It Run Crysis?
fxspec06Oct 22, 2010
Depends on the CPU, but sure, if you put them in SLI it'll run just fine.
garhentOct 22, 2010
The 6870 is between a 5850 and 5870 for performance and priced $35 to $75 cheaper than a 5850. A 5850 can play Crysis no problem again with the proper processor. You be over the 30 FPS that is needed so you don't see flicker.
So yes the 6870 can play Crysis and its cheap.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5850,2433-6.html
toksterjoksterOct 22, 2010
That is badas.
jayjaylolOct 22, 2010
$179 is what I got my 5770 for. I feel ripped off.
tyger11Oct 22, 2010
Why would you feel ripped off? From the review I read, this is 5830-class performance for a 5770 price. Newer hardware SHOULD perform better for the same price. I'm hoping for something with the performance of a 5750 with fanless cooling out of the 6xxx series, but until then, my 5770 is more than I need.
wirefoxOct 22, 2010Staff
Price point is awesome but what about the 5970? they look similar... I run it at the same speeds or higher on water... ?
misslindadeeOct 23, 2010
I appreciate a BETTER performance!! & always LUV HOTHARDware!!