news 28 Posted March 12, 2010 TITLE: Radeon HD5830 DirectX-11 Gaming Performance ( -at -) Benchmark Reviews DESCRIPTION: Most of the discussion surrounding the Radeon HD5830 video card has been about its performance relative to its two nearest neighbors in the ATI lineup. People are falling over backwards trying to get a fix on its which side of the fence the 5830 belongs: closer to the HD5770, or nearer to the HD5850. In Benchmark Reviews' recent evaluation of the HD5830, we compared it to a wide variety of video cards, including several that are not compatible with Microsoft's DirectX-11. Our DirectX-10 testing provided a level playing field for all the video cards, so we could make a fair comparison with older graphics cards that readers may currently be using, and the current models from NVIDIA that are limited to DX10. Still, gamers are itching to see how the new crop of cards would fare with DX11 enabled. So then, let's find out, shall we? ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=477&Itemid=72 Share this post Link to post