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AMD Radeon HD 6870 Review

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*AMD Radeon HD 6870 Review*

 

http://www.techspot.com/review/325-amd-radeon-6870/

 

Today marks an overhaul with AMD launching two new graphics cards designed

to tackle the GTX 460. The Radeon HD 6870 and 6850 are being presented as

the new mid-range offerings on AMD's line-up with a suggested retail of $239

and $199.

 

Given the naming scheme, you'd expect the new cards to replace the existing

Radeon HD 5870 and 5850, but that's not the case. The year-old Radeon HD

5870 and 5850 will be axed next month when AMD launches the Cayman-based

Radeon HD 6970 and 6950 graphics cards. While the existing Radeon 5700

series is expected to take over the lower-end affordable graphics sector.

 

We expect the Radeon HD 6870 to be slightly slower than the 5870, while the

Radeon HD 6850 should be slower than the 5850, just don't pay attention to

the tricky naming. The new cards supposedly improve upon Radeon HD 5000

series with better DirectX 11 and enhanced display support, but perhaps most

importantly they are set to offer a better value than Nvidia's GTX 460.

 

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