![]() ![]() As DirectX 11 is the Windows 7 version of Microsoft's code for linking up hardware with, among other things, 3D game software, winning the race to launch is a significant boon to AMD's efforts to market its new cards. The Radeon HD 5870 goes for a more reasonable $379.ĪMD introduced its ATI Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 5850 desktop graphics cards Tuesday evening, beating rival Nvidia to the marketplace with the first DirectX 11-capable products. The dual-chip GTX 295 is also a $499 card with no DirectX 11 support. The good news is that new Radeon does outperform Nvidia's best single-chip card, the GeForce GTX 285. Nvidia's dual-chip GeForce GTX 295 card outperforms the Radeon HD 5870 on most tests by a noticeable margin, so AMD can't claim that the Radeon HD 5870 is the fastest single-card solution. Update: Reviews from Anandtech, HardOCP, HotHardware, MaximumPC, and PC Perspective are all live.
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