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AMD Radeon HD 5870 Adds DX11, Multi-Monitor Gaming

Posted by Soulskill on from the still-won't-run-crysis dept.

Vigile writes "Few people will doubt that PC gaming is in need of a significant shot in the arm with the consistent encroachment of consoles and their dominating hold on developers. Today AMD is releasing the Radeon HD 5870 graphics card based on the Evergreen-series of GPUs first demonstrated in June. Besides offering best-in-class performance for a single-GPU graphics board, the new card is easily the most power efficient in terms of idle power consumption and performance per watt. Not only that, but AMD has introduced new features that could help keep PC gaming in the spotlight, including the first DirectX 11 implementation and a very impressive multi-monitor gaming technology, Eyefinity, which we discussed earlier this month. The review at PC Perspective includes the full gamut of gaming benchmarks in both single- and dual-GPU configurations as well as videos of Eyefinity running on three 30" displays."

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  1. Eyefinity videos by Vigile · · Score: 5, Informative

    There are some videos of Eyefinity at work in this article, here is a direct link as well:

    http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=783&type=expert&pid=6

  2. More reviews by IYagami · · Score: 4, Informative

    Anandtech
    http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3643
    "At the end of the day, with its impressive performance and next-generation feature set, the Radeon HD 5870 kicks off the DirectX 11 generation with a bang and manages to take home the single-GPU performance crown in the process. It's without a doubt the high-end card to get"

    Techreport
    http://techreport.com/articles.x/17618
    "Well, Sherlock, what do you expect me to say? AMD has succeeded in delivering the first DirectX 11 GPU by some number of months, perhaps more than just a few, depending on how quickly Nvidia can get its DX11 part to market. AMD has also managed to double its graphics and compute performance outright from one generation to the next, while ratcheting up image quality at the same time. The Radeon HD 5870 is the fastest GPU on the planet, with the best visual output, and the most compelling set of features. Yet it's still a mid-sized chip by GPU standards. As a result, the 5870's power draw, noise levels, and GPU temperatures are all admirably low. My one gripe: I wish the board wasn't quite so long, because it may face clearance issues in some enclosures. "

  3. Re:PC gaming is in need of a significant shot in a by tepples · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The kind of shot in the arm that PC gaming needs isn't at the high end but at the low end. If something better than Intel graphics became common on slimline PCs (as opposed to bulky towers), that would open up the market for gaming on home theater PCs.

  4. Re:A shot in the arm? How about cooler chips? by Shimdaddy · · Score: 4, Funny
    So, to be clear, you just want:
    • Games that are as good as StarCraft, which is a very solid contender for best game of all time
    • Computers to be as cheap as netbooks but as powerful as top-of-the-line desktops
    • Desktops that are ridiculously powerful but don't produce heat

    Reasonable.

  5. Re:Bologna by tepples · · Score: 4, Informative

    do you really think the dev kit cost is significant, alogside code/ressources/marketing ?

    Console makers want to see a "secure facility" and "industry experience" before they'll even talk to a developer. A "secure facility" is at least a leased office, not your basement, attic, or garage. "Industry experience" is either a previous commercial PC title or an internship at a major video game developer in another state. A team of part-time developers with day jobs outside the video game industry is unlikely to have those.