The Official HD 5800 Series Review thread

[jam2k]

Let the party begin



HD 5870 Reviews:

AnandTech
AnandTech (Scaling Performance: X58 vs P55 Showdown)
Bit-Tech
Bit-Tech (Architecture Analysis)
Computerbase
Driverheaven
Extrahardware.cz
Firingsquad
Firingsquad (Overclocking the 5870)
Guru3D
Guru3D (Crossfire)
Guru3D (Eyefinity)
HardOCP
Hardware Canucks
Hardware Canucks (Sapphire Vapor-X 1GB)
HardwareLuxx.de
Hardware.info (Tri-Crossfire)
Hexus
Hexus (Crossfire)
Hot Hardware
Inside Hardware
Lab501.ro
Legion Hardware
LegitReviews
NordicHardware
News.ati-forum.de
PCGamesHardware
PCLab.pl (With Battleforge DX11 Benchmarks)
PC Perspective
PCPop (Eyefinity 6 Edition)
Rage3D
Rage3D (Sapphire Vapor-X 1GB)
Sweclockers.com
TechPowerUp!
TechPowerUp! (Crossfire)
TechReport
TweakTown
TweakTown (Crossfire)
Tomshardware
Tomshardware.it
XbitLabs

Summary:

Anandtech
"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."

Guru3D
"the reality is that the Radeon HD 5870 is dark, majestic and most definitely a killer."

HardOCP
"Through all of this, Eyefinity, DX11, DirectCompute 11, OpenCL, the Radeon HD 5870 remains true to the focus of just being a desirable gaming video card. One of the most impressive "features" is the fact that it doubles performance, yet remains within the same power envelope as the previous generation. This is impressive. The fact that you can get all of this for around $379 makes it a really good value with a tremendous price/performance ratio compared to the previous generation."

PCGamesHardware
"To make it short: The Radeon HD 5870 is the currently fastest single GPU graphics card on the market and definitely the better solution than any multi GPU solution."

The Tech Report
"The Radeon HD 5870 is the fastest GPU on the planet, with the best visual output, and the most compelling set of features."


HD 5850 Reviews:

Anandtech
Computerbase (Crossfire)
ComputerEd
DriverHeaven (HIS, XFX & Sapphire 5850 / 5870)
Firingsquad
Guru3D
Guru3D (Crossfire)
HardOCP
HardwareCanucks
HotHardware
Hexus (Crossfire)
Legitreviews
PCGamesHardware
PC Perspective
TechReport
Tomshardware (Crossfire)
TweakTown

Summary:

HardOCP
"For $259 the ATI Radeon HD 5850 smacks the competition then laughs.[---]We think the ATI Radeon HD 5850 is "THE" next-gen video card that gamers and hardware enthusiasts are going to flock to."

AnandTech
"For this fall, we're able to say something we haven't been able to say for quite some time: AMD has the high-end market locked up tight."

The Tech Report
"The Radeon HD 5850 manages to outshine the fastest single-GPU GeForce card overall while costing less, drawing less power, and producing less noise."

The Guru of 3D
"It's a little gem really."

PC Perspective
"The new Radeon HD 5850 is definitely the best card you can get in the $250 price range today and I think is my best overall pick for all gamers."

Hot Hardware
"Gamers in the market for a powerful graphics card, that supports all of the latest technologies, need look no further."

Legit Reviews
"The ATI Radeon HD 5850 is 15-25% slower than the Radeon HD 5870 graphics card, but it also is priced 32% less right off the bat. That, my friends, makes it a price versus performance winner!"

Tom's Hardware
"we’re perfectly comfortable calling the Radeon HD 5850 a solid buy for the reasons a gamer would buy a new graphics card today"

Go HERE for HD 5700 Reviews!

[aop]

Might be fake article, since they have no new pictures of the actual card there, only those that have been floating around internet for a week or two.

[Destroy]

Let the party begin


Review site list:


Tomshardware.it

Hmm..they didn't run GTA4 with any AA.

[hobs0n]

Ill just wait for a review with a language I can understand

[jam2k]

Might be fake article, since they have no new pictures of the actual card there, only those that have been floating around internet for a week or two.

And no AA / AF analysis

Ill just wait for a review with a language I can understand

Now it's translated

[Treeckcold57]

Hmm..they didn't run GTA4 with any AA.

Two words. It's console port.

And Rockstar didn't provide to support AA.

[Destroy]

Two words. It's console port.

And Rockstar didn't provide to support AA.

One of the big draws to this new vid card is that its suppose to be able do to AA in any game.


Edit:grammar

[monkeydust]

Let the party begin


Review site list:


Tomshardware.it

The 4780x2 kicks the 5870's butt in several of the benchmarks, the others it is on par with.

[Treeckcold57]

Yea. But we don't know what's min fps for 5870 and 5870 CF in every benchmark yet.

[jam2k]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121346&cm_re=5870-_-14-121-346-_-Product

[Ywap]

In Swedish:

http://www.sweclockers.com/artikel/6195-amd_radeon_hd_5870

[monkeydust]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-346-_-Product

So, what time tomorrow should we be able to purchase? 9am EST?

[Treeckcold57]

So, what time tomorrow should we be able to purchase? 9am EST?

NDA will be lifted on Sept 23th 6:00...I think that's according to AMD Slides.

[monkeydust]

NDA will be lifted on Sept 23th 6:00...I think that's according to AMD Slides.

6am EST? That seems like an odd time.

[Treeckcold57]

OMG. Look at this!

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3646

Lucid Hydra 200 would probably be out soon?

How about the 5870 and 5870 combo with Lucid Hydra 200 and a perfect scaling linear?

[Destroy]

In Swedish:

http://www.sweclockers.com/artikel/6...radeon_hd_5870

Bah. Looking forward to proper reviews tomorrow that tests out the best feature: anti-aliasing.

[Destroy]

OMG. Look at this!

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3646

Lucid Hydra 200 would probably be out soon?

How about the 5870 and 5870 combo with Lucid Hydra 200 and a perfect scaling linear?

Wow!!! If it works well, I would definitely buy one!!!

[Treeckcold57]

6am EST? That seems like an odd time.

I found the link. Here

Sept 23th 6:01 AM CEST

[Skynet]

AMD makes nice slides.

I think CEST is 6 hours ahead of EST, is that right? That would put the NDA lift at 12:00 AM EST I believe.

[pax]

LOL at the ncix 9999.99$ price... Looks like lucid can be pricey tho... I wonder how many pcie lanes are really needed for a 2 gpu setup... 16 at least I imagine... at 72$ for 48 lanes its a bit much for a mobo.

[Treeckcold57]

AMD makes nice slides.

I think CEST is 6 hours ahead of EST, is that right? That would put the NDA lift at 12:00 AM EST I believe.

Yeah and http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.ph...9&postcount=32

CEST time is +2 from Universal Time (central european aka from spain to poland but not the UK)

Eastern time is -4 from Universal Time
Central time is -5 from Universal Time
Mountain time is -6 from Universal Time
Pacific time is -7 from Universal Time

Thus
12:01 am for Eastern
11:01 pm for Central
10:01 pm for Mountain
9:01 for Pacific

So wait everybody it is only going to be another 14 hours.

[ice]

5870 is $399 right?

[pax]

LOL at the ncix 9999.99$ price... Looks like lucid can be pricey tho... I wonder how many pcie lanes are really needed for a 2 gpu setup... 16 at least I imagine... at 72$ for 48 lanes its a bit much for a mobo.

Actual price under search is 433$

http://www.ncix.com/search/?categoryid=0&q=radeon+hd+5870

Gigabyte Radeon HD 5870 1GB 850MHZ 4.8GHZ GDDR5 PCI-E Dual Link DVI-I/HDMI CrossFireX Video Card (GV-R587D5-1GD-B) (44253) *** $433.99

[Sasquach]

ENGLISH!!!

http://guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5870-review-test/

im reading it right now.

[nomore]

ENGLISH!!!

http://guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5870-review-test/

im reading it right now.

LMAO!!!

[Destroy]

ENGLISH!!!

http://guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5870-review-test/

im reading it right now.

No mention at all about SSAA??

[Gandalfthewhite]

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2009/09/22/amds_ati_radeon_hd_5870_video_card_review

I updated the first post for the new english posts

[nomore]

"There's a killer on the road... His brain is squirmin' like a toad".

[R300King!]

can we add this or is it already on here somewhere?

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.computerbase.de/&ei=kbXUSb6FB-Dgtgei59DgDw&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcomputerbase%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

Then just click on the link that says "Test: ATI Radeon HD 5870"

[Napoleonic]

This, unfortunately, is the nature of Supersampling AA. It literally is a full screen AA method that eliminates jaggies on EVERYTHING, but at the same time degrades texture quality.

ugh

[minaelromany]

Firing Squad

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_radeon_hd_5870_performance_preview/

Anandtech

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3643&p=2

Techpowerup

http://techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/Radeon_HD_5870/6.html

[Perky McGiggles]

Sigh, I was hoping it'd be faster than the X2 cards (4870/295). Oh well.

I like that it requires less power idling though.

[Destroy]

If we switch to SSAA 4x that aliasing is solved, but we have a new problem: all of a sudden a number of fine tree branches have gone missing. While MSAA properly anti-aliased them, SSAA anti-aliased them right out of existence.

[Qb2k5]

They are here:

ATI Radeon HD 5870
@ PC Perspective
@ AnandTech
@ Legion Hardware
@ Hardware Canucks
@ Legit Reviews
@ Inside Hardware
@ TweakTown
@ Hot Hardware
@ Guru3D
@ TechPowerup
@ Firing Squad
@ HardOCP


Note to OP: You may want to copy and paste these in your 1st post. Lupine, will you pass the popcorn and beer cuz its gonna be a long night without sleep damnit.

--V--:To GandalftheWhite- Thanks, I added two more links.

[Gandalfthewhite]

I took the liberty of doing it

[Lupine]

Lupine, will you pass the popcorn and beer cuz its gonna be along night without sleep.

Sure thing. We're on coffee only diet while we wrap up Rage3D's peak at the HD5870.

[demo]

Did you even read it? they were talking about Nvidia SSAA with the missing branches and that Nvidia SSAA is not fit for general use which is why they don't officialy support it..

However for the time being it looks like ATi's SSAA doesnt work in DX10 or over, only DX9 and OGL. And that there is a bug in source engine games making the image blurry.

They then tested SSAA on crysis warhead and found the image quality was about the same as MSAA+AAA

[Skynet]

Anandtech's yapping and yammering on about the die being too big constantly was ****ing annoying. According to them, the card is not quite fast enough to bring the performance crown for single cards, but the die is too big. Hello clueless reviewer, they make it smaller it will perform slower.

Other than that, a pretty good review. I do actually agree with them that the performance is slightly underwhelming. Off to read [T]ard and a few others.

[demo]

Look at the poor crossfire results in CoD-WaW... if you rename to AFR-FriendlyD3D.exe you get almost double the FPS.... hopefully AMD will fix this soon...

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_radeon_hd_5870_performance_preview/page9.asp

[Skynet]

One thing is clear, regardless of absolute performance. The 5870 is essentially double the performance of the 4870, but with only slightly more power usage, and drastically lower idle draw. That in itself is amazing.