XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1 GB DDR5 PCI-Express Card HD587AZNF9

by XFX

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 5.5 x 8 inches ; 3.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002Q5V704
• Item model number: HD587AZNF9
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

XFX offers you the ultimate reality check with the new XFX Radeon™ HD 5870 graphics cards. Bringing three new dimensions to gaming reality, these graphics cards challenge the limits that have restrained your gaming. Until now. First, ATI Eyefinity Technology literally broadens your horizons by enabling you to spread out across three displays at resolutions of up to 1080p. Use this “wrap-around” in-picture experience to become fully immersed in your gaming—or productively immerse in your work.1 Second, ATI Stream Technology gives your system a significant boost by offloading tasks usually sent to your CPU to your GPU. The result is a more balanced gaming platform that can handle the demands of today’s fully immersive games.2 Third, both the XFX Radeon HD 5870 offer full Microsoft® DirectX®11 support so that you can push your settings to the max and still game at the highest resolutions. And, sure-to-make-you-blink 3D effects are generated through HDR Texture Compression, DirectCompute and Tessellation.

Technology Features
Microsoft DirectX®11 DirectX® 11 is a key feature of Windows® 7 and is important for two key reasons: it helps consumers experience better performing games and faster computing.	ATI Eyefinity technology with DisplayPort connectivity, enables a single GPU to support up to six independent display outputs simultaneously. Boost everyday productivity, or intensify gaming with ultra-immersive playing environments.	ATI Stream Technology is a set of advanced hardware and software technologies that enable AMD graphics processors (GPU), working in concert with the system’s central processor (CPU), to accelerate many applications beyond just graphics.	PCI Express 2.0 solutions double the bandwidth of the existing PCI Express bus delivers faster graphics and enhanced system performance. Additionally, it supports Advanced Power Management features, leading the industry to optimize overall system energy efficiency.

Bonus Game Included! FOR A LIMITED TIME get your FREE DiRT2 download coupon included in specially marked packages (game available for download December 11, 2009).3 Take the wheel in this first DirectX 11 racing game and experience some of the most realistic graphics ever.

Tessellation Tessellation is a technique used for many years in the creation of CG film and television effects to add detail to 3D images and it’s now available to PC developers for real time rendering via DirectX 11. Tessellation is truly critical for more realistic environments and characters: Create dynamic water surfaces – look more realistic than ever before Create dynamic clothing on characters – more accurate interaction with environments including wind and movement Create more detailed crowds – high levels of detail no longer need to be limited to characters in the front rows Multi-Threading Multi-threading support built into DirectX 11 enables rendering tasks assigned to the CPU to be efficiently spread across AMD’s multiple cores, enabling a better balance of performance between the CPU and GPU. The CPU can effectively feed the graphics processors more data reducing a performance bottleneck Compute Shaders Compute Shaders are programs that are executed on the graphics processor. With DirectX 11 and DirectCompute, developers are able to use the massive parallel processing power of modern GPUs to accelerate a much wider range of applications that were previously only executable on CPUs. Optimized post-processing effects – apply advanced lighting techniques to enhance the mood in a scene High quality shadow filtering – no more hard edges on a shadow, see shadows the way you would in real life Depth of field – use the power of the GPU to have more realistic transitions of focal points - imagine looking through a gun sight or a camera lens High definition ambient occlusion – incredibly realistic lighting and shadow combinations

Double Lifetime Warranty XFX will repair and service this graphics card for as long as you live! Even for those of you who know how to push XFX cards to the limits, if anything goes wrong, XFX will service it free of charge! additionally XFX will also honor the protection plan for the second owner as well. You get the protection AND the added value of being able to pass along a full warranty. With XFX Live Help you will be able to communicate through instant messaging directly to our support representatives for any help with your XFX graphics card.

Package Contents XFX Radeon™ HD 5870, Installation CD, CrossFire Bridge, Quick Installation Guide, Driver CD Installation Guide, XFX Serial Number Door Hanger, 6-pin to 4-pin Power Cable, DVI to VGA Adapter, Promotional Game bundle includes DiRT2 Download Coupon. System Requirements PCI Express or PCI Express 2.0 compliant motherboard with one X16 graphics slot 500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode) Certified power supplies are recommended. Minimum 1GB of system memory Other Features PCI-E 2.0 Bus Type, Standard Performance, 850 MHz GPU Clock MHz, 256-bit Memory Interface Bus, GDDR5 Memory Type, 1024MB Memory Size, 4000 MHz Memory Clock, Microsoft® DirectX® 11 Support, Shader Model 5.0 Support, Open GL 3.2 Optimization and Support, 500W Minimum Power Requirement, 500W with two 6-pin power cable Cooling Fansink, ROHS, Double Profile, ATI Radeon CrossFireX™ Technology, ATI Radeon PowerPlay™, ATI Radeon Stream Technology, 2048 x 1536 Max Resolution Analog, 2560 x 1600 Max Resolution Digital, ATI Eyefinity Technology, DisplayPort Other Driver version 8.66 (Catalyst 9.10) or above is required to support ATI Eyefinity technology, and to enable a third display you require one panel with a DisplayPort connector. ATI Eyefinity technology works with games that support non-standard aspect ratios, which is required for panning across three displays. 2 Requires application support for ATI Stream technology. 3 DiRT2 download available starting December 11. Not available in all regions. Download coupon included in select XFX models only for a limited time. Codemasters”, the Codemasters logo and “DiRT”® are registered trademarks owned by Codemasters. “DiRT 2”™ is a trademark of Codemasters Software Company Limited. “Colin McRae”™ and the Colin McRae signature device are registered trademarks of Colin McRae. All other copyrights or trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are being used under license. This game is NOT licensed by or associated with the FIA or any related company.

Product Description

The XFX HD5870 offers the most advanced gaming experience todate. With the latest in GPU technology and full compatible with the upcoming DirectX 11 to ensure you are not missing out on anything.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars plays Crysis @ 1080p perfectly, October 17, 2009

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Jarrod - See all my reviews

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This review is from: XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1 GB DDR5 PCI-Express Card HD587AZNF9 (Personal Computers)

My previous card was the XLR8 Nvidia 9800 GT 1024mb ddr3. it would play crysis on very high spec with no anti-aliasing about 15-20 fps on my 40" tv. I can now play it on very high spec with 8x anti aliasing and maintain 30-40 fps. However, if you start a game without AAx8 on then switch it on, it will drop fps to about 10-15 for about a minute while it catches up, it's best to just start with AA already on. if you have a monitor that shows resolutions up to 1600p i couldn't tell you if this card can hit those resolutions with the same performance, but 1080p works like a charm. it comes with the ati catalist program that allows you to overclock it. all this performace is without overclocking.

WARNING: it does take two slots on the back of your computer. it only takes one pci express slot, but the card is so thick that it has 2 metal brackets instead of just one, where you connect your monitors. also it is 11 inches long. make sure it will fit before buying.


current build:
Dell XPS 420
vista 32 bit home premium
3G of Ram
Intel quad core processor Q6600 @ 2.4GHz
XFX Radeon HD5870 1024mb DDR5
320 gb hard drive
Thermal take black widow 850w power supply

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The fastest card right now, November 7, 2009

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Holy_COW "moo" (CR) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1 GB DDR5 PCI-Express Card HD587AZNF9 (Personal Computers)

Insanely fast, overclocking "out-of-the-box" is ok, goes to 900/1250.
After applying ASUS Bios and using MSI Afterburner, can get the GPU all the way to 1100-1200Mhz stable (can go to 1400 but good luck trying it), however no luck with the memory going over 1250.

Pros:
- Fastest video card on the market, can run anything with full details on my 24" at 1920x1200
- Can use an MCW-60 to watercool it (uses standard Ati holes/plate) and go to even higher clocks with low noise ;)
- Looks great on the case, a big card with a nice design on it (other brands place a girl/axe/other stuff on the side of the card that IMO looks ugly)
- Ati has the only DX11 cards on the market right now
- Display Port finally!
- Eyefinity with 3 monitors

Cons:
- A bit more overclockability from the memory will be nice.
- Over 1000Mhz the standard hsf can become noisy
- Eyefinity with 3 monitors (a con since it makes me think to buy 2 more monitors... lol!)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it and surprised, May 16, 2010

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John Darville (Nassau, Bahamas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1 GB DDR5 PCI-Express Card HD587AZNF9 (Personal Computers)

I am an avid Nvidia fan. I have been using Nvidia cards even when I did not realise it, back with the 3DFX "Voodoo cards" which was bought by Nvidia. I was wanting to turn my system into a dedicated Gaming machine for about a year now. But was waiting to see the next installment of the Intel CPU's and the new Cards from Nvidia.

Well after seeing the release of the GTX 470 and GTX 480 I was not completly impressed with the cards, as I and many thought it was going to be better. After hours and hours of thought I decided to go with the ATI HD 5870's in crossfire. This was a hard decision to make since I was an Nvidia boy.

But since I already had a high end PC which I built, plus since after reading review after review and seeing that my setup was onpare with some of the Core I7 PC's and added to that, the fact that my Gaming motherboard only supported dual ATI cards, I went with ATI and I am very happy indeed.

For someone who never used ATI cards because of the driver issues and incompatibility in games and programs. I have not experianced any glitches thats others claim after only a few weeks or days of owning their cards. So knock on wood, So far, so extreamly good !!!!