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GIGABYTE ATI Radeon HD6850 1GB DDR5 2DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card GV-R685OC-1GD
| Graphics Coprocessor | Radeon HD 6850 |
| Brand | GIGABYTE |
| Graphics Ram Size | 1 GB |
| GPU Clock Speed | 820 MHz |
| Video Output Interface | DisplayPort |
About this item
- Chipset: Radeon HD6850 Engine Clock: 820 MHz Video Memory: 1GB DDR5 Memory Clock: 4200 MHz
- Memory Interface: 256-bit Bus: PCI-Express 2.1 x16 RAMDAC: 400 MHz Stream Processor: 960
- Max. Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Connectors: Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort Thermal: Fansink(Dual PWM Fan)
- Support Microsoft Windows 7/Vista Support ATI CrossFireX Technology Support ATI Eyefinity Technology
- Support ATI Avivo HD Technology Support HDCP - High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection Support Microsoft DirectX 11,
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GIGABYTE Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.1 Graphics Card
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| Item Weight | 2.75 pounds |
|---|---|
| ASIN | B004F6GJAU |
| Item model number | GV-R685OC-1GD |
| Customer Reviews |
3.3 out of 5 stars |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | December 13, 2010 |
| Manufacturer | Gigabyte |
| Language | English |
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Customers like the quality, cooling, value, performance and appearance of the video card. For example, they mention it's a solid performer, looks great and that it runs anything without lag. That said, some complain about the cable.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the video card. They mention that it is great, perfect, and a solid performer. They also appreciate the very quiet operation and the fact that it works great for any game out there.
"...Update: Its been several weeks and this video card has been a solid performer. I am now using three 22" monitors without any problems...." Read more
"...for my computer after doing quite a bit of research, and was very happy with the specs, especially since my power supply would easily handle it with..." Read more
"...This Gigabyte model has a nice heat-pipe setup with two decent fans. It fits in my small(ish) case and only requires one power connection...." Read more
"...It's very quite, can't hear it running and faster, from the tests we have run, than the 7770... much faster on most games...." Read more
Customers like the cooling of the video card. They say it has a nice heat-pipe setup and the fans are very silent.
"...The dual fans are quiet and after a day of running dual monitors the GPU temperature stays at 52 degrees C with the fan speed at about 48% using all..." Read more
"...This Gigabyte model has a nice heat-pipe setup with two decent fans. It fits in my small(ish) case and only requires one power connection...." Read more
"...The card has independent fans and is quiet and powerful...." Read more
"...Need to get a 3rd party program to push it farther.-Fantastic cooling ability...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the video card. They say it's an affordable and reliable card that provides great performance for the price.
"...too much detail, you are definitely getting quality and great engineering for your money with this card that's made by a motherboard manufacturer..." Read more
"...it, i'd give it five stars, but otherwise, it's got great performance for the price, and i'd recommend it for anybody doing a budget PC build." Read more
"...This card is possibly the best bang for your buck.I chose the 6850 based on PassMark's price/performance rating, and they're right...." Read more
"...on card performance on passmark.com, this card was the best value for the price...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the video card. They mention that it runs anything without lag, has good performance for the price, and is extremely quiet. They also say that it can run graphics at the highest settings smoothly for graphic intense games.
"...However, I can say that I can now run graphics at the highest settings smoothly for graphic intense games and see amazing detail that I never knew..." Read more
"...i was able to run it with good fps on star wars old republic with no lag with everything set to high...." Read more
"...If you want to play games without breaking the bank, this will run anything without lag. I haven't found anything it won't run without lag...." Read more
"...It's very quite, can't hear it running and faster, from the tests we have run, than the 7770... much faster on most games...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the video card. They mention that it looks great, is well designed, and has a lot of ingenuity and quality built in. Some say that the image is really HD if you have a good monitor.
"...This card is designed really well with a lot of ingenuity and quality built in, coming from an engineer's viewpoint...." Read more
"This graphics card is excellent...." Read more
"...I have had it for almost a year now. It is perfect and the image is really HD if you have a good monitor too of course...." Read more
"...Looks great! They're also reasonably quiet, even during gaming. Five stars." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the emotional intensity of the video card. They mention that it is powerful, offers noticeable better performance, and has fantastic OC ability.
"...The card has independent fans and is quiet and powerful...." Read more
"...Pretty impressed with this card. The OC ability is fantastic and lets me reach 6870 class performance...." Read more
"...requires less power (so I didn't have to change my PSU), offers noticeable better perforce and stays cool n' quiet." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the cable of the video card. They mention that it doesn't include a cross-fire cable or connector, and that it has to be bought separately.
"...The box also comes with an analog DVI to VGA adapter. No crossfire cable is included...." Read more
"...But wait! The Gigabyte 6850's didn't come with a crossfire bridge. What's up with that?That said, the 6850 works well...." Read more
"...-No case badge included-Doesn't include a cross-fire connector. Has to be bought separately. Pretty impressed with this card...." Read more
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(HD6850 Review begins here)
Now for my review of the Gigabyte HD6850 card while adding new content and glossing over what has already been said. This card is designed really well with a lot of ingenuity and quality built in, coming from an engineer's viewpoint. Without going into too much detail, you are definitely getting quality and great engineering for your money with this card that's made by a motherboard manufacturer compared to other cards because of the use of 2 ounce copper board layer, unique Windforce cooling technology, and the best electronic components available such as the use of all solid capacitors, tier 1 memory, and the fastest switching MOSFETs available that all contributes to this cards performance. One problem that I foresee happening with this card is that the metal fins incorporated in the Windforce cooling can collect dust and debris in between which can cause blockage leading to the overheating of the GPU, so I recommend cleaning the fins out occasionally for efficient cooling.
One major note to those considering this card is that it is 9 inches long and 3 7/8 inches wide (not including the part of the board with the PCI-e teeth for insertion) so you need to make sure your case has the room to fit it. Take a measurement from the rear of the computer where the board brackets are secured out towards the front of the computer and make sure no part of the case or motherboard will interfere with installation. The card also uses two mounting bracket slots. I did not know the exact length when I bought the card and it was blocked by my motherboard's SATA connections upon insertion into the PCI-e slot. It took me a few attempts before I found a solution. Lucky for me I had SATA data cables that are right angled at one end so I switched the cable around making use of the right angle, but I gave up a SATA slot by doing so. I highly doubt I will need the SATA slot and it was well worth being able to use the graphics card.
Some other things to note that are probably already mentioned... the card was designed to be overclocked and comes that way from the factory. This means you can get more performance out of this card and yet it runs cool. The dual fans are quiet and after a day of running dual monitors the GPU temperature stays at 52 degrees C with the fan speed at about 48% using all factory default settings. I have not tried connecting three monitors yet. The card takes only one PCI-e power connection from the case power supply, not two as with the newest cards, but an adapter is included in the box with the graphics card that connects to two 4-pin drive power connectors from the case power supply if you don't have a PCI-e power connection. The box also comes with an analog DVI to VGA adapter. No crossfire cable is included. Crossfire is a feature of this card that allows you to add additional crossfire enabled graphic cards working in conjunction to boost your graphics processing capability for more extreme graphic performance. The card comes with a 3 year warranty not like the lifetime warranty of some others. If you are a serious gamer, you might buy another card after 2 years anyway.
When it came to connecting two monitors, I found that the HDMI output did not scale correctly on my monitors that are set to auto scale and would have probably needed to manually adjust the scaling. I recommend connecting the monitors to the DVI-I and DVI-D ports on the card for a hassle free installation unless you need picture and sound going to your monitor, then you may need to manually adjust the picture scale whether it is a monitor or TV. Read my update below if connecting a third monitor.
I will leave it to someone else to provide any graphics performance index measurements. You can find them on the internet, just Google the words 'gigabyte hd6850 performance.' However, I can say that I can now run graphics at the highest settings smoothly for graphic intense games and see amazing detail that I never knew existed!
I am very pleased with this card and highly recommend it. You will definitely get your monies worth for the high performance and quality of this card compared to other higher priced cards. I will definitely consider Gigabyte graphics cards again in the future if they keep building quality and performance for a decent price.
Update: If you are looking to do some serious overclocking... as far as my research goes, the factory overclocked cards like this one and ones made by ASUS are limited in that area because there are no graphic card applications like Catalyst, Afterburner, and Trixx that support flexible voltage adjustments for the new voltage regulator chip on this card that is necessary to push the card further. I would not be surprised that the new voltage regulator chip is supported in the future however. Already the latest version of Catalyst software will overclock this card to 985Mhz.
Update: Its been several weeks and this video card has been a solid performer. I am now using three 22" monitors without any problems. The GPU temperature remains between 51C and 54C at 50% fan speed throughout the day. If you are considering using three monitors and your third monitor doesn't have a Display Port, be sure to use an ATI certified ACTIVE DP adapter such as Accell, otherwise you risk the third monitor not displaying. Also it has to say it is ATI certified, otherwise don't buy it. The one I am using is an Accell B087B-005B UltraAV DisplayPort to DVI-D Single-Link Active Adapter. Make sure this adapter has firmware 0x95 if you buy it because a major display bug was fixed. If you buy this adapter from Amazon, most likely it will have the latest 0x95 firmware. So far the setup has worked really really well! No complaints. 2-07-12
(Check out the pictures I have included in Amazon's product description).
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2011
(HD6850 Review begins here)
Now for my review of the Gigabyte HD6850 card while adding new content and glossing over what has already been said. This card is designed really well with a lot of ingenuity and quality built in, coming from an engineer's viewpoint. Without going into too much detail, you are definitely getting quality and great engineering for your money with this card that's made by a motherboard manufacturer compared to other cards because of the use of 2 ounce copper board layer, unique Windforce cooling technology, and the best electronic components available such as the use of all solid capacitors, tier 1 memory, and the fastest switching MOSFETs available that all contributes to this cards performance. One problem that I foresee happening with this card is that the metal fins incorporated in the Windforce cooling can collect dust and debris in between which can cause blockage leading to the overheating of the GPU, so I recommend cleaning the fins out occasionally for efficient cooling.
One major note to those considering this card is that it is 9 inches long and 3 7/8 inches wide (not including the part of the board with the PCI-e teeth for insertion) so you need to make sure your case has the room to fit it. Take a measurement from the rear of the computer where the board brackets are secured out towards the front of the computer and make sure no part of the case or motherboard will interfere with installation. The card also uses two mounting bracket slots. I did not know the exact length when I bought the card and it was blocked by my motherboard's SATA connections upon insertion into the PCI-e slot. It took me a few attempts before I found a solution. Lucky for me I had SATA data cables that are right angled at one end so I switched the cable around making use of the right angle, but I gave up a SATA slot by doing so. I highly doubt I will need the SATA slot and it was well worth being able to use the graphics card.
Some other things to note that are probably already mentioned... the card was designed to be overclocked and comes that way from the factory. This means you can get more performance out of this card and yet it runs cool. The dual fans are quiet and after a day of running dual monitors the GPU temperature stays at 52 degrees C with the fan speed at about 48% using all factory default settings. I have not tried connecting three monitors yet. The card takes only one PCI-e power connection from the case power supply, not two as with the newest cards, but an adapter is included in the box with the graphics card that connects to two 4-pin drive power connectors from the case power supply if you don't have a PCI-e power connection. The box also comes with an analog DVI to VGA adapter. No crossfire cable is included. Crossfire is a feature of this card that allows you to add additional crossfire enabled graphic cards working in conjunction to boost your graphics processing capability for more extreme graphic performance. The card comes with a 3 year warranty not like the lifetime warranty of some others. If you are a serious gamer, you might buy another card after 2 years anyway.
When it came to connecting two monitors, I found that the HDMI output did not scale correctly on my monitors that are set to auto scale and would have probably needed to manually adjust the scaling. I recommend connecting the monitors to the DVI-I and DVI-D ports on the card for a hassle free installation unless you need picture and sound going to your monitor, then you may need to manually adjust the picture scale whether it is a monitor or TV. Read my update below if connecting a third monitor.
I will leave it to someone else to provide any graphics performance index measurements. You can find them on the internet, just Google the words 'gigabyte hd6850 performance.' However, I can say that I can now run graphics at the highest settings smoothly for graphic intense games and see amazing detail that I never knew existed!
I am very pleased with this card and highly recommend it. You will definitely get your monies worth for the high performance and quality of this card compared to other higher priced cards. I will definitely consider Gigabyte graphics cards again in the future if they keep building quality and performance for a decent price.
Update: If you are looking to do some serious overclocking... as far as my research goes, the factory overclocked cards like this one and ones made by ASUS are limited in that area because there are no graphic card applications like Catalyst, Afterburner, and Trixx that support flexible voltage adjustments for the new voltage regulator chip on this card that is necessary to push the card further. I would not be surprised that the new voltage regulator chip is supported in the future however. Already the latest version of Catalyst software will overclock this card to 985Mhz.
Update: Its been several weeks and this video card has been a solid performer. I am now using three 22" monitors without any problems. The GPU temperature remains between 51C and 54C at 50% fan speed throughout the day. If you are considering using three monitors and your third monitor doesn't have a Display Port, be sure to use an ATI certified ACTIVE DP adapter such as Accell, otherwise you risk the third monitor not displaying. Also it has to say it is ATI certified, otherwise don't buy it. The one I am using is an Accell B087B-005B UltraAV DisplayPort to DVI-D Single-Link Active Adapter. Make sure this adapter has firmware 0x95 if you buy it because a major display bug was fixed. If you buy this adapter from Amazon, most likely it will have the latest 0x95 firmware. So far the setup has worked really really well! No complaints. 2-07-12
(Check out the pictures I have included in Amazon's product description).
DON'T BUY THIS FROM AMAZON. IF YOU MUST BUY IT, GO TO A RETAILER THAT WILL HONOR A MANUFACTURERS GUARANTEE, OR AT LEAST REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT THEY SOLD YOU.
I would say this product was a piece of junk, rip into it, but i had checked it's temps with Speccy, and found that it never went past 55C when running Skyrim, even with a fan broken! that's some pretty amazing cooling, considering it had been crippled by the loss of one fan. If I had never opened the PC case, I never would have even noticed the problem, as the card was running just fine. It's now in a box headed back to amazon, and they sent me another with a hopefully fully functional cooler on it. I was very happy with the performance when i received it, and i'm sure the new one will be better. If I didn't have to return it, i'd give it five stars, but otherwise, it's got great performance for the price, and i'd recommend it for anybody doing a budget PC build.









