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Sapphire Radeon HD5870 Video Card Review
Author: Will West
Published: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Card Layout and Features
Here we have the Sapphire Radeon HD5870, The HD5870 is currently one of the fastest single chip graphics cards on the market today that also fully supports DirectX 11.
The Sapphire Radeon HD5870 is an extremely long card that easily matches the size of the last big Sapphire card, the Radeon HD4870X2.
The backside of the Sapphire Radeon HD5870 has a black metal plate that covers the entire PCB. Much like a memory heat spreader this cover allows for easy handling of the card without shorting out any sensitive components, or simply damaging them with misplaced fingers.
The only exposed item found on the back of the video card is the familiar heatsink retaining plate. Removal of this item is not unlike any other ATI product.
Display connections are typical for a desktop application and feature 2x Dual-Link DVI, HDMI and a single DisplayPort.
Display connections are typical for a desktop application and feature 2x Dual-Link DVI, HDMI and a single DisplayPort.
Across the top of the card you will find 2 CrossFire bridges connections allowing you to connect up to four Radeon video cards at once. The actual number of cards will be limited to available expansion slots on your motherboard and card slots in a case.
