With just about all of ATI's partners launching Radeon HD 5000-series products, there isn't exactly a shortage of choice (it's availability that's a problem).
However, making sure it has every possible scenario covered, PowerColor has introduced a total of six models based on AMD's DirectX 11 architecture. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean custom-cooling or specialised cards, instead we're treated to three different bundles of each of AMD's two new products - the Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 5850.
As expected, all of PowerColor's offerings are stock clocked. Choosing between them is fairly simple - there's the standard card, a bundle with upcoming gaming title Colin McRae: Dirt 2, or a bundle with a KONNET HDMI cable. The bundles add $10 or $30, respectively, to PowerColor's suggested retail price.
Here's how the PowerColor six stack up:
| HD5850 | HD5850 Dirt2 Edition |
HD5850 with EHD cable |
HD5870 | HD5870 Dirt2 Edition |
HD5870 with FHD cable |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Speed | 725MHz | 725MHz | 725MHz | 850MHz | 850MHz | 850MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1000MHz (4.0Gbps) | 1000MHz (4.0Gbps) | 1000MHz (4.0Gbps) | 1200MHz (4.8Gbps) | 1200MHz (4.8Gbps) | 1200MHz (4.8Gbps) |
| Memory | 1GB GDDR5 | 1GB GDDR5 | 1GB GDDR5 | 1GB GDDR5 | 1GB GDDR5 | 1GB GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256bit | 256bit | 256bit | 256bit | 256bit | 256bit |
| Eyefinity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| CrossFireX | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Output | Dual DL-DVI / HDMI / Display Port | Dual DL-DVI / HDMI / Display Port | Dual DL-DVI / HDMI / Display Port | Dual DL-DVI / HDMI / Display Port | Dual DL-DVI / HDMI / Display Port | Dual DL-DVI / HDMI / Display Port |
| MSRP | $259 | $269 | $289 | $379 | $389 | $409 |
Official press release: AMD AND POWERCOLOR LAUNCH THE NEW GENERATION HD5800 SERIES
