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SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 3870 REVIEW

"Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 review featuring the powerful Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 video card from ATI. The Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 is compared to Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT which the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 replaces."

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 3870


SYSTEM INFORMATION
VIDEO CARD SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 3870
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT
ATI DRIVER CATALYST v8.5
PROCESSOR AMD ATHLON64 X2 4200
MOTHERBOARD ASROCK 939 DUAL SATA 2
MEMORY 2 x 1GB OCUK PC3200 DDR
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 3
DIRECTX v9.0c

LOST PLANET

NORMAL QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 387086
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT45 (-48%)

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 387061
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT34 (-44%)

EXTREME QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 387035
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT20 (-43%)

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 3870 SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT

COMMENT - "We are now moving onto more recent and demanding games which should show the power of the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 more clearly. The Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 just loves modern games like Lost Planet and the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 outperforms the Sapphire Radeon x1950 Pro by between 43% to 48%."

WORLD IN CONFLICT

NORMAL QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 387073
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT70 (-4%)

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 387056
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT55 (-2%)

EXTREME QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 387033
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT27 (-18%)

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 3870 SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT

COMMENT - "Even though World in Conflict is a modern game it would appear to be more processor stressful then video card stressful. However the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 still put in a grat performance outperforming the Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT by 18%."

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 3870 REVIEW

PAGE 1 - INTRODUCTION
PAGE 2 - 3DMARK 2006 AND SHADERMARK
PAGE 3 - DOOM 3 AND PREY
PAGE 4 - LOST PLANET AND WORLD IN CONFLICT
PAGE 5 - SUPREME COMMANDER FORGED ALLIANCE AND CRYSIS

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