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SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE
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The SAPPHIRE HD 5870 Vapor-X is based on the latest graphics architecture from the ATI division of AMD, the second generation of GPU to be built in its 40nm process. It supports the advanced graphical features of DirectX 11, and delivers spectacular video clarity, speed and visual effects, including over multiple monitors with the new ATI Eyefinity mode.
Sporting a new 150GB/s memory interface supporting fifth generation GDDR5 memory and a new architecture with a total of 1600 stream processors and 80 texture units the SAPPHIRE HD 5870 Vapor-X has twice the computing power of the previous generation. With enhanced clock speeds of 870MHz core and 1250MHz (5GHz effective) the SAPPHIRE HD 5870 Vapor-X model is the fastest card in its class, and SAPPHIRE’s World leading Vapor-X technology not only allows the card to run as much as 15 degrees C cooler** and 10dB quieter** than the standard model, it provides additional headroom for performance tuning (overclocking).
*Record from Sapphire internal test data
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| Vapor-X Cooling
Vapor Chamber Technology is based on the same principles as heatpipe technology. A liquid coolant is vaporised at a hot surface, the resulting vapor is condensed at a cold surface then the liquid is returned to the hot surface. The recirculation process is controlled by a patented wick system.
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X flattens the whole system into a slim chamber - which in the graphics application is mounted in contact with the surface of the graphics chip.
Expand
Expand your visual real estate with ATI Eyefinity Technology, with revolutionary multi-display capabilities that let you see more and get more done.
ATI Eyefinity technology maximizes your field of view across up to three displays, fully engaging your peripheral vision and putting you right IN the game.
- Flight Sim and Racing Games:
Create the ultimate flight or racing simulation platform by extending supported games across multiple displays for a panoramic view that gives you a true sense of height and speed.
- Role-playing Games (RPG):
Get a bird’s-eye view and spread out game information across multiple screens and still stay in the center of the action.
- Real-time strategy (RTS):
See more of the battlefield without having to zoom.
- First-Person Shooter (FPS):
Get a better view of what’s going on around you, use your peripheral vision so you can see the enemy before they see you.
Help increase productivity by maximizing your visual workspace so you can see more Windows simultaneously
The perfect solution for your home or office, ATI Eyefinity technology makes multi-tasking a snap by eliminating the need to flip between windows. Surf the internet, do email, edit photos or videos, track your stocks and much more all at the same time.
ATI Eyefinity technology is ideal for multimedia applications; it allows you to keep several ‘palettes’ or ‘panels’ open while you edit images or videos.
Accelerate
Perform tasks on a PC faster with ATI Stream technology, speed up demanding everyday applications and get more done in less time.
Unleash the massive parallel processing power of your GPU to help you do more with your PC than ever before.
With multimedia softwares that support ATI Stream, users can enjoy fast video encoding and transcoding so video playback, editing and transferring content to portable media players is quick and easy.
DirectCompute presents even more opportunities for you to take advantage of your ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series GPU for tasks other than just rendering
- DirectCompute, helps improve PC performance by taking on some or all of a DirectX 11-enabled application’s processing load, freeing up the computer’s mainprocessor to take on additional tasks.
- DirectX 11-enabled applications are designed for fast performance on your PC running Windows 7. In addition, programs designed for Windows 7 can convert a digital media file to a different size or format can perform a faster conversion (i.e. transcode) under Windows 7 than under previous versions of WIndows.
- Windows® 7 with built-in drag and drop transcoding is a great example how ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series GPUs provide an exceptional experience for the upcoming operating system.
- High performance anisotropic filtering and 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) smooth jagged edges and create true-to-life graphics, for everything from grass to facial features.
Dominate
With DirectX® 11 support you can play the latest HD games with unrivalled visual quality, astonishing realism and ultra-fast frame rates.
Get unrivalled visual quality and intense gaming performance and for today and tomorrow with support for Microsoft® DirectX® 11
- ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series graphics accelerators and software drivers are the first to offer full support for Microsoft DirectX® 11.
- Get striking 3D visual effects and dynamic interactivity with DirectX® 11 support, including features like HDR Texture Compression, DirectCompute and Tessellation.
- DirectX® 11 brings new levels of visual realism to gaming on the PC and you’ll get top-notch performance for these titles with ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series GPUs.
Get AMDs most advanced technology and massive compute power with ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series GPUs
- AMD’s 2nd generation TeraScale engine dramatically increases the processing power over the previous generation.
- Feel the power of more than 2 teraFLOPS plowing through the most demanding games.
- Experience the speed, responsiveness and performance of ultra-high bandwidth GDDR5memory.
- Get up to 1.8X of a graphics performance boost with ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode.
ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series GPUs are designed to deliver all the benefits of Microsoft Windows® 7
Engineered to take advantage of all the graphical features within the new Windows 7 operating system, ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series GPUs deliver a visually compelling experience and a fast, responsive PC.
Sapphire Vapor-X HD 5870 System Requirements
- PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
- 500 Watt or greater power supply with 2x 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connector recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ Technology in dual mode)”
- Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products
- Minimum 1GB of system memory
- Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
- DVD playback requires DVD drive
- Blu-ray™ / HD DVD playback requires Blu-ray / HD DVD drive
- For an ATI CrossFireX™ system, a second ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 graphics card, an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per graphics card (optional) are required
- To support 3 displays, one of the monitors has to support DisplayPort.
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| Vapor-X Cooling Technology |
| Microsoft DirectX® 11 Support |
| ATI Eyefinity Technology(B.C.) |
| ATI Stream Technology(A.E.)
Designed for DirectCompute 5.0 and OpenCL
Accelerate Video Transcoding
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| Advanced GDDR5 Memory Technology |
| 2nd Generation TeraScale Engine |
| Microsoft Windows 7® Support(F.) |
| ATI CrossFireX™ Technology(D.) |
| Enhanced Anisotropic Filtering |
| Accelerated Video Transcoding |
| Display Flexibility, Supports DL-DVI, DP, HDMI and D-Sub |
| Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™ Support |
| ATI PowerPlay™ Technology8 – Enhanced Support for GDDR5 memory(E.) |
| ATI Avivo™ Technology Enhanced Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD 2)(E.) |
| Remarks
A. ATI Stream Technology Requires Application Support
B. Driver version 8.66 (Catalyst 9.10) or above is required to support ATI Eyfinity technology and to enable a third display you require one panel with a DisplayPort connector |
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| I/O Output: Dual DL-DVI-I+DP+HDMI, Triple Display Support |
| Memory Clock: Effective 5000 MHz |
| PCI Express 2.0 x16 bus interface |
| 1024MB /256bit GDDR5 memory interface |
| Dual Slot Cooler with Auto Fan Control, 2 Ball Bearing |
| On-board HDMI, supports HDMI 1.3 with High Bitrate Audio |
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| | Info.ba: Preporuka | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE |  "Spoj snage novog AMD GPU-a i efikasnog sistema hlađenja je idealan, na što ukazuje i izgled. [...]
Iako zvuk u početku ima neki čudan pitch, kao automobil kada se tek pali, poslije se stabilizuje i bez opterećenja je karta praktično nečujna. Ventilator se tada vrti na 27%, što u kombinaciji sa izuzetno niskim desktop frekvencijama od 157/330 MHz novih Radeona daje temperaturu od samo 38ºC. Opterećenje osjetno ubrzava ventilator na 54%, ali je tiho zujanje koju pravi i dalje osjetno tiše nego Asus na 37%! Dakle, čak i nakon duge
sesije igranja, Vapor-X skoro da ćete jedva čuti iz kućišta." |  |
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| | Editor's Choice by Computer Shopper | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | If you're looking for a reason to buy any given ATI Radeon HD 5870 card over others with similar specs, the Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 5870 makes an enticing option thanks to its improved cooling, slight speed overclock, and pair of free games. Even if you never intend to overclock the card any further, the Vapor-X cooler helps quiet the card, as lower temperatures mean that the cooling fan won't have to spin as fast. And in high-end gaming rigs, typically crammed full of noisy high-end components and an armada of buzzing fans to keep everything cool, we'll take all the quiet components we can get. | |
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| | Highly Recommended and Whisper Quiet Awards by Bigbruin | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | Sapphire's Vapor-X Radeon HD5870 takes a top of the line single GPU graphics card and enhances it in a few areas to make it even more appealing. The 3D performance is definitely impressive, but the fact that it stays cool, quiet, and doesn't send the electric meter spinning seems like an even greater accomplishment.
The Vapor-X Radeon HD5870 is definitely unique, and if you want to show of your card's appearance as much as its performance, it is definitely a top pick. In addition, thebundle of accessories includes everything you would need and then some, offering two titles for your 3D gaming pleasure.
Considering the performance, aesthetics, and price relative to other HD5870 cards, the Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD5870 1GB graphics card earns the Bigbruin.com "Highly Recommended" award. And considering just how cool and quiet it stays while providing some serious 3D horsepower it earns the "Whisper Quiet" award.
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| | Golden Bear Award by Bjorn3D | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | The Sapphire Vapor X 5870 is still the video card to have in our computers, as it is still the undisputed champion for single core video cards.
Once again the 5870 Vapor X video card shows its supremacy when it comes to our games. During my testing and playing with this video card not once did this video card ever hiccup, studder, or even slow down. By Sapphire adding their unique cooler Vapor X design to this video card ensures that we will get years of life out of this product, while at the same time run extremely quiet.
Having a price point on or around the 400USD mark is a fair price to pay, to have the most powerful single core video card on the market. While looking at the other offerings, other video cards that are in the 400USD+ range make the 5870 Vapor X an even more sweeter deal.
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| | Bull's Eye Award by Firingsquad | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | Sapphire’s delivered yet another winner with their 5870 Vapor-X. The card’s vapor chamber cooling does an incredible job of keeping ATI’s RV870 GPU cool – we recorded temps that were 11 degrees cooler at load in comparison to ATI’s stock cooling unit, and the Sapphire 5870 Vapor-X runs quieter than the stock ATI cooler as well.
The 5870 Vapor-X is also the first Radeon 5870 board to receive factory-sanctioned overclocking. The GPU is OC’ed 20MHz, while the memory runs 50MHz than stock out-of-the-box. This speed boost provides a nice 2% bump in performance over the stock 5870s on the market.
The Sapphire 5870 Vapor-X is without a doubt, the best 5870 board on the market right now though. In a sea of Radeon 5870 cards based on ATI’s standard clock speeds and cooling, the 5870 Vapor-X really stands out. The fact that it sells for just $10 more than the stock card makes it an incredible value.
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| | Recommended by Neoseeker | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | Very, very nice -- the Sapphire HD 5870 required less power than the factory reference HD 4870 in our tests, and it has about twice the transistors. Great stuff! .
As far as video cards on the market right now (November 2009), the Sapphire HD 5870 doesn't have much trouble securing a reservation for one of the best seats in the entire theater. If you've been keeping up with your Neoseeker review readings recently, you've probably noticed our prior recommendation of the HD 5870. It is tough to deny the HD 5870, as there just isn't much competition. .
And if you are considering HD 5870's, then Sapphire's HD 5870 is perhaps the best looking option available right now. While the factory overclock is pretty insignificant, the Vapor-X cooler is certainly worth the small price premium (+$10 USD seems the norm). The HD 5870 Vapor-X also comes with a good bundle, featuring two full games. So if you are anxious to dive into the HD 5000 series and are looking for the place to do it, check out this cool card from Sapphire.
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| | Editor's Choice by Techgage | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | Sapphire's Vapor-X continues this awesomeness by decreasing the overall noise, improving upon the temperatures, and boosting the clocks just a smidgen. The clock boosts really aren't anything to focus on, though, since they're so minor. But when you combine all these things together, the $20 premium that Sapphire asks for seems rather moot. This isn't even taking into consideration that not one, but two free games (Battlestations Pacific and Dirt 2) are bundled in the package.
The HD 5870 in general is a great card, we've established that, but is it the card for you? That depends. As seen in our results, the performance delivered is rather incredible in every single game we tested with.
For those who want the best possible GPU for the money right now, the HD 5870 is hands-down the winner, and Sapphire only improves on the best with its Vapor-X, which proves itself to be well worth the $20 premium, and as a result, earned itself one of our Editor's Choice awards.
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| | 5 Stars Award by Rage3D | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | The Sapphire HD5870 is a excellent card, the pinnacle of gaming performance for enthusiasts available today. The Vapor-X cooler does a great job of not only being more effective that the already impressive reference design, but more compact and quieter as well. The factory overclock while modest helps bump up performance to even higher levels at lower temperatures.
The inclusion of not one but two major games is a great added value, especially the hotly anticipated DirectX 11 title DIRT 2. The included peripherals are pretty standard, but nice to have - although I can't really imagine anyone using the card with a PSU without at least one 2x3pin PCIe power connector, they might be very useful for when adding a second card.
Rage3D awards the Sapphire HD5870 Vapor-X five stars! The Vapor-X offers top performance, unique style and outstanding cooling which delivers excellent value - definitely worth the premium over reference designs. More of the same please, Sapphire.
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| | Editor's Choice by Legit Reviews | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | From the second we saw the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X graphics card we fell in love with it. The card stands out from the crowd and has a bad boy appearance to it that the reference card just doesn't have. The best part about the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X is that the cooler actually works. We witnessed an 8dBA decrease in fan noise and an insane 18C drop in temperatures while gaming.
When it comes to pricing, the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X graphics card started selling on Newegg.com for $399.99 shipped, which is just $10 more than a reference card. For an extra $10 you get a card that comes with Vapor-X cooling technology and two game titles! Nearly everyone will enjoy either Colin McRae: DiRT 2 or Battlestations Pacific, so you have a really good value on your hands.
For an extra ten dollars this one is an easy choice and the Sapphire Vapor-X 5870 is better than any other Radeon HD 5870 on the market today.
Sapphire raises the bar when it comes to Radeon HD 5870's and is now the company to beat thanks to their Vapor-X cooling technology and factory overclocked settings.
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| | Editor's Choice by Pureoverclock | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | In an ironic twist and somewhat of a surprise then, is the Sapphire Radeon 5870 Vapor-X not only offers good gaming value but killer top performance as well.
In terms of performance, the 5870 Vapor-X comes factory-overclocked, only slightly bumping up the core and memory speeds, but more importantly bringing a custom cooler that tames the horsepower under the hood, keeping the card very cool and very quiet as a result; that is no small feat. Assuming you have the physical space in your case to house this card, it's just drop-and-go; you won't hear it inside your case, it won't create a furnace effect in your room, but you'll sure see the results in your gaming framerates. Quite simply, this card embarasses the previous generation cards while also running roughshod over current Nvidia offerings. It doesn't matter whether you're an Nvidia or ATI fanboy, this card is very impressive no matter how you slice it; lower power, lower temperatures, and higher performance is a rare combination, but Sapphire has successfully accomplished just that.
Sapphire's Radeon 5870 Vapor-X is a very impressive graphics card, posting some eye-watering results and sitting atop the proverbial performance heap as king of the hill, at least for the time being. There are one or two competing 5870 products that may offer higher overclocking potential (and we'll be looking at them shortly), but if you want top performance in a cool and quiet setup without any hassle or tweaking, the Sapphire Radeon 5870 Vapor-X is about as good as it gets.
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| | Editor's Choice by OverClockersClub | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | After looking at many of Sapphire's Vapor-X lineup, I have to say that the Vapor-X lineup delivers the goods, in terms of performance and cooling, with the overhead available to increase the level of graphics performance without fear of overheating the video card.
The days of keeping the card cool regardless of how noisy it gets are over. When it comes to overclocking, the HD 5870 and HD 5750 Vapor-X cards gave up impressive speeds, above what I could get on the reference versions. The notable overclocks were 150MHz worth of increase on the HD 5750 and 116MHz on the 5870, plus a massive 200Mhz on the 5750's 1GB of GDDR5 memory. With no doubt, the use of better cooling and better components helps in this department. Solid capacitors and "Black Diamond" chokes offer a longer life span, cooler operating temperatures (10% cooler), and improved efficiency (25+%).
Sapphire has always included a nice bundle that adds value to the purchase of their video cards, and this series of cards is no different. With each card you get all the hardware needed to get connected to your system, as well as the added bonus of two free games with the 5870, and a single game with the 5750. With the 5870, you get Battle Stations Pacific and a coupon for the DirectX 11 title, Dirt 2, while with the 5750 you get just the Dirt2 coupon, good for a free download of the game when it is launched in early December.
What you can take advantage of though is ATI's "Eyefinity" multi-monitor technology, where you can string three monitors together in surround mode, to increase the immersion level while playing games. Flight and driving sims would be the obvious games to take advantage of this. Resolutions of up to 7680x1600 are supported on these cards. So, you say you want more performance than one card will give you? Just pop another one, two or three more into a supported motherboard and the performance should scale upwards quite well.
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| | Victus Award by Hitechlegion | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | Why go out and spend extra money on an aftermarket GPU heatsink cooling solution when for $10.00 USD more than the Standard Sapphire HD 5870 you can have a Vapor-X Edition? Both the 5870 and 5750 Vapor-X Edition video cards proved to be more efficient than the cards tested with stock heatsinks.
If you are seeking true gaming performance without having to skimp on video enhancements such as AA and AF in higher resolutions the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X Edition with it's superior cooling potential is a chioce not to be overlooked. The Radeon HD 5870 is quite possibly the highest performing single GPU video card on the market today. You can also take advantage of the benefits DirectX 11 has to offer since it is the only Mainstream Enthusiast video card on the market. If you are contemplating a video card that can render graphics across multiple monitors, Eyefinity comes standard with all Sapphire 5000 series video cards and can be accomplished without having to purchase additional software.
Not looking to get into serious gaming but would still like to have a video card that performs well and stays cool while multitasking. The Sapphire HD 5750 Vapor-X Edition is an affordable chioce. You still get the benefits of DirectX 11 and the same technology built into the Radeon HD 5000 series video cards at a price that will not be hard on your pocket.
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| | DAM Good Award by Hardwarecanucks | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | HD 5870 Vapor-X is really a jack of all trades that excels in every meaningful area and then some. To say that we were satisfied by its performance is an understatement of epic proportions since it was able to consistently beat a stock clocked card while offering some truly awe-inspiring cooling performance.
Speaking of cooling performance, we should mention straight off the bat that the efficient 40nm core on the HD 5870 allows even the reference heatsink to put down some very respectable numbers. However, Sapphire has leveraged their Vapor-X technology to move thermal performance from merely good into the realm of incredible. What makes matters even better is the fact that as a whole, the design of this particular Vapor-X heatsink looks absolutely stunning.
Without a doubt, Sapphire’s Vapor-X is the current torch bearer for a new generation of HD 5870 cards that will offer increased performance, cooling and even longevity over their reference brethren.
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| | Golden Tachometer Award by Benchmarkreviews | | | SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE | | As a whole, the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X video card offers more raw functionality than we can find from competing GeForce products.
In summary, there's a long future ahead for the entire Radeon HD 5000 series; especially with the HD5870 and Sapphire's Vapor-X design. DirectX 11 is the future of gaming, whether the competition likes it or not, and ATI has a huge head-start on absorbing an early market share. Eyefinity is a nice touch and it certainly adds to the gaming experience, but there's such an incredibly small portion of potential users for the technology that in reality the Radeon 5800 series has only its shear graphics power to make the sales pitch. I give my recommendation for the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X DirectX 11 video card 21161-03 for high-performance gamers interested in unparalleled frame rates, and multi-monitor power users wanting triple-panel diversity. | |
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