The existence of alternative versions radeon HD 5870 is not surprise: in the past month corresponding video card presented Sapphire and PowerColor. If the first has the cooling system Vapor- X with vaporizing chamber, then the second was limited to the installation of water-block to the standard version radeon HD 5870.
As reports associate, last week AMD partners obtained official instruments set for developing their own video card versions radeon HD 58xx. This means that approximately during January the quantity of alternative versions radeon HD 5870 will increase. Furthermore, this indirectly indicates AMD confidence in the solution of the problem with the scarcity of 40 nm video chip RV870. The company representatives repeatedly declared, that during December the deliveries volumes will be increased by ten times.