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Asus company already equipped its alternative radeon HD of 5870 series matrix with two gigas-byte memory GDDR- 5. The video card with analogous capacity appeared also in the segment of professional graphical solutions. It became clear that the radeon HD 5870 versions with the memory capacity increased to 2 Gb will begin to appear also in the assortment of other AMD partners productions .
Sapphire company presented yesterday immediately two new radeon HD 5870 with 2 Gb memory. Both obtained the cooling system Vapor- X, which uses the effect of vaporizing chamber and heat pipes.


Version with the suffix Vapor- X is satisfied by default frequencies 850/4800 MHz, and the version series TOXIC works at frequencies 925/4900 MHz. The energy consumption level of both video card under load does not exceed 190 W, in the rest state it is reduced to 27 W.
The cost of TOXIC HD5870 2 Gb is equal to $570, Vapor- X HD5870 2 Gb is proposed for $555. This on average $60 more expensive than analogous in characteristic video card with 1 Gb GDDR- 5 memories. Simultaneously Sapphire proposes radeon HD 5850 with 2 Gb GDDR- 5 memory, characterized by the cooling system Vapor- X. They are proposed for $410 and $430, depending on the default frequencies, which are equal to 735/4200 MHz and 765/4500 MHz respectively. Related Products :
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