The ATI Radeon HD 3850 GPU allows you to experience the power of HD with graphics processing designed for how you work and play. Advance to the next generation of HD game performance and life-like realism thanks to DirectX® 10.1 capabilities and plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU upgradeability. Watch the latest Blu-ray and HD-DVD videos in full 1080p HD – and upscale beyond - without placing huge demands on your CPU. Enjoy break-through efficiency with more processing performance per watt and energy-saving features to help save you money.
Advance to the next generation of gaming with incredible performance, life-like graphics and support for the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1. With 320 stream processors and PCI Express® 2.0 support, you’re ready for the most demanding titles. And thanks to plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX™ upgradeability, it is easy to turbo-charge your 3D performance.
The latest Blu-ray and HD DVD movies play smoothly at full 1080p and your CPU is unbound for other tasks thanks to the Unified Video Decoder. Enjoy ultimate image quality with resolutions upscaled beyond1080p for the most processing-intensive content. And with a choice of digital outputs, you have more options when enjoying your digital entertainment.
Features
High Speed GDDR3 memory
Superscalar unified shader architecture
320 stream processing units
256-bit memory interface
DirectX® 10.1 / Shader Model 4.1 support
PCI Express® 2.0 support
ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU support for highly scalable performance -Use up to four GPUs with an AMD 790FX based motherboard
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) for Blu-ray™ and HD DVD
ATI PowerPlay™ energy conserving technology
Dynamic geometry acceleration
Game physics processing capability
Tech Specs
Box Contents
VisionTek ATI Radeon 256MB HD3850 graphics card
DVI-I to VGA adapter
DVI to HDMI adapter (supports audio and video)
Crossfire bridge interconnect
S-Video/composite adapter
Component HDTV connection
System Requirements
PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
450 Watt or greater power supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express® power connector recommended (550 Watt for ATI CrossFireX™ with two 6-pin connectors)
Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products
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 a complete ATI CrossFireX™ system, a second ATI Radeon™ HD 3850 graphics card, an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per board (included) are required
While we took an initial look at the 3850 some months ago, we had the chance to do a full review on VisionTek's 3850 offering. Does it trump other boards based on the reference design, or does the tremendous value of the HD 3850 overshadow all?...read the full review
