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Asus Launches The ATI Radeon HD 3870 Series |
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Friday, 16 November 2007 |
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ASUS today introduced the world’s first overclocking version of the latest generation of AMD GPUs, the ATI Radeon HD 3800 chipset, with the ASUS EAH3800 TOP. Users will enjoy 8% and 4% improvement in gaming experiences respectively with the EAH3850 TOP/G/HTDI/256M and EAH3870 TOP/G/HTDI/512M. Along with the standard versions EAH3870/G/HTDI/512M and EAH3850/G/HTDI/256M, all the ASUS EAH3800 Series models will be upgraded soon to a second version that will come incorporated with the newest thermal solution – the Glaciator Fansink*. With its unique design, the Glaciator Fansink will keep the GPU temperature 20ºC cooler than reference designed boards.
With the EAH3850 TOP/G/HTDI/256M, gamers can expect core and memory clock performance boosts from 668MHz up to 730MHz and from 828MHz up to 950MHz respectively. While with the EAH3870 TOP/G/HTDI/512M, the core and memory clock performance boosts are from775MHz up to 850MHz and from 1125MHz up to 1140MHz. Such unprecedented performance upgrades helps elevate the EAH3850 TOP/G/HTDI/256M’s 3DMark06 score from 8111 to 8779; and the EAH3870 TOP/G/HTDI/512M’s from 9304 to 9687 – an astonishing 8% and 4% improvement in speed when compared to any other reference designed board**. Gamers can now feel the adrenaline rush of superb gaming performance only with the ASUS EAH3870 TOP/G/HTDI/512M and EAH3850 TOP/G/HTDI/256M.
Specifications
| Model |
EAH3870 TOP/G/HTDI/512M |
EAH3850 TOP/G/HTDI/256M |
Graphics Engine |
Radeon HD 3870 |
Radeon HD 3850 |
Video Memory |
512MB DDR4 |
256MB DDR3 |
Engine Clock |
850 MHz |
730 MHz |
Memory Clock |
2.28GHz (1.14GHz DDR4) |
1.9GHz (950MHz DDR3) |
Memory Interface |
256-bit |
256-bit |
DVI Max. Resolution |
2560 * 1600 |
2560 * 1600 |
Bus Standard |
PCI Express 2.0 |
PCI Express 2.0 |
DVI Output |
DVI-I |
DVI-I |
HDCP compliant |
Yes |
Yes |
D-Sub Output |
Yes, via DVI to HDMI adaptor |
Yes, via DVI to HDMI adaptor |
HDTV Output |
YES, via DVI to D-Sub adaptor |
YES, via DVI to D-Sub adaptor |
TV Output |
YES, via HDTV Out cable |
YES, via HDTV Out cable |
Adaptor/Cable Bundled |
YES, via S-Video to Composite |
YES, via S-Video to Composite |
DVI-to-D-Sub adapter
HDTV-out cable |
DVI-to-D-Sub adapter
HDTV-out cable |
Software Bundled |
ASUS Utilities & Driver
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts |
ASUS Utilities & Driver
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts |
Model |
EAH3870/G/HTDI/512M |
EAH3850/G/HTDI/512M |
EAH3850/G/HTDI/256M |
Graphics Engine |
Radeon HD 3870 |
Radeon HD 3850 |
Radeon HD 3850 |
Video Memory |
512MB DDR4 |
512MB DDR3 |
256MB DDR3 |
Engine Clock |
775 MHz |
668 MHz |
668 MHz |
Memory Clock |
2.25GHz (1.125GHz DDR4) |
1.65GHz (828MHz DDR3) |
1.65GHz (828MHz DDR3) |
Memory Interface |
256-bit |
256-bit |
256-bit |
DVI Max. Resolution |
2560 * 1600 |
2560 * 1600 |
2560 * 1600 |
Bus Standard |
PCI Express 2.0 |
PCI Express 2.0 |
PCI Express 2.0 |
DVI Output |
DVI-I |
DVI-I |
DVI-I |
HDCP compliant |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
D-Sub Output |
Yes, via DVI to HDMI adaptor |
Yes, via DVI to HDMI adaptor |
Yes, via DVI to HDMI adaptor |
HDTV Output |
YES, via DVI to D-Sub adaptor |
YES, via DVI to D-Sub adaptor |
YES, via DVI to D-Sub adaptor |
TV Output |
YES, via HDTV Out cable |
YES, via HDTV Out cable |
YES, via HDTV Out cable |
Adaptor/Cable Bundled |
YES, via S-Video to Composite |
YES, via S-Video to Composite |
YES, via S-Video to Composite |
DVI-to-D-Sub adapter
HDTV-out cable |
DVI-to-D-Sub adapter
HDTV-out cable |
DVI-to-D-Sub adapter
HDTV-out cable |
Software Bundled |
- ASUS Utilities &
Driver
- Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts |
- ASUS Utilities & Driver
- Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts |
- ASUS Utilities & Driver
- Company of Heroes: Opposing F |
Graphics GPU Features
- ATI® Radeon® HD 3870
- PCI Express & PCI Express 2.0 support
- HDMI Output: built-in multi-channel 5.1 surround audio over DVI-HDMI Adaptor
- ATI CrossFireX™: plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX technology with up to quad-GPU support.
- Microsoft DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0 support
- OpenGL®2.0 support
- HDCP compliant
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