ATI HD3870 X2 Review

Testing:

OverclockersClub will be running the ATI HD 3870 X2 through our benchmarking suite to see how the video card performs. The OverclockersClub series of gaming benchmarks is used to verify the performance of this product. If you would like to see how other video cards performed in an XP platform, please check our Video Card Section under reviews. We will show comparisons to other video cards using the Vista platform, which can be found below. All video card settings were left at setup defaults to eliminate any variables.

Testing Setup:

• Processor: AMD Phenom 9600 200 x 11.5
• Motherboard: GA-MA790FX-DQ6
• Memory: 2 x 2GB Mushkin DDR2 XP2 6400 at 800 5-5-5-15 2t
• Video Card: ATI HD 3870 X2
• Power Supply: Mushkin 650watt  Modular Power Supply
• Hard Drive: Seagate 320GB  SATA
• Opticals: NEC DV5700
• O/S: Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

Comparison Video Cards:

• Sappire Atomic 3870
• ATI HD 3870
• Palit 8800 GT
• Asus 8800 GT (G92)
• Asus 8800 GTX

Overclocking:

The best overclock achieved was 855/951.

Benchmarks:

1. Crysis
2. Knights of the Sea
3. Bioshock
4. Call of Duty 4
5. World in Conflict
6. Call of Jaurez
7. 3DMark 06 Professional