Sapphire HD 3870 Review

Testing:

Benchmark: 3DMark06

3DMark06 is one of the most popular benchmarks used for bragging rights in the world of gamers.

Settings:

• SM2.0 Graphics Tests: GT1- Return to Proxycon, GT2- Firefly Forest
• CPU Tests: Cpu1- Red Valley, CPU2- Red Valley
• HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Tests: HDR1- Canyon Flight, HDR2- Deep Freeze

Wow! The Sapphire HD3870 did much better than all of the other cards in this particular benchmark! I'm especially surprised to see how well it did at 1680x1050.