How good is the Asus Radeon HD 7870 direct Cu II?
How good is the Asus Radeon HD 7870 direct Cu II?
The ASUS Radeon HD 7870 Direct CU II is a custom implementation of the HD 7870, using a custom heatsink and increased clock rates of 1150 MHz GPU and 1250 MHz memory, which should provide a nice performance boost over the reference design.
What is the difference between the AMD Radeon HD 7850 and 7870?
As for the core clock, the HD 7870 has its core clocked at 1000 MHz, making it AMD’s second “GHz Edition” SKU after the HD 7770; while the HD 7850 has its core clocked at 860 MHz. The Radeon HD 7850 is carved out by disabling four GCN CUs, leaving 1024 stream processors, and 64 TMUs.
How many power connectors does the HD 7870 directcu II have?
At the top of the card, we can see that the HD 7870 DirectCU II uses two 6 pin power connectors. The ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II also features ASUS’s VGA LEDs, which indicate if the external power connectors are properly plugged in.
Is the HD 7870 the best value for the money?
Slower cards tend to almost always give you more bang for your buck until you hit the sweet spot which is actually somewhere around the US$100 mark. The HD 7870 doesn’t represent the best value available but it certainly offers more than it did at release.
What is the length of the HD 7870 directcu II?
The ASUS HD 7870 DirectCU II is 24.1 cm long measured from the rear panel to the far edge of the circuit board and the cooler adds an additional 2.3 cm to its length. The heatpipes also hang over the edge of the PCB, increasing its effective width by 2.0 cm.
Should I get a 7870 with a sapphire or Pitcarin GPU?
Uses the GPU from the 7900 series (Tahiti) so it will outperform all other 7870’s that have the Pitcarin GPU. There is no much difference in price, but the sapphire has more kick. But it is all a matter of preferences. Last edited by GOR52; 05-24-2013 at 07:29 PM .
