HIS Radeon HD 5850
- Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 11:51
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Are you a gamer who likes exquisite details, exceptional graphics and elegant game play? Well I am! There are a handful of graphics cards in the market today which provide astounding levels of visual effects. Even though I would always prefer NVIDIA from AMD brands, but the ATI HD 5850 has altered by perception immensely. This remarkable piece of hardware is not at all heavy on the wallet and undeniably pays its dues.
Some of the best nVidia graphics cards sell for around US$300-US$500. The HIS Radeon HD 5850 however is between US$200-US$250. The 5000 series of cards in the AMD series has invariably been for high end gaming. As the features, the HD 5850 provides you with three digital outputs at once and at the same it supports the likes of HD Master Audio and Blu-Ray Audio. The HD 5850 is also integrated with CrossFire connectors to enhance digital output and performance via multi card configuration.
AMD’s latest design is built on the 40NM TSMC, it encloses 1400 stream processors along with 72 texture units. The end result while testing proved to be incredible. The 1GB DDR5 version is said to be running at 4GHz. The incorporation of the Direct X 11 application programming interface (API) enables it to play games which would be released even 5 years from now. It has improved performance when it comes to anisotropic filtering and also supports super sampling anti-aliasing.
As the reviews, the HD 5850 showed improvement in performance over its previous versions and has similar consistency to the ATI HD 4870 X2 and nVidia GTX 295. Most games played with this card will run at the highest graphical setting available without any real time lag or high load time. Recently I have been using the nVidia 8800GT 1GB which is exceptionally satisfying but the hunger for better performance and outstanding graphics has enslaved me into purchasing the HD 5850. Believe me I felt this upgrade to be worthwhile and necessary.
So now if you are looking to upgrade or enter the high-end gaming world, look no further. The AMD ATI Radeon HD 5850 provides you with exceptional gaming performance for a very small price. It is highly recommended if you are a gamer or even a gaming enthusiast.
