Following AMD's recent announcement of its Radeon HD 3850 and 3870 graphics chips, Tul (PowerColor) and GeCube have launched their latest AMD-based graphics cards.
PowerColor announced standard and overclocked versions of its HD 3850 and HD 3870 cards, both targeting the enthusiast market. The overclocked versions included a unique cooling solution dubbed PCS (professional cooling system).
GeCube announced several HD 3800 series-based graphics cards including some with its new X-Turbo III cooling fan. The company also launched overclocked versions of the cards.
| PowerColor: Radeon HD 3800 series graphics cards specification | |||||
| Model Number | HD 3850 | HD 3850 PCS |
HD 3850 Xtreme PCS | HD 3870 | HD 3870 PCS |
| Core Speed | 668MHz | 720MHz | 720MHz | 775MHz | 800MHz |
| Memory Speed | 828MHz | 900MHz | 900MHz | 1126MHz | 1200MHz |
| Memory Size | 256MB | 512MB | 512MB | 512MB | 512MB |
| Memory Controller | 256-bit | ||||
| Memory Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 | GDDR4 | GDDR4 |
| CrossFireX | YES | ||||
| PCIe | 2.0 | ||||
| HDMI Interface | w/ Dongle | w/ Dongle | On-board | w/ Dongle | w/ Dongle |
Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, November 2007
| GeCube: Radeon HD 3800 series graphics cards specification | ||||
| Model Number | GC-HD3850PG3-D3 (BBA) |
GC-XHD3850PG3-E3 (O.C Version) | GC-HD3870XTG4-E3 (BBA) |
GC-XHD3870XTG4-E3 (O.C Version) |
| Chips | RV670PRO (55nm) | RV670PRO (55nm) | RV670XT (55nm) | RV670XT (55nm) |
| Core/Memory Frequency | 668MHz/ 828MHz |
700MHz/ 875MHz O.C to 720MHz/950MHz | 775 MHz/1126 MHz |
800MHz/1200MHz O.C to 857MHz/1250MHz |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | |||
| Memory Type | GDDR3, 256MB | GDDR3, 512MB | GDDR4, 512MB | GDDR4, 512MB |
| DVI | Dual DVI (2 Dual Link, HDCP) | |||
| D-Sub | Yes (By Dongle) | |||
| Built-in HDMI | Yes ( thru DVI to HDMI dongle) | |||
| VC-1 | Yes | |||
| HDR+AA | Yes | |||
| HDTV | HDTV by S to YPbPr cable (default included) | |||
| Cooling | Single Slot Fansink | Dual Slot Fansink (X-Turbo III) | Dual Slot Fansink | Dual Slot Fansink (X-Turbo III) |
Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, November 2007
GeCube GC-HD3850PG3-D3 graphics card based on AMD's Radeon HD 3850 chip
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GeCube GC-HD3870XTG4-E3 graphics card based on AMD's Radeon HD 3870 chip
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PowerColor HD 3850 graphics card
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PowerColor HD 3870 graphics card
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Article edited by Ricky Morris
