Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHZ OC 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (11199-03-20G) Reviews

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Product Features

1 x Dual-Link DVI
1 x HDMI (with 3D)
2 x Mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort 1.2
AMD HD3D Technology
AMD Eyefinity 2.0
Enhanced Multi-GPU Capabilities
PCI Express 3.0

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Serious Gaming Starts here! The NEW SAPPHIRE HD7870 GHZ Edition.

The new SAPPHIRE HD 7800 series of graphics cards is based on the third family of GPU's from AMD built in its new 28nm process and featuring the highly acclaimed GCN graphics processing architecture. The Sapphire HD 7870 GHz Edition is equipped with 2GB of the latest GDDR5 memory clocked at 1200MHz (4.8Gb/s effective) with the new dual-extractor technology - Dual-X - a highly efficient multi-heatpipe cooler with dual fans providing quiet and very cool operation during normal operating conditions and superb cooling performance even under extreme load.

The HD 7870 series is the third generation of DirectX 11 compatible solutions from the graphics division of AMD - formerly ATI. The SAPPHIRE HD 7870 GHz Edition is ready for DirectX 11.1 and the new Windows 8 operating system as well as delivering all the features of the current DirectX 11 such as DirectCompute11 and multi threaded communications with the CPU. Communiaction with the host PC is optimised with the implementation of the latest high speed PCI-Express Gen3.0 interface, and multiple cards can be used to further enhance performance in CrossFireX mode on a suitably specified mainboard.

HDMI output includes a fast HDMI 1.4a Stereoscopic 3D port with enhanced frame rates of 60Hz per eye - 120Hz total. It is also ready for the next generation of 4K displays.

APP Acceleration is the name given to the enhanced performance of a wide range of applications using the stream processing capabilities and specific hardware features of the graphics architecture. The HD 7870 GHz Edition has been optimised for this type of task. Typical applications include Video encoding and decoding, compression and multiplexing for media distribution, gaming or video conferencing. APP acceleration can also enhance everyday tasks such as Internet browsing, Office applications and the file compression with supported software suites.

Innovation for over 11 years!

SAPPHIRE Technology is a manufacturer and global supplier of graphics cards since 2001 and has consistently been the worldwide market leader with its graphics products.

SAPPHIRE HD 7870 GHZ Edition

Key features:

AMD Radeon GPU running at 1GHz Core Clock.
2GB of 256-bit GDDR5 running effectively @ 4800MHz
Dual-X Cooling. Dual-X is a highly efficient multi-heatpipe cooler with dual fans that provide quiet and very cool operation even under extreme load.
HDMI with 3D. Support for Deep Color, 7.1 High Bitrate Audio, and 3D Stereoscopic, ensuring the highest quality Blu-ray and video experience possible from your PC.
2 Mini Display Ports. Enjoy the benefits of the latest generation display interface, DisplayPort. With the ultra high HD resolution, the graphics card ensures that you are able to support the latest generation of LCD monitors.
Accessories included: DVI to VGA Adapter, Mini-DP to DP Cable, 6 PIN to 4 PIN Power Cable x 2, HDMI to SL-DVI Adapter (Full Retail SKU only), HDMI 1.4a high speed 1.8 meter cable (Full Retail SKU only), Driver CD and quick start manual.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 starsGreat performance from yet another AMD cardApril 20, 2012

By Brendan

Amazon Verified Purchase

Let me start out by saying that I have purchased this item from Amazon, but I am going to exchange it for another one because this card is so good. I am getting a lot of BSODs and have been posting on forums to try to figure out what is going on. I went so far as to reformat my computer and I am still getting the blue screens.This card is fast and quiet. Let me emphasize how quiet it is...you never hear it over your normal PC fans. Maybe I have not played it long enough or OCed it enough to really make the temps high, but still it's pretty amazing that it's so quiet. My 5870 sounded like a jet taking off and my 6870 was a little better, but this thing outstanding as far as noise goes. As far as performance goes, it handles pretty much anything you throw at it. I haven't spent time overclocking to card to see how far I can take it because of my BSODs, but I heard from everyone that it can OC up too 100mHz over what the factory overclock is without any cooling. I can tell you that any stuttering I've experienced during games has not been due to the card, and I have proven it's always CPU issues or poor game programming. I am running this in only 1680x1050 and have gotten 60fps or greater in every game I tried out, even Crysis on ultra with 8x AA. The only game that couldn't handle this card was Metro 2033 on ultra which I kept getting 20-40fps while playing for my short time. However, pretty much any card has trouble with that game, so I am not going to count that against this card.Now, let me complain about AMD and their drivers. Do not get this card yet if you have Windows XP only because there are no XP drivers that support the 7k series yet! I found that a little ridiculous since I couldn't test to see if I experienced the same issues in XP or not. As far as the Windows 7 drivers go, I have had some weird issues with my PC since I installed the card as far as windows on my PC getting corrupted and having random display driver crashes. I still cannot tell if they are related to the fact that I have gotten a dud or not, but I saw people on other forums complaining about various driver issues as well.I'd still say that if you are in the market for a $300-400 card, this one is it.**** UPDATE 5/11/2012 ****Either I am a very unlucky person and I happened to get TWO bad cards, or there is something very wrong with this card/AMD's drivers/my system. I spoke with AMD, Sapphire, and my motherboard company and all of them told me that my system should run the card flawlessly. Sapphire said they have no other ideas and to return the card. AMD said they have tons of test systems running all sorts of hardware and OSes, and they claim that they have seen no issues with TDR (display driver did not respond error), blue screens, or game freezing. I was experiencing these worse with my second card, but I also updated to the latest 12.4 drivers. I tried everything to fix this: updating my bios, all 3 drivers using all sorts of driver cleaning programs, fresh install of windows 7, updating my bios, updating my VBIOS, every setting possible, etc. and every combination of these. I still have constant blue screens, freezing, issues with the clock speeds staying at their energy saving rate during gameplay, etc. Two other weird issues were that anytime I had flash running in firefox, my AMD overdrive setting would revert to default, and with 12.4, I would get terrible game performance until I alt-tabbed the game.I don't know what to do so I am exchanging the card for a different model. This problem seems to be localized to a certain subset of users, but it definitely was there and my thread was rather popular on the forums with people all chiming in about having the same issues. The card is good, when it works, but it is something I cannot deal with. I have spent 80 hours trying to debug this problem and lost all sorts of work because of random blue screens. I would say avoid this card if you have Windows 7 64-bit and a Gigabyte GA-X58-UD3R motherboard. I never got to test with XP because the drivers weren't available at the time.****** Special thanks to Amazon for allowing me to get replacement cards. You guys rock, and Amazon Prime has been a godsend. *******

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