Monday, March 9th 2009
Sapphire Readying HD 4870 With 2 GB Memory
ATI Radeon specialist Sapphire is preparing a new SKU based on its recently unveiled cooler design based on its Vapor-Chamber technology. In an attempt to step up performance and spicing up specifications sheets, the company plans to load 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on an HD 4870 accelerator. To hold that much memory, GDDR5 chips are populated on both sides of the PCB. The chips on the back of the card are cooled by a heatsink, while the ones in the front are subjected to the fan's air-flow. The card uses reference AMD clock speeds of 750/900 MHz (core/memory). DVI, D-Sub and DisplayPort make for the card's connectivity. It is expected to be priced at 258 EUR.
Source:
TechConnect Magazine
30 Comments on Sapphire Readying HD 4870 With 2 GB Memory
I don't really have an excuse to moan (not that it will stop me) about luxuries, but I have the upgrade itch right now (the 8800GTX has done me proud for a couple of years).
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 2 GB Vapor-X Interesting review. :)