Meet the New 5870
Take a look at the new Radeon HD 5870. This is a graphics processor designed to bring your gaming experience to a whole new level. Compared to its predecessor, the 4870, you will see several changes on its board design. AMD has now fully sheathed this new series and it measures 10.5 inches long. It is longer than all its other competitors but the additional length means that you can connect the card as it faces upwards inside your PC. The direction means that it is much easier to plug in and unplug if you use the PCIe power connectors. You will be able to see what you’re doing as you set up your computer for your play.
The card also comes with a TDP of 188W and 6-pin connectors. For those who are using older power supplies, this little bit of good news is something you can look forward to. The newer ones feature 8-pin connectors, and while this only has 6, you won’t see a downgrade in its overall performance. Actually, it is even faster that all other brands.
The DisplayPort and reference cards contain a dedicated HDMI port, and a pair of DVI ports. This is actually quite an impressive task to fulfill and AMD has successfully done it. Rather than making the port share the space in the bracket with the card itself, one of the DVI ports is raised to the other bracket. This means that the chip can still drive two VGA monitors even when you decide to use DVI-to-VGA adapters.
