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ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 is the new flagship from AMD and after launching its new low-end and mid-range cards last week, it’s time to bring out the heavy guns. Radeon HD 3870 X2 is not a new graphics architecture, but instead AMD has hos chosen to move along the line of ”the more the merrier.” It simply designed a card using two RV670 chips, also known as HD 3870, which explains the name; HD 3870 X2. The code-name of the card is R680 and unlike most of the dual-GPU cards of the past, the core frequencies of Radeon HD 3870 X2 are actually higher than the frequency of the single GPU card.




The single GPU card Radeon HD 3870 has a core frequency of 775MHz, while Radeon HD 3870 X2, with two RV670 cores, sports a clock frequency of 825MHz. A significant increase, which AMD says is thanks to the new circuit board. The 3870 X2 circuit board has 4 more layers than Radeon HD 3870, which brings the total up to 12 layers.



To make it simple, Radeon HD 3870 X2 could be called CrossFire-on-a-card. CrossFire and SLI setups have their pros and cons, but most games have plenty to gain from an additional GPU and going through the reviews that have been published so far it is pretty clear that AMD/ATI has reclaimed some of its lost glory.



2 x RV670 GPUs and one PCIe bridge
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Radeon HD 3870 X2 performs well and can measure up to NVIDIA’s GeForce 8800 GTX. Even GeForce 8800 Ultra, which costs a lot more. Radeon HD 3870 X2 costs between $450 to $500 USD, but the stock is rather limited at the time. Below are some of the Radeon HD 3870 X2 reviews published today.


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