System setup and notes
| System | HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 (with three 22in displays) |
HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 (with six 22in displays) |
HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 in CrossFire (with six 22in displays) |
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| Graphics cards | AMD ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity Six Edition 2,048MB |
AMD ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity Six Edition 2,048MB |
2 x AMD ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity Six Edition 2,048MB |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Stream processors | 1,600 | 1,600 | 3,200 |
| GPU clock speed (MHz) | 850 | 850 | 850 |
| Shader clock speed (MHz) | 850 | 850 | 850 |
| Memory clock speed (MHz) | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,800 |
| Memory bus width (bits) | 256 | 256 | 256 (x2) |
| CPU | Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition (3.20GHz, 8MB L3 cache, quad-core, LGA1366 - Turbo Boost on) | ||
| Motherboard | ASUS P6X58D Premium | ||
| Motherboard BIOS | 0703 | ||
| Mainboard software | Intel Inf 9.1.1.1025 | ||
| Memory | 6GB Crucial DDR3-1,067 CL7 | ||
| Memory timings and speed | 7-7-7-20 1T @ DDR3-1,066 | ||
| PSU | Corsair HX1000W | ||
| Monitor | 3 x Dell 22in P2210 - 5,040x1,050px | 6 x Dell 22in P2210 - 5,040x2,100px | 6 x Dell 22in P2210 - 5,040x2,100px |
| Disk drive(s) | Kingston SSDNow V+ 128GB SSD | ||
| Graphics driver | Catalyst 10.3a | Catalyst 10.3a | Catalyst 10.3a |
| Operating system | Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit | ||
Software
| Benchmarks | DiRT 2 v1.1, London map - ultra quality Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X v1.2, internal benchmark: DX10/10.1 - high quality Crysis Warhead v1.1.1.711 - train map - gamer quality, no AA Battlefield: Bad Company 2 v523648 - FRAPS-recorded benchmark Power-draw Temperatures |
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Notes
Benchmarks were conducted at 5,040x2,100 on a six-screen configuration, and 5,040x1,050 on a three-screen configuration.
Readers should note that in keeping with previous high-end GPU reviews, we ran all of our games bar Crysis Warhead with high image quality settings. Crysis was run using the predefined gamer settings and no AA.
In order to see how well performance scales across two GPUs, we've also thrown in CrossFire results for a pair of Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition cards running in tandem.
