Drive three displays simultaneously with independent resolutions, refresh rates, color controls, and video overlays
Display grouping
Combine multiple displays to behave like a single large display
ATI Stream acceleration technology
OpenCL 1.0 compliant
DirectCompute 11
Double precision floating point processing support
Accelerated video encoding, transcoding, and upscaling4,5
Native support for common video encoding instructions
ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU technology6
Dual, triple, and quad GPU scaling
Dual-channel bridge interconnect
ATI Avivo HD Video & Display technology7
UVD 2 dedicated video playback accelerator
Advanced post-processing and scaling8
Dynamic contrast enhancement and color correction
Brighter whites processing (blue stretch)
Independent video gamma control
Dynamic video range control
Support for H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2
Dual-stream 1080p playback support9,10
DXVA 1.0 & 2.0 support
Integrated dual-link DVI output with HDCP11
Max resolution: 2560x160012
Integrated DisplayPort output
Max resolution: 2560x160012
Integrated HDMI 1.3 output with Deep Color, xvYCC wide gamut support, and high bit-rate audio
Max resolution: 1920x120012
Integrated VGA output
Max resolution: 2048x153612
Integrated HD audio controller
Output protected high bit rate 7.1 channel surround sound over HDMI with no additional cables required
Supports AC-3, AAC, Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio format
ATI PowerPlay™ power management technology7
Dynamic power management with low power idle state
Ultra-low power state support for multi-GPU configurations
Certified drivers for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP
Driver support scheduled for release in 2010
Driver version 8.66 (Catalyst 9.10) or above is required to support ATI Eyefinity technology and to enable a third display you require one panel with a DisplayPort connector
ATI Eyefinity technology works with games that support non-standard aspect ratios which is required for panning across three displays
Requires application support for ATI Stream technology
Digital rights management restrictions may apply
ATI CrossFireX™ technology requires an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard, an ATI CrossFireX™ Bridge Interconnect (for each additional graphics card)and may require a specialized power supply
ATI PowerPlay™, ATI Avivo™ and ATI Stream are technology platforms that include a broad
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Have put this 5850 through its paces and then some - currently playing Metro 2033 u 1920x1200 'Very High' detail and I find no reason to lower the setting - it just EATS through whatever I throw at it. Card cools exceptionally well with fan between 35 and 40% (under full-load). The online download of Dirt2 was an excellent bonus (why I chose this model) as it's a great, fun, game.
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I won't lie: I've been a hardcore Nvidia fan since the TNT2 - but since I purchased an AMD system, I figured I'd round it off with this beast. The review sites don't lie, it's as fast as they say it is, the driver package is nice and intuitive (not like ATI drivers of yesteryear) and the price point is perfect.
Sick card, plays everything smoothly at 1920x1200 with max detail except for games like Crysis etc. Stock cooler is a bit loud when idle, but quieter than most at load. Replaced mine with an Twin Turbo (had to use my own fans and bend the fins to avoid the DVI box cover).
Overall, I'm very satisfied of this card. i upgraded from a GeForce 7600 silent to this MONSTER !! It's simply incredible. i con't wait to get my Displayport / DVI to try the Eyefinity on 3 X 17inches LCD I'm happy !
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I bought this card in October as soon as I saw it in stock and experienced quite possibly the biggest graphical leap known to computers (from integrated ATI 3300).
Looking at the insane performance of this card and how much it cost me, I think I could have worked with the smaller and cheaper 5770. The upside to this is that I probably won`t need to change cards for years now.
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I was so excited , I opened the box had a look at the contents and Quickly Used the DIRT 2 coupon on my Computer while my older card was still in the machine, as it was a very large download and I wasnt gonna install the 5850 till later that night. I got home from work and Uninstalled older card (3870)cleaned all drivers and Installed the 5850 fresh. Turned the power button on , waited to sign on and my Computer rebooted by itself.I restarted the computer and thought maybe it was a small glitch and the Computer Rebooted again soon as the password Screen / Windows Tune played.Fustrated now I restarted the computer again , and this time I was able to log into Windows , and the Card was finaly recognized, so I of course tried a Run at 3DMark to see what kinda score this new card would get and I was very very happy it scored 18,940 with no Overclocking of any sort on my Computer or GPU.I then tried COD Modern Warfare 2 and soon as it tried to load same issue again Computer rebooted and when it restarted my computer said there was no driver installed again and back to 800x600 resolution. I repeated this about a dozen times , but my computer will not recognize or install drivers for this card. I have sent this Card back to NCIX extremely fustrated as I was supposed to get an ASUS but opted to have Powercolor as they were in stock.** Iam Extremley Satisified with NCIX response with this issue as iam Very new to any form of RMA or returns like this**. Unfortunatley I jumped the gun and had the Card Expressed shipped Purolator that I payed for not realizing that they would have Paid for it (collect) and I have to call in tomorrow to tell them to pull out the DIRT 2 Coupon from my new card to use with the RMA Card. Not sure if I just had bad luck with a Bad Card or its something common with Powercolor ?? I am very excited to get my new card and Most definatley happy with NCIX Customer service so far.....lets see how they handle the DIRT 2 Coupon issue tho 1st
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