Sapphire HD 4870 X2 Video Card Review

Main Specifications

Sapphire HD 4870 X2 main features are:

• Graphics chip: Two Radeon HD 4870, running at 750 MHz.
• Memory: 2 GB GDDR5 memory (256-bit interface) from Hynix (H5GQ1H24MJR-T0C), running at 900  MHz (“3.6 GHz”).
• Bus type: PCI Express x16 2.0.
• Connectors: Two DVI and one S-Video output (with component video support).
• Video Capture (VIVO): No.
• Cables and adapters that come with this board: S-Video to component video cable, S-video to composite video adapter, DVI-to-VGA adapter, DVI-to-HDMI adapter, one standard 4-pin peripheral power plug to 6-pin PCI Express auxiliary power plug (PEG) adapter, one standard 4-pin peripheral power plug to 8-pin PCI Express auxiliary power plug (PEG) adapter and Crossfire bridge.
• Number of CDs/DVDs that come with this board: Five.
• Games that come with this board: Call of Juarez, Dungeon Runners and Stranglehold (inside “Ruby ROM 1.1” DVD).
• Programs that come with this board: CyberLink DVD Suite (PowerProducer 4, PowerDirector 5 Express, Power2GO 5.5, Mediashow 3 and trial versions of PowerBackup 2.5, PowerDVD Copy and LabelPrint 2), Cyberlink Power DVD 7, 3DMark Vantage Full, EarthSim and GameShadow.
• Minimum Required Power Supply: 650 W.
• More information: https://www.sapphiretech.com
• Average price in the US*: USD 560

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this review.