The Test

The drivers AMD shipped with the Radeon HD 5830 are version 8.703 RC2, dated February 11th.

CPU: Intel Core i7-920 @ 3.33GHz
Motherboard: Intel DX58SO (Intel X58)
Chipset Drivers: Intel 9.1.1.1015 (Intel)
Hard Disk: Intel X25-M SSD (80GB)
Memory: Patriot Viper DDR3-1333 3 x 2GB (7-7-7-20)
Video Cards: AMD Radeon HD 5970
AMD Radeon HD 5870
AMD Radeon HD 5850
AMD Radeon HD 5830
AMD Radeon HD 5770
AMD Radeon HD 5750
AMD Radeon HD 5670 512MB
AMD Radeon HD 4890
AMD Radeon HD 4870 1GB
AMD Radeon HD 4850
AMD Radeon HD 3870
AMD Radeon HD 4770
AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Video Drivers: NVIDIA ForceWare 190.62
NVIDIA ForceWare 195.62
AMD Catalyst Beta 8.66
AMD Catalyst Beta 8.66.6
AMD Catalyst 9.9
AMD Catalyst Beta 8.69
AMD Catalyst RC 8.703
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

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  • philosofa - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link

    Shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup.

    BTW - I own a 5870, STFU - just, S.T.F.U.

    You clearly haven't read the review, are a fanboi or are paid by ATI. I don't give a flying frack what other reviews have said - you clearly haven't read the facts as this is an overpriced, strangely slow, power hungry card.

    Why does there always have to be some muppet with rose-tinted goggles on who feels facts are subservient to his pathetic allegiance to a design house? JUST SHUT UP. God...
  • Parhel - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link

    I also thought the 5870 review here was very negative. Anandtech gave it the worst reception of any major reviewer. It was the only time I remember being disappointed by a review on Anandtech in the maybe 8 years I've been a reader.

    Expecting a $349 MSRP card (at the time) to outperform last generation's $600 dual GPU card across the board is unrealistic. And then, disregarding price, power consumption, heat, noise, and new features, and basing the conclusion solely on FPS isn't the type of thoughtful product review I've come to expect from Anandtech.

    Believe it or not, I'm not a fanboy or someone with a huge emotional investment in these products either. Hell, I don't even play PC games.
  • DominionSeraph - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link

    Hey, people with no accomplishments of their own have to get a self-image from somewhere.

    Just sit back and let them be inferior. It's not like there's any other option open to them.
  • DominionSeraph - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link

    Needlessly negative? It's 4890 performance for $40 more than a 4890. Where's the upside in paying more for the same performance?

    This is a new generation of cards. A new generation is supposed to bring a reduction in the price of performance, not an increase.
  • medi01 - Friday, February 26, 2010 - link

    It was actually mentioned in the article.
  • Voldenuit - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link

    I wouldn't buy it even at $180.

    Sorry, ATI. NO SALE.
  • Paladin1211 - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link

    May be you should get a GTX480 for $810?

    PhysX, CUDA are waiting for you :)
  • xeopherith - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link

    I agree. I just bought two 5770's for $264 from the egg. How can you charge so much for a 5830! To get me to buy the card it would have to be priced around the 5770's current price so that I could run in crossfire. Maybe put the price of two 5830's just slightly above the 5850. Maybe $165.

    I mean buying the two 5770's saved me a bunch of money over a 5850 and can be better performance in the tests. Why make things look even worse for the higher end.
  • AznBoi36 - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link

    You guys are just too spoiled and have short term memories. You can blame the prices on lack of competition from Nvidia.
  • gumdrops - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link

    oh ok cool

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