Named EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5, the incoming card features DirectX 11 support, 800 Stream Processors, and should run cooler than reference models.
Asus' EAH6850 DirectCU also has a slightly overclocked GPU (790 MHz), a 256-bit memory interface, 1GB of GDDR5 VRAM @ 4000 MHz, dual-DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs, and can already be found on pre-order priced at $218.44.
ASUS prepping Radeon HD 6850 DirectCU
Posted on Monday, October 18 2010 @ 15:35 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck