AMD Radeon HD 3850 and 3870 released

Posted on Thursday, November 15 2007 @ 15:00 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Today AMD finally unveiled its new 55nm Radeon HD 3800 series. There are two different variants: the Radeon HD 3850 with 256MB GDDR3 memory and the Radeon HD 3870 with 512MB GDDR4 memory. These cards are priced at $179 and $219, respectively.

AMD also officially introduced ATI CrossFireX, a multi-GPU technology with support for two, three and four graphics cards. At launch, the ATI Radeon HD 3800 series will support dual-GPU CrossFire with tri and quad-GPU support scheduled for January 2008.

In January/February 2008 we can expect the Radeon HD 3870 X2 for about $499 and the firm is also working on a Radeon HD 3830 but few details are known about that card.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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