XFX RADEON HD 6850 VIDEO CARD SERIES

They are also very well known for their double lifetime warranties that allow the card to be owned by two different people and they both get a lifetime XFX is mainly known for their gamer and enthusiast level video cards, but they do produce lower end cards for the mainstream computer user. XFX set up shop in Ontario, California in 2002 and was solely an Nvidia card manufacturer, that is, until 2009 when XFX began manufacturing ATI based

Today we are going to be taking a look at both of these cards to see just how much has changed since the 5770вЂ™s came out in October of 2009. AMD made the decision last year to start to eliminate the ATI name from its flagship products such as the Radeon HD video card line.

So now the question stands, вЂњhow far have we come over the last year in the $160.00 price point for an AMD Radeon 6850?вЂќДЄs we all know, AMD was primarily a CPU and chip set maker up until its acquisition of ATI a few years back. For about $20 more you can get the Black Edition which is slightly overclocked at 820 MHz Core and 1200 MHz Memory speed, at least thatвЂ™s what mine came clocked with.

XFX RADEON HD 6850 VIDEO CARD SERIES

More recently AMD released the 6800 series video cards that included the Radeon HD 6850 which, by coincidence or not, can be had for around $159.99 after rebates for the standard version with a 775 MHz core speed and a 1000 MHz Memory speed. Back in 2009 ATI/AMD released the Radeon HD 5770 video card for around $159.99. Today here in the LR labs we are going to be taking a look at some new technology and a bit of older technology.

Xfx radeon hd 6850 video card