Specifications:
| Output | 1 x Dual-Link DVI 1 x HDMI 1.4a 2 x Mini-DisplayPort 1 x Single-Link DVI-D DisplayPort 1.2 |
| GPU | 800 MHz Core Clock 40 nm Chip 1408 x Stream Processors |
| Memory | 2048 MB Size 256 -bit GDDR5 5000 MHz Effective |
| Dimension | 270(L)x110(W)x40(H) mm Size. |
| Software | Driver CD SAPPHIRE TriXX Utility |
| Accessory | CrossFire™ Bridge Interconnect Cable DVI to VGA Adapter Mini-DP to DP Cable 6 PIN to 4 PIN Power Cable x 2 HDMI to SL-DVI Adapter HDMI 1.4a high speed 1.8 meter cable(Full Retail SKU only) |
Packaging:
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The outside of the box is pretty standard fare for graphics cards. Nothing truly amazing to behold here.
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Inside is where things start to get interesting. We get our first glimpse at Sapphire’s redesigned cooler. The cables that Sapphire includes are everything that you should need to start running 3 monitors right out of the box. I like that they include the CrossfireX bridge with the card.
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The card requires 2 6-pin PCIE connectors to get it up and running. That’s modest considering some of the other energy hog cards out there. On the front plate we can see all five of the connectors that will plug into your many monitors.
A Closer Look:
The new Cayman line of card from AMD feature a pretty serious architecture overhaul. Without going into too much detail, AMD decided to reduce the size of their instruction pipeline. This was done after researching that most games don’t fully utilize the pipeline per clock cycle. By reducing the pipeline, they were able to stuff more SIMDs onto the die. This allows the card to execute more threads at once and therefore run faster. A few more under the hood improvements allow the card to be more efficient at general GPU computing.
Instead of rebranding the reference design from AMD, Sapphire opts to mix things up a bit. The first thing they did was ditch the stock cooler and implement one with a more efficient and quieter design. The cooler that they install, positioned right over the GPU, is able to blow air out both the front and back of the card, allowing it to dissipate heat faster than the stock blower fan that normally sits at the rear of the card. Like the other reference design cards, the FleX edition has a dual BIOS switch, which means it may have the capability to unlock the shaders that have been blocked off, making it into a full fledged 6970. During our testing, we found the card to run extremely cool compared to the reference design. Under full load, the card barely peaked 60 C on average. For comparison, the reference cards are averaging in the 80’s C under full load. This leaves a lot of head room for potential overclocking.
can someone tell me if this graphics card will work in a compaq sr2050nx computer here is computer specs…
PassMark BurnInTest Log file – http://www.passmark.com
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Date: 09/05/11 01:21:30
BurnInTest V6.0 Pro 1030
(64-bit)Logging detail level: Normal
*** Unlicensed Shareware Version ***
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SYSTEM SUMMARY
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Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Service Pack 2 build 6002 (64-bit),
1 x Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz,
959MB RAM,
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series,
186GB HDD, 932GB HDD,
CD-RW/DVDRW, CD/DVDRW,
GENERAL
System Name: SR2050NX
System Model: RE476AA-ABA SR2050NX NA680
Motherboard Manufacturer: ECS
Motherboard Name: Asterope3
Motherboard Version: 1.1
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Version: 3.24
BIOS Release Date: 01/18/2007
CPU
CPU manufacturer: GenuineIntel
CPU Type: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz
CPUID: Family F, Model 4, Stepping 7
Physical CPU’s: 1
Cores per CPU: 2
Hyperthreading: Disabled
CPU features: MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 DEP PAE Intel64
Clock frequencies:
Measured CPU speed: 2799.2 MHz
Cache per CPU package:
Trace Cache: 12 K-uops
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 16 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1024 KB
MEMORY
Total Physical Memory: 959MB
Available Physical Memory: 423MB
Virtual memory: C:\pagefile.sys (allocated base size 6000MB)
Virtual memory: D:\pagefile.sys (allocated base size 1258MB)
GRAPHICS
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series
Chip Type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x5A61)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Memory: 64MB
BIOS: BK-ATI VER008.046I.003.000
Driver provider: ATI Technologies Inc.
Driver version: 8.383.0.0
Driver date: 6-13-2007
Monitor 1: 1024x768x32 75Hz (Primary monitor)
DISK VOLUMES
C: Local drive, NTFS, (931.51GB total, 732.01GB free)
D: Local drive, CHUCK, NTFS, (186.31GB total, 80.82GB free)
E: Optical drive, iHAS324 B
F: Optical drive, CD/DVDW TS-H652L
G: Removable
H: Removable
I: Removable
J: Removable
DISK DRIVES
Disk drive: Model ST3200826AS ATA Device (Size: 186.31GB)
Disk drive: Model WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device (Size: 931.51GB)
OPTICAL DRIVES
E: ATAPI iHAS324 B (CD-RW/DVDRW)
F: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652L (CD/DVDRW)
NETWORK
Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (Speed: 100Mb/s)
PORTS
PCI Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP: COM3 – Modem Device (max Baud rate: 128000)
Parallel port: LPT1
Mouse Port: PS/2 connector
Keyboard Port: PS/2 connector
ATI I/O Communications Processor USB 1.1 OHCI controller
– Dell Dell USB Optical Mouse
ATI I/O Communications Processor USB 1.1 OHCI controller
– Dell Dell USB Keyboard
ATI I/O Communications Processor USB 2.0 EHCI controller
– Generic USB2.0-CRW (SN: 20021111153705700)
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RESULT SUMMARY
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Test Start time: Mon Sep 05 00:52:37 2011
Test Stop time: Mon Sep 05 01:07:40 2011
Test Duration: 000h 15m 03s
Test Name Cycles Operations Result Errors Last Error
CPU 0 266 Billion PASS 0 No errors
Memory (RAM) 37 19.288 Billion PASS 0 No errors
2D Graphics 6 6167 PASS 0 No errors
3D Graphics 5 11278 PASS 0 No errors
Optical disk (E:) 0 0 FAIL 176 Error while searching for files on optical data disk
Optical disk (F:) 0 0 FAIL 179 Error while searching for files on optical data disk
Sound 3 12.150 Million PASS 0 No errors
Printer 0 0 FAIL 2 Could not send page to printer
Network 1 0 0 FAIL 76 No permission to open RAW network socket
Parallel Port 0 0 FAIL 89 Error loading Parallel port device driver. Check administrator privileges.
Tape 0 0 FAIL 58 Could not access the tape drive selected
USB Plug 1 0 0 FAIL 1 Could not detect USB loopback plug
USB Plug 2 0 0 FAIL 1 Could not detect USB loopback plug
Video Playback 12 157 PASS 0 No errors
Serial Port 1 0 0 FAIL 81 The requested COM port could not be found
Disk (A:) 0 0 FAIL 3 No media detected in drive
Disk (C:) 2 43.603 Billion PASS 0 No errors
update i found my exact board…
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf-JAVA/Doc/images/c00783617.gif
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf-JAVA/Doc/images/c00783618.jpg
It looks like the board has a PCI-E 1.0 bus. The card should still work, but it will be bottlenecked by the speed of the bus. Not to mention the Pentium D that is in your machine is getting up in years and will definitely be a bottleneck for newer games. Also, if you are running the stock power supply that the machine came with, I highly doubt it will be able to support your card. You will need at least a 750 Watt power supply to be on the safe side.
Please can you confirm that you are correct with your specification where you state 40 stream processes or have you copied/pasted from the Sapphiretech site and not realised this looks wrong?
That section was copied directly from Sapphire’s site. Looks like they have it listed wrong in a few places. It should actually be 1408 Stream Processors. I have updated the article accordingly. Good catch.