HIS Radeon HD 6870 Fan Turbo 1GB GDDR5 PCIe H687FT1G2M

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

0
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Nice performance increase in this price segment, Improvement in performance per Watt, Low power consumption, Native fullsize HDMI output, GDDR5 memory, HDMI 1.4 & DisplayPort 1.2 support, EyeFinity support up to 6 displays with one card, Support for Direc

Cons:

Limited overclocking potential, Overclock out of the box is rather small, Noisy cooler, High Bluray power consumption, Lack of 3way and 4way CrossFire support, CCC Overdrive limits might be too low, DirectX 11 relevance very limited at this time, No suppo

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Last revision on July 27, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Nice performance increase in this price segment, Improvement in performance per Watt, Low power consumption, Native fullsize HDMI output, GDDR5 memory, HDMI 1.4 & DisplayPort 1.2 support, EyeFinity support up to 6 displays with one card, Support for Direc

Reviewers Didn't Like

Limited overclocking potential, Overclock out of the box is rather small, Noisy cooler, High Bluray power consumption, Lack of 3way and 4way CrossFire support, CCC Overdrive limits might be too low, DirectX 11 relevance very limited at this time, No suppo

Expert reviews and ratings

From the outside, there isn't a lot to distinguish the HIS Radeon HD 6870 Turbo from a reference model of the HD 6870. There's a new heatsink slapped over the top of the enormous double slot card which, like all HD 6870s, requires two extra...

By TechRadar on December 13, 2010

HIS HD6870 Turbo is good bet if you want kick ass gaming performance at high...

By Kitguru.net on November 12, 2010

Expectedly, the HIS HD 6870 Turbo was slightly quicker than a bone stock Radeon HD 6870, but the advantage in performance wasn’t much. With its 20MHz bump on core clock speeds and 280MHz DDR increase in memory clock speeds, the HIS card was only...

By HardwareZone.com on November 02, 2010

The HIS Radeon HD 6870 Turbo is the first overclocked variant of the HD 6870 design to reach our testing labs. At this time board partners can only perform minimal modifications to the reference design: bundle, sticker, clock frequencies and fan...

By techPowerUp! on October 28, 2010

Performance from a general perspective means several things. Power: as in frames per second, efficiency: as in a better cooler means fewer RPMs on a fan to cool a GPU subsequently making for lower sound levels, and lastly value. It's hard to think...

By Overclocker Cafe on March 05, 2011

The 6870 is a great card to begin, and the extra clock speeds on the HIS Radeon 6870 Turbo increase the performance nicely. It's not a huge increase in speeds, but then it's not a huge increase in performance either. It's enough to be...

By Viperlair on November 08, 2010

Video Review: HIS HD 6870 Turbo 1GB GDDR5 Video Card might be considered mid-range, but it performs extremely well and is loaded with features. If you don't want to break the bank, but need an amazing video card, this is it. No matter if it's...

By 3dGameMan on October 30, 2010