Con il comunicato stampa allegato di seguito, Sapphire ha lanciato ufficialmente la nuova scheda grafica SAPPHIRE HD 3870 ATOMIC: in accordo al produttore si tratta di una soluzione basata sulla gpu ATI Radeon HD 3870 con dissipatore a slot singolo, realizzato mediante la tecnologia Vapour Chamber Technology (VCT).

Il core della card - con una frequenza di clock pari a 825MHz - è overclocked di serie; le memorie RAM (512Mb) sono di tipo G-DDR4, con frequenza fisica pari a 1.2Ghz ed effettiva di 2.4GHz. Tra le tecnologie supportate segnaliamo la CrossFireX di ATI e le DirectX 10.1 di Microsoft.

Following the launch of its exciting new gaming portal, www.sapphireatomic.com – SAPPHIRE Technology introduces a new limited edition product under the SAPPHIRE ATOMIC brand.

The SAPPHIRE HD 3870 ATOMIC version features an exciting new single slot cooler – the first in the world to feature Vapor-X – SAPPHIRE’s implementation of Vapour Chamber Technology (VCT). This advanced cooling solution provides more efficient and quieter cooling allowing the ATOMIC edition to ship overclocked out of the box, and to allow enthusiasts even more scope for performance tuning. The single slot design allows the use of multiple cards in the latest CrossFireX configurations even where PCI-Express slots are sited closely together.

SAPPHIRE HD3870 ATOMIC ships in an exclusive aluminium case, with an unrivalled bundle including CCL UV lamp, HDMI adapter and 3m HDMI cable, Black Box games bundle and a discount voucher ($30 in US, 20 Euros in Europe and £15 in UK) in addition to all the standard cables and software.

The SAPPHIRE HD 3870 ATOMIC has 512MB of high performance GDDR4 memory, clocked at 1200MHz (2.4GHz effective) and the GPU core is pre-overclocked at 825MHz. Supporting the new CrossFireX technology, two high speed connectors on each card allow 2, 3 or even 4 graphics cards to be daisy-chained together for enhanced performance when installed in a CrossFireX mainboard.

Models in the HD 3000 series incorporate the latest ATI Avivo HD Technology for enhanced Video display and feature a built in UVD (Unified Video decoder) for the hardware accelerated decoding of Blu-ray and HD DVD content for both VC-1 and H.264 codecs, considerably reducing CPU loading. The dedicated HDMI adaptor delivers true audio and video output on a single cable for direct connection to an HDMI ready display.

SAPPHIRE HD 3000 series graphics cards are Microsoft Windows Vista Premium certified and supported by the ATI Catalyst suite of software, ensuring customers have ongoing access to software updates for performance, stability and added features. Support for DirectX10.1 provides developers with access to enhanced programming techniques and new lighting effects.

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