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KitGuru has been concentrating recently on many mid range boards, however today we are going to be looking at the high end custom HIS HD5870 graphics card, a product we know that will get you excited.
The HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo is completely redesigned and it ships with a iCooler V heatsink and a customised PCB layout which offers a more cost effective production. The core speed is increased by 25mhz and the memory also gets a 100mhz effective bump. If you like free games then this bundle also ships with the excellent Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
The icing on the cake is that the card is only £20 more expensive than the reference design, so on paper it appears to be very good value for money.
| HD5850 Reference | HD 5870 Reference | HIS HD 5870 iCoolerV Turbo | |
| GPU | Cypress | Cypress | Cypress |
| Shader Units | 1440 | 1600 | 1600 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Transistors | 2154m | 2154m | 2154m |
| Memory Size | 1024MB | 1024MB | 1024MB |
| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Core Clock | 725mhz | 850mhz | 875mhz |
| Memory Clock | 1000mhz | 1200mhz | 1225mhz |
| UK pricing | £225 | £320 | £340 |
