HIS HD 6870 Turbo 1GB Video Card Review

The HIS HD6870 Turbo Edition card is supplied in an identical box to the reference edition, with the addition of a ‘Turbo' sticker top right.

The HIS sample includes a video converter, power adapters, Crossfire cable and literature with disc.

The HIS HD6870 is based around the AMD reference design so features the ‘traditional' cooling fan configuration on the right of the PCB.

The HIS HD6870 supports 2x mini DP (1.2), HDMI 1.4a, and 2x DL-DVI and SL-DVI connectors. It requires two 6 pin power connectors to operate. This card will expel hot air out the back of the chassis.

The reference HD6870 cooler is quite substantial, with a copper block running out to several small heatpipes. The fan is positioned on the far side so it forces air across the heatsink and out the rear of the case.

Two HIS HD6870′s in our system, running in CrossfireX.

Above, GPUz specifications. 920mhz (from reference 900mhz) on the core, and 1120mhz/4480mhz effective (from reference 1050mhz/4200mhz effective).

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