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HIS HD6870 ICEQX Turbo Graphics Card Review

Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 is an arcade-style flight action game developed by Ubisoft Romania and published by Ubisoft. After the events of the first game, the H.A.W.X squadron is sent to Middle East, where a high level of violence is being registered, and the appearance of various insurgents leaders in various hotspots. The team also has to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Russian nuclear weapons. The player will be controlling three groups: one American (Hunter), one British (Munro) and one Russian (Sokov), each with its own pilots and supporting characters. There will also be references to other characters in the Tom Clancy universe.

We are testing in full DX11 mode with all settings to maximum.

The HAWX 2 engine is dramatically skewed in favour of nVidia hardware, as can be seen from the staggering MSI N560GTX TF II results. What is particularly interesting is that the overclocked HIS card manages to slightly outperform the reference HD6950 with this specific engine.

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12 comments

  1. WOw that cooler melts my eye balls.

    Thank god you dont have to look at it all the time once its installed !

  2. Hey, anyway we can petition them to make the cooler a different colour? that really is dire looking.

    but hey it works I ‘pose ! nice one.

  3. Why have they a y shaped plate over the memory? whats that about?

  4. Bit of a contradiction that card. one of the best AMD 6870s and easily the ugliest.

    Those temperatures are great, especially for the new version of Furmark, which melts some cards. I am not sure I value furmark anymoer for temps, but I like the fact you include gaming results.

  5. @ Dave. the metal plate is obviously for cooling, there are probably thermal pads under it. and then the fan above keeps it cooler and it takes the heat from teh chips.

  6. Nice card design and great performance. as the review says though the 560 is a tough card to beat at this price point.

  7. Weird choice of colours for the cooler design. its very bright. looks like cheap plastic.

  8. I still have concerns about HIS warranty in UK, ive read horror stories.

  9. Wow, 975mhz core, thats insane for an out of the box setting. They must have a good batch for this release.

  10. Very good card from HIS. Its a make I never look at when buying a card, but this one looks like one of the best.

  11. the color isn’t for everyone, apparently. It’s a good match though for Gigabyte Mobo’s. Not that anyone should be buying a VC because of the color. Excluding case modders, possibly.

  12. Where can I buy this exact card? I recently read a review in PC Gamer magazine noting it at £149, but can’t find this model online anywhere!