XFX HD6870 Black Edition Crossfire Review

The XFX HD6870 Black Edition cards are supplied in typically futuristic style XFX boxes with robotic style artwork on the front.

The XFX bundle includes stickers, literature on the product and the XFX range of power supplies, a ‘Do Not Disturb' sign for your door, and a metallic badge. XFX also include a Crossfire cable with the bundle. Scan in the UK are including Dirt 3 with this bundle, although ours didn't have it in the box.

The card is built upon a black PCB which looks great, although we were disappointed that XFX didn't include a custom cooler and fan design with this Black Edition.

The XFX HD6870 Black Edition is CrossfireX capable and it demands two 6 pin PCI E power connectors to operate properly.

The card has two DVI ports, a single HDMI port and two mini Displayport connectors. The card also features an onboard HDMI audio device which is 1.4a compliant, offering AC-3, DTS, 7.1 channel audio, DTS-HD and Dolby True HD support.

Removing the cooler is a straightforward process, although XFX include two small stickers on the GPU mount invalidating the warranty if they are removed. We don't know of any other manufacturer right now who do this.

The cooler is a standard design with a small fan placed on the far side, which forces air across the GPU block and outside the case at the rear.

An overview of the hardware in GPUz and the latest version of Catalyst Control Center.

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