Description:
Long thought to be the market of the conservative gamer, the affordable mainstream products, which use to suffer only adequate performance, now experiences a frame rate revival with the SAPPHIRE HD 3850. Built upon the award winning Radeon HD 3850 core, the SAPPHIRE 3850 offers a comprehensive feature-set that eclipses previous and current mainstream offerings. Unleash the enthusiast inside you with support for advanced technologies such as DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1 support, integrated HDMI and HDCP support for Blu-ray/HD DVD decoding and for the extreme enthusiast, pair two together for the ultimate gaming experience with CrossFireX support! Jam a SAPPHIRE HD 3850 into your rig and still have some coin left over to buy that title you have been waiting for.
Quick Glance
Video Chipset: ATI Radeon 3850
Slot Type: PCI Express x16
Interface Type: DVI Yes
Functionality: 2 Monitors, HDCP Yes, CrossFireX
Installed Memory: 256
Summary
Product Title: Sapphire Radeon HD 3850 Graphics Card
Manufacturer: Sapphire
Power Score: 4.9 | 0 Reviews
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Graphics Chipset
Video Chipset: ATI Radeon 3850
Core Clock Speed: 668 MHz
Memory
Installed Video Memory: 256 MB
Memory Technology: GDDR3 SDRAM
Effective Memory Clock Speed: 1650 MHz
Connectivity and Additional Features
Interface Connection: DVI Yes
Functionality: 2 Monitors, HDCP Yes, CrossFireX
Compatibility
Slot/Port Type: PCI Express x16
System Requirements: PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphic slot available on the motherboard. 1GB or greater system memory for better performance. 450Watt or greater power supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express power connector recommended. For ATI CrossFireX: 550 watt power supply or greater with two 6-pin connectors. Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products Installation software requires CD-ROM drive. DVD playback requires DVD driver. Blu-ray/HD DVD playback requires Blu-ray/HD-DVD drive and playback software. For a complete ATI CrossFireX system, a second ATI Radeon HD 3850 graphics card, an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per board are required. OS Supported: Microsoft Windows Vista (32Bit/64Bit) Microsoft Windows XP (32Bit/64Bit) Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition 2005
System Type: PC
Minimum Power Supply Required: 450 W
Slot Space Required: 1
Warranty
Warranty Information: 1 Year Limited
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link
Additional Specifications
Frequency Band: 512-bit Ring Bus Memory Controller Hardware processed 1080p video playback of Blu-ray and HD DVDs 666 million transistors on 55nm fabrication process Unified Superscalar Shader Architecture DXTC and 3Dc+ texture compression 128-bit floating point HDR texture filtering ATI PowerPlay advanced power management technology for optimal performance and power savings
Bus Width: 256 bit
Shader Model: 4.1
Number of Stream Processors: 320
RAMDAC Speed: 400 MHz
Dual RAMDAC: Yes
Digital Signal: Yes
Dual Link DVI Support: Yes
Chipset Line: Radeon
Chipset Series: HD 3000
Number of DVI Output: 2
