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@ 2010/08/06In the spring, we outlined how manufacturers were reinventing
the ATI Radeon 5870 GPU. MIAHALLEN gave us an in-depth look at Gigabyte’s
offering, the 5870 Super Overclock (SOC). We’re back with another such
unit today, in the form of the ASUS Matrix 5870 Platinum. The Matrix
Platinum is no ordinary 5870. First, the core clock is overclocked from
the 5870’s normal 850 MHz to 894 MHz. The memory clock stays the same at
1200 MHz (4800 MHz in quad-pumped ASUS-speak), but they have equipped this
monster with 2 GB of memory. It’s not alone amongst the 5870s with regard
to the amount of memory, but it stands all by itself in being a
stock-overclocked 5870 with that much.
the ATI Radeon 5870 GPU. MIAHALLEN gave us an in-depth look at Gigabyte’s
offering, the 5870 Super Overclock (SOC). We’re back with another such
unit today, in the form of the ASUS Matrix 5870 Platinum. The Matrix
Platinum is no ordinary 5870. First, the core clock is overclocked from
the 5870’s normal 850 MHz to 894 MHz. The memory clock stays the same at
1200 MHz (4800 MHz in quad-pumped ASUS-speak), but they have equipped this
monster with 2 GB of memory. It’s not alone amongst the 5870s with regard
to the amount of memory, but it stands all by itself in being a
stock-overclocked 5870 with that much.
