ASUS Releases New EAH6800 Series Graphics Cards

By Nathan Kirsch

ASUS has officially announced their new EAH6800 series of graphics cards. Both the EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5 and EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 cards feature AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology, AMD HD3D technology and DirectX 11 support. In addition, exclusive Voltage Tweak overclocking technology offers a 50% performance boost over the reference design. The EAH6850 DirectCU and EAH6870 also ship with factory overclocked cores set to 790MHz and 913MHz. This is slightly higher than the AMD reference designs that come with the core clocks set to 775MHz and 900MHz.

EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5

ASUS EAH6800 Series Graphics Cards Highlights

  • Exclusive ASUS Voltage Tweak technology offers real-time voltage adjustment of various GPU components, including the core and video memory, making ASUS EAH6800 Series graphics cards 50%* faster than the reference design.
  • The EAH6850 DirectCU is factory overclocked to perform at 790MHz. This is 15MHz higher than stock performance, resulting in higher frame rates in games.
  • ASUS proprietary cooling technology, DirectCU, puts copper heat pipes in direct contact with the GPU core. This results in the EAH6850 DirectCU running 20%* cooler than the reference design.
  • The EAH6870 features a stylish aluminum fan cover that dissipates heat more efficiently. This lowers surface temperatures by 14 degrees Celsius, compared to the reference designs plastic cover.
  • Proprietary AMD Eyefinity technology supports up to six** displays for a fully immersive viewing experience.
  • AMD HD3D technology for stereoscopic 3D gaming and movie watching.

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