ASUS EAH3870 Top Video Card Review

Benchmarks & Testing
To test the video card I will be using 3Dmark06, Crysis, Bioshock and Quake Wars. The first test up is 3DMark06.

3DMark06
I ran 3DMark06 at default settings in the application and default setting sin the ATI control panel. The ASUS EAH3870 Top scored as follows in 3DMark06:

• Total 3DMarks- 11021li>SM2.0- 4426
• HDR/SM3.0- 4882
• CPU- 3394
• Return to Proxycon- 35.341
• Firefly Forest- 38.430
• Canyon Flight- 46.482
• Deep Freeze- 51.151
• CPU1- 1.105
• CPU2- 1.668

To compare the ASUS HD3850 Top I reviewed not long ago scored 10257 3DMarks and the XFX 9800 GX2 (tested on a different system) scored 16277 3DMarks.

Crysis
The next test up for the ASUS EAH3870 Top was Crysis, and the card performed well. I ran the game at 1600 x 1200 with no AA and all settings on medium. I used Fraps to record frame rate data on the first level at the initial beach insertion. Fraps recorded the following frame rate data:

• Min- 19 fps
• Avg- 43.427 fps
• Max- 65 fps

Quake Wars
The next game test up was Quake Wars which I ran t a screen resolution of 1920 x 1200 with high quality settings, 8x AA and all settings on high. I used Fraps to record frame rate data on a single player map called Africa Refinery. Fraps recorded the following frame rate data:

• Min- 20 fps
• Avg- 40.473 fps
• Max- 62 fps

  Bioshock
  The final game test up for the ASUS EAH3870 Top was with Bioshock. I ran the game at 1920 x 1200 with all settings on high and high detail shaders on, high detail post processing on, shadow maps on and distortion on. I used Fraps to record frame rate data and got the following results:

  • Min- 29 fps
  • Avg- 40.974 fps
  • Max- 61 fps

  Final Thoughts
  I was happy with the performance of the ASUS EAH3870 Top video card. It performs very well for the price and ASUS has a nice bundle that includes Company of Heroes- Opposing Fronts with the card. The factory overclocking of the card is very nice and on the whole the ASUS EAH3870 Top is a good option for ATI fans.

  Verdict

  Conclusion

  Pros
  

  • Good bundle
  • Good Performance

  Cons
  

  • Down on performance compared to some NVIDIA parts

  Verdict
  In the end the ASUS EAH3870 Top is a good card for the ATI fans out there that performs well at a price that is reasonable by top-end graphics card standards. ASUS includes a nice bundle with its cards whereas some other vendors offer nothing extra for the same price. If you are in the market for an ATI HD 3750, the ASUS EAH3870 Top is a great choice.

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