Hd5850 crossfire x?

[jijoslin]

I'm going to crossfire two hd5850's on a asus crosshair 3 motherboard with two *16 pci-e lanes, should this get me close to a single hd5970 performance?

 

[Maziar]

Yes,a HD 5970 is basically 2 HD 5870's core(downclocked to 5850 speeds),so 2 5850's will give you the same performance of a 5970

 

[wa1]

^+1
Just like Maziar said above...

 

[jijoslin]

Best answer selected by jijoslin.