AMD Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition: One Card, Six Screens

Test Hardware And Benchmarks

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Test Hardware
ProcessorIntel Core i7-980X Extreme (Gulftown) 3.33 GHz, 6.4 GT/s, 12MB L3 Cache, power-saving settings enabled
MotherboardGigabyte X58A-UD5 (LGA 1366) X58/ICH10, BIOS F5
MemoryKingston HyperX T1 Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3-2000 8-8-8-24 @ 1,600 MHz
Hard DriveIntel SSDSA2MH160G2C1 160GB SATA 3 Gb/s
NetworkingRealtek RTC8111D, 1 Gb/s
Graphics CardsAMD Radeon HD 5870 2GB
Row 6 - Cell 0 Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB
Row 7 - Cell 0 Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1.25GB
Row 8 - Cell 0 Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 1.79GB
Row 9 - Cell 0 Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 1GB
Row 10 - Cell 0 ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB
Row 11 - Cell 0 ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB
Row 12 - Cell 0 ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
Row 13 - Cell 0 ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Power SupplyCooler Master UCP 1100W
CPU CoolerIntel DBX-B Thermal Solution
System Software And Drivers
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64
DirectXDirectX 11
Platform DriverIntel INF Chipset Update Utility 9.1.1.1019
Graphics DriverNvidia GeForce 197.17 (GTX 480/470)
Row 21 - Cell 0 Nvidia GeForce 197.13 (GTX 295/285)
Row 22 - Cell 0 AMD Catalyst 10.3a
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Games
Far Cry 2Ultra High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, 8xAA / No AF, vsync off, 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, DirectX 10, Steam Version, benchmark Tool, Ranch Medium
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of PripyatExtreme Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, 4xAA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, DX10 Rendering, Benchmark Tool
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Ultra High Settings, No AA / No AF, 4xAA / No AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, Second Sun, 45 second sequence, FRAPS
DiRT 2Ultra High Settings, No AA / No AF, 4xAA / No AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, In-Game Benchmark (Demo), Forced DX9 Rendering
Left 4 Dead 2Highest Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, Custom Tom's Hardware Demo, Steam Version
Battlefield: Bad Company 2Custom (Highest) Quality Settings, 1xAA / No AF, 8x MSAA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, opening cinematic, 145 second sequence, FRAPS
Chris Angelini is an Editor Emeritus at Tom's Hardware US. He edits hardware reviews and covers high-profile CPU and GPU launches.