Gigabyte GV-R5876P-2GD-B Manual - Page 4

Introduction - radeon hd 5870

Page 4 highlights

1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by ATI RadeonTMHD 5870 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express 2.1 • Integrated with 2 GB GDDR5 memory • Supports DirectX 11 • Supports CrossFireXTM • Supports DVI-I / HDMI / Display port (by adapter) • Supports Mini Display port 1.2. Minimum System Requirements • Hardware - Intel® Pentium® 4/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM /PhenomTM - 1 GB or more of system memory for best performance - Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive) - A power supply that provides at least 500-watt and with two 75w 2x3-pin PCIe power connector is required. The power supply should be with a known brand and certified to conform to safety regulations. (For the list of certified power supplies, go to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.) • Operating System - Windows® 7 - Windows® Vista - Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition • CrossFireXTM Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a CrossFireX system, the following is required: - A CrossFireX certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct chipset driver - Two GV-R5876P-2GD-B - A power supply that provides at least 600-watt and with four 2x3-pin PCIe power connectors is required. The power supply should be with a known brand and certified to conform to safety regulations. (For the list of certified power supplies, go to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.) - One or two CrossFire bridge interconnect cables GV-R587 Series Graphics Accelerator - 4 -

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32

- 4 -
GV-R587 Series Graphics Accelerator
1. Introduction
1.1. Features
Powered by
ATI Radeon
TM
HD 5870
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Supports PCI Express 2.1
Integrated with 2 GB GDDR5 memory
Supports DirectX 11
Supports CrossFireX
TM
Supports DVI-I / HDMI / Display port (by adapter)
Supports Mini Display port
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
Hardware
-
Intel
®
Pentium
®
4/Core
TM
2 or AMD Athlon
TM
/Phenom
TM
-
1 GB or more of system memory for best performance
-
Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
-
A power supply that provides at least 500-watt and with two 75w 2x3-pin PCIe power
connector is required. The power supply should be with a known brand and certified to
conform to safety regulations. (For the list of certified power supplies, go to
Operating System
-
Windows
®
7
-
Windows
®
Vista
-
Windows
®
XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
-
Windows
®
XP Professional x64 Edition
CrossFireX
TM
Configuration
If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a CrossFireX system, the following
is required:
-
A CrossFireX certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct chipset driver
-
Two GV-R5876P-2GD-B
-
A power supply that provides at least 600-watt and with four 2x3-pin PCIe power
connectors is required. The power supply should be with a known brand and certified to
conform to safety regulations. (For the list of certified power supplies, go to
-
One or two CrossFire bridge interconnect cables