Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Toxic 1GB Review

Mon 2010-02-22 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

Hardware Canucks have posted a review of the new Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Toxic Edition graphics card, which is factory overclocked and features a custom cooler.

Here's what they had to say:

"While the Toxic definitely doesn’t encroach into the performance envelope of the high-end HD 5870, it isn’t priced like an ultra high end card either. For a mere $30 premium over a reference-based product, this card retains all the best features of a reference HD 5850 like high efficiency and Eyefinity support while adding things that are sure to appeal to a wide variety of buyers. Basically, if the performance of a HD 5870 is appealing but the card itself is out of your price league, the HD 5850 Toxic is a perfect alternative.

Yet there is so much more to the HD 5850 than performance; great temperatures and very quiet operation also make an appearance. It seems like in every Sapphire review of late we rave about their Vapor-X cooling technology and this one is no different."

If you are looking for a Radeon HD 5850 with a little extra kick to it, then this is a good place to start. However, if you aren't too fond of Sapphire's short 2-year warranty, then you might prefer the XFX Radeon HD 5850 1GB Black Edition, which has the same clocks as the Toxic but with a lifetime warranty.

Click here to read the full review.

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