Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Toxic 1GB GDDR5 PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

11
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Direct X 11 Compatible.
Affordable.
CrossFire Ready.

Cons:

Large.
Cooling fan audible under full load.

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Last revision on February 7, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Direct X 11 Compatible
Affordable
CrossFire Ready
Eyefinity Multi Display Capable
Shader 5.0
Pre Overclocked
VaporX Cooling Solution
Visually interesting cooler
Overclocked memory
GPU put performance close to costlier HD 5870

Reviewers Didn't Like

Large
Cooling fan audible under full load
Requires two six-pin power connectors

Expert reviews and ratings

Sapphire’s Toxic blue us...

By Atomic MPC on June 28, 2010

Sapphire Radeon 5850 Toxic ReviewSapphire 5850 Toxic card and box5850 Toxic and Radeon 5870 reference boardNow that ATI’s sorted out their supply issues with the Radeon 5800 series, they’re opening things up and allowing their board...

By FiringSquad on February 22, 2010

When the term "Radeon" is uttered, "Sapphire" is another that seems to follow. While there are a great number of vendors who produce ATI-based graphics cards, such as PowerColor, XFX, Gigabyte, ASUS and so forth, its Sapphire who holds the dominant...

By Techgage on February 19, 2010

AMD currently offers a trio of high-end gaming cards that have most of the checkboxes ticked. The cheapest is the Radeon HD 5850 that's available for £225 for a reference model, listed by most of AMD's AIB partners. Extend the budget to...

By HEXUS.net on February 18, 2010

100

Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 TOXIC 1GBBack when we first tested the 5850 we found it to be a card which offered a great balance of price and performance. Sapphire have taken that product, improved the look of the PCB, enhanced the specifications and...

By HardwareHeaven on February 18, 2010

SapphireAcross the board the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 TOXIC is better than the reference design: improved cooling, improved noise levels and improved performance; the design and components offer a great platform for serious overclockers....

By Rage3D on February 18, 2010

The overclocked Radeon HD 5850 Toxic Edition provides gaming performance very close to that of cards selling for about $100 more....

By Computer Shopper on February 01, 2010

Sapphire Toxic HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 is an excellent solution for overclockers. It bears a very efficient cooler which allows increasing clock rates up to those typical of Radeon HD 5870. It was interesting to examine the effect of fewer stream...

By iXBT Labs on May 21, 2010

Sapphire's Toxic cards are a popular choice for those seeking an overclocked card out of the box and the HD5850 should only aid that popularity. Not only faster than the reference design, it's just so much quieter in operation, so offering a...

By itreviews.com on March 30, 2010

The Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Toxic Edition video card is the real McCoy and should be high on the list of cards when looking for a Radeon HD...

By Legit Reviews on March 25, 2010

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