AMD's best consumer graphics card till date is here. The dual core version of HD 3870 is "industry’s first teraflop consumer graphics card that redefines high-definition performance for 1080P gaming and beyond." The 55 nanometer process-based ATI Radeon 3870 X2 combines two ATI Radeon HD 3870s on a single graphics board (meaning almost double the performance of HD 3870), connected through integrated CrossFire technology.

With the launch of ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2, AMD continues to support the industry-leading Unified Video Decoder (UVD) and ATI Avivo HD for exceptional platform efficiency and image quality for H.264 and VC-1 high definition content. Enhanced HDMI functionality is also offered via integrated HDCP and audio for HDMI video.

“PC gaming enthusiasts demand the ultimate in performance and scalability for their HD gaming experience and the ATI Radeon 3870 X2 sets the standard by which all should be compared in this segment,” said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, Graphics Product Group, AMD. “With this launch we reaffirm our commitment to enthusiast performance leadership and send a clear message that the ATI Radeon 3870 X2 is the new gold standard of the PC gaming world.” It supports DirectX 10.1 and CrossFireX, the next-generation AMD multi-GPU technology designed to support up to four GPUs.

The Radeon HD 3870 X2 is immediately available for $449.

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