ASUS has released their DirectCU II models. Both cards feature overclocked clocks and custom cooling system.
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II HD7870-DC2T-2GD5 – Perfect balance of 28nm power with cool and quiet performance
Card features overclocked core by 100MHz (1100MHz) and memory by 50MHz (1250MHz). ASUS says their custom DirectCU II cooling will provide 20% better solution than reference one.
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 DirectCU II HD7850-DC2T-2GD5 – Perfect balance of 28nm power with cool and quiet performance
Card is also overclocked to 975 MHz for core and 1250 for memory. HD7850 has the same cooling system that 7870 have.
| Model | HD7870-DC2T-2GD5 | HD7850-DC2T-2GD5 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics Engine | AMD Radeon™ HD 7870 | AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 |
| Bus Standard | PCI Express® 3.0 | |
| OpenGL | OpenGL 4.2 | |
| Video Memory | 2GB GDDR5 | |
| Engine Clock | 1100 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Stream processors | 1280 | 1024 |
| Memory Clock | 5000MHz (1250MHz GDDR5) | |
| Memory Interface | 256 bit | |
| RAMDAC | 400MHz | |
| DVI Max. Resolution | 2560 X 1600 | |
| D-Sub Max. Resolution | 2048 X 1536 | |
| D-Sub output | YES X1 (through DVI to D-Sub adaptor) | |
| DVI Output | YES X1 (Native) | |
| HDMI Output | YES X1 (Native) | |
| HDCP Compliant | YES | |
| DisplayPort | YES X2 (Native mini DisplayPort) | |
| Adapters/cables bundled | 1x DVI to D-sub adaptor 1x CROSSFIRE BRIDGE CABLE | 1x DVI to D-sub adaptor 1x CROSSFIRE BRIDGE CABLE |
| Software Bundled | ASUS Utilities & Drive GPU Tweak | |
| Dimensions | 265.5*115.5*42.5 mm | 259.5*115.5*42.5 mm |
- READ MORE (Source): ASUS HD 7800 graphics card
