ASUS EAH3850 Trinity released !!!!

[ACESHIGH]

ASUS Unveils World's First Onboard Triple RV670PRO Graphics Card

Enjoy Extra 139% Performance Boosts with ASUS EAH3850 TRINITY/3DHTI/1.5G

Taipei, Taiwan, April 8, 2008 – ASUS, producer of top quality graphic solutions, has today unveiled the world’s first on-board triple GPU solution with the concept model ASUS EAH3850 TRINITY/3DHTI/1.5G graphics card. With three RV670PRO GPUs onboard, users can enjoy an astonishing 139% improvement in speeds when compared to single-GPU solutions. Additionally, the EAH3850 TRINITY is equipped with a MXM module for upgrade possibilities and two exclusive extra DVI outputs. It also features a specially designed water cooling solution – ensuring efficient heat dissipation for stable performance. On top of all this, the ASUS EAH3850 TRINITY is equipped with a world-exclusive large onboard memory size of 1.5GB – designed to provide feature-rich DirectX 10 gaming and the best multimedia playback at ultra-high resolutions and maximum quality settings.

http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=10827


Some testing that was carried out.

http://www.nordichardware.com/news,7559.html

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Hmm, not really interested in this card, I imagine it'll be a driver/game compatibility nightmare.
I am interested in the power consumption and the mxm modules, hopefully we'll see laptops with these (single/crossfire 3850s) in very soon!

 

[Happy]

Been posted before, still this makes interesting reading, not as good, as was originally thought.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/185898

 

[-iceblade^]

i don't trust PCPro's reviews - way too basic and half of the time they seem to get it wrong from an enthusiast's point of view... That said, i am somewhat surprised that they don't intend to make the card a mass produced card...

 

[eyetrip]

Don't see the point to this card.... sure, its cool, but firstly if its water cooled only, am sure it will hardly sell.

And they really need to sort out shared memory. Now 3 GPU sharing one lot of memory will be a lot more interesting.

 

[deuse]

Wonder how much it will be.
If its about £300 I will look into it.

 

[steve258]

And a while ago they were saying it will never reach the shopfloor.

Lots of dual/multi GPU cards lately, there's the 3850X2 as well, I suppose it's the only way AMD/ATI can compete atm.

 

[Antar Bolaeisk]

... users can enjoy an astonishing 139% improvement in speeds when compared to single-GPU solutions...

That's an amazing increase in performance.

Come on, for three cards I would have thought they'd want better performance out of it to warrant it's use. I don't really see the point to be honest.

 

[Crashgate3]

I'm guessing that actually means 139% *extra* performance, not 139% of the performance of one card.

the figures here are entirely a guess but 1 GPU = 0% extra (obviously), 2 = ~70% extra, 3 = the quoted %139 extra.

 

[milkinc13]

And a while ago they were saying it will never reach the shopfloor.

Lots of dual/multi GPU cards lately, there's the 3850X2 as well, I suppose it's the only way AMD/ATI can compete atm.

that's what I read, ASUS only did this as an exercize to prove it would work

 

[Final8y]

And a while ago they were saying it will never reach the shopfloor.

Lots of dual/multi GPU cards lately, there's the 3850X2 as well, I suppose it's the only way AMD/ATI can compete atm.

They are competing on price, features, multi gpu compatibility on a wider range of mobo`s & drivers every month.
And that why they will be getting my money.