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A little over a month ago, amid the heat of the competition, AMD announced that some of its partners would be releasing pre-overclocked versions of the company's Radeon HD 6870 cards. One of these cards came from Sapphire, in the form "Toxic", but at around the same time, the company also released something with a slightly different flavor... the "Vapor-X". Vapor-X is no stranger to those who've been following Sapphire for some time, as the company prides this version on being the most efficient on the market. We're not talking just about speed here, but far improved cooling ability and sometimes even better power consumption. Unlike the Toxic, the Vapor-X HD 6870 is not pre-overclocked at all, but that shouldn't matter. The Vapor-X targets those who want the best possible version of a particular card, and most often, that doesn't mean it has to be the fastest. Instead, such a card should keep temperatures low, and remain reliable for years, and that's exactly what Sapphire strives for here. Here's a quick run-down of AMD's current fleet of products: Given the quick roll-out of the HD 6900 series that launched not long after the HD 6800 series, it seems that AMD might be taking its time with getting its other mid-range models ready - or also the HD 6990 dual-GPU card.
Have you been looking to upgrade the video card in your current system? Maybe the one that you currently have is not able to give you your desired FPS in your favorite game or maybe it doesn't support DX 11 and is holding you back from getting some of the newer titles? Whatever the reason may be, if you are looking at upgrading your current GPU, Sapphire has recently launched the HD6870 with the Vapor-X Cooler installed on it for maximum cooling power. Not only are you going to get DX 11 support with the Sapphire HD6870 Vapor-X, you are also going to be able to get a total of two DVI, one HDMI, and two DisplayPort 1.2 adapters on the card. This will provide you with the most potential for your display device to be connected with up to six monitors from this one card. I am very excited to see exactly what this card is going to look like as well as to see exactly how well it is going to perform when it is put up head-to-head with the competition in our extensive series of synthetic and real-world testing. The front of the packaging for the Sapphire HD6870 Vapor-X is very clean looking.