This is a new graphics card in its exciting new HD 3000 series from SAPPHIRE, to deliver the fastest performing passive cooled graphics card in the World, ever, the SAPPHIRE HD 3850 ULTIMATE Edition. It has the features such as a 256MB of GDDR3 memory, running at 828MHz (1.66GHz effective) and has a core clock speed of 668MHz, delivering the same exciting levels of graphics performance as the standard model but featuring a totally fanless and silent heatpipe cooler.

This one incorporates the latest ATI Avivo HD Technology for enhanced Video display and features a built in UVD (Unified Video decoder) for the hardware accelerated decoding of Blu-ray and HD DVD content for both VC-1 and H.264 codecs, reducing CPU loading to a minimum. The HDMI adaptor delivers true audio and video output on a single cable for direct connection of an HDMI ready display, making the SAPPHIRE HD 3850 ULTIMATE the ideal solution for gamers and video enthusiasts.

The SAPPHIRE HD 3850 ULTIMATE Edition features the new CrossFireX technology, with two high speed connectors on each card allowing 2, 3 or even 4 graphics cards to be daisy-chained together for enhanced performance when installed in a CrossFireX mainboard. As each card has two dual-link DVI connectors, this allows up to eight monitors to be used at the same time, or - with CrossFire enabled - two GPU’s (and up to four with future driver releases) to provide a more powerful rendering solution.