This graphics card from XFX represents the high end of the budget segment, we looked at how the card performed in our tests, and we see that it is top class. For the slightly more price-conscious XFX 5850 BLACK EDITION offers great performance for a relatively nice price tag.

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XFX HD5830 - A graphics card with custom cooling.

Based on our tests, it is currently the most affordable card.

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If you’re looking to buy yourself a gaming card, you can’t go wrong with XFX HD 5850 Black Edition card. Although the card is overclocked, XFX decided against changing reference cooling. This was probably a wise move as thermals are very good and comparable to those on the reference card. The card’s GPU comes overclocked by 40MHz and the memory by 125MHz, but that wasn’t the maximum as we managed to push the GPU up to 930MHz without changing voltage or meddling with fan rpm. We managed to score about 12% better on top of already 6% higher results the HD 5850 Black Edition scored versus the reference HD 5850.

We've seen factory overclocked boards in the past that have pushed what a stock cooler is capable of arguably too close to the limit, yet this Black Edition part achieves its performance increases with absolute ease and comfort, to the point where we didn't even feel the need to include charts for these three disciplines in our review as they were simply identical to those seen when testing with a reference clocked card.

Radeon HD 5850 Black Edition is undoubtedly an excellent piece of hardware.
If you have the cash available and want to snag the fastest Radeon HD 5850 we've seen on the market.  There are even cards in stock at the time of writing - Something of a rarity itself in the world of the Radeon HD 5800 series at present.

If you are looking for a graphics card of this new generation that supports DirectX 11, I think its worth taking a closer look at XFX 5850 - although it is built entirely by reference design, but the board has good overclocking potential and performs great when you raise the rates a bit. The fan, which also is of reference type keeps the card cool and noise level is nothing to complain about.

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+Good cooler temperatures

+The price is extremely competitive

+Possibility of up to three screens

+Good overclocker

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We never expected the card to beat it's bigger brother, the HD5870 but in the overclocking department it certainly did. Reaching huge overclocks of 910/1300MHz on the core and memory respectively, the card was made for overclocking.

if you are in the market for a new graphics card the HD 5850 represents an extremely good value for your hard earned money. XFX just adds to that by including two things that are unique among ATI’s board partners: a Double Lifetime warranty and excellent customer support. Value, performance, DX11 capabilities and a lifetime warranty; we really couldn’t ask anything more of a graphics card. As such, the XFX Radeon HD 5850 1GB receives our Dam Good Value Award.

*XFX warranty varies by country.

Our today's test samples once again prove that XFX has what it takes to deliver quality products, and with the 5-Star support, you'll be set for a long, long time. No matter where you purchase it, this card is worth every penny..... Add to that the fact that this is a DX11 card which presents a great investment in the future and that it features AMD's Eyefinity, and this is a no brainer - we dub the XFX HD 5850 a Fudzilla Recommended graphics card.

All the Evergreen series cards come with DX 11 support and thus are great future-proof investments. Windows 7 will be out soon, and if you're planning to milk it for all it's worth, then these cards are currently the best, and only option(s).

The XFX HD 5850 is clearly one of the best cards we've had on our tests and the bang-per-buck ratio is excellent.