ATI Radeon HD 5830 now Official

Submitted by lalit on February 26, 2010 - 12:40pm.

AMD has introduced new ATI Radeon HD 5830 that brings all the features of ATI Radeon HD 5800 series and great performance at lower price. The Radeon HD 5830 is priced $249 for 512MB card and  $279 for 1GB card. It will come with full support for DirectX 11 gaming, ATI Eyefinity technology and ATI Stream capabilities.

“The ATI Radeon HD 5830 graphics card makes enthusiast-level performance even more accessible to gamers, adding another compelling choice to the award-winning ATI Radeon HD 5800 series,” said Matt Skynner, vice president and general manager, AMD Graphics Division. “Cutting-edge features such as full DirectX 11 support, ATI Eyefinity multi-display capabilities and ATI Stream technology position the ATI Radeon HD 5830 graphics card to become a favorite with the gaming community.”

Most reviewers agree that the card offers very good performance, but is slightly pricey. A $200-$225 price point would have made ATI Radeon HD 5830 unbeatable. You can read reviews of the new card on Tom’s Hardware or Hot Hardware.