Before nVidia gets it's act together with the Geforce 9800 GX2, AMD will be in the lead with the new Radeon HD 3870 X2. And it will accomplish that with a graphics card that, even though it's basically a single board CrossFire solution, isn't longer than a GeForce 8800 GTX (or an Ultra) and costs roughly twice what a single 3870 does.

If you don't play Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, you will be happy to hear that AMD dominates all the other single card configurations. The only thing AMD has to worry about here, is the fact that a SLI set-up with two 8800 GTs looks to be better.

When it comes to power consumption, it eats 56W more than an 8800 GTX (playing Bioshock). This data lacks precision, but it's clear that two cards need more power than one even if they are placed on the same PCB.

You can find plenty of information around the web - here's some of the best:

• Anandtech - ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2: 2 GPUs 1 Card, A Return to the High End
• Tom's Hardware - ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 - Fastest Yet!
• Hot Hardware - R680 Has Landed: ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
• techPowerUp! - HIS Radeon HD 3870 X2 1 GB
• TweakTown - GECUBE Radeon HD 3870 X2 Graphics Card
• DriverHeaven - ATi Radeon HD 3870 X2
• Digit-Life - HIS, MSI, Powerolor (TUL), GeCube RADEON HD 3870 X2 2x512MB PCI-E
• Bjorn3D - HD3870X2
• Hexus ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 - getting back in the game

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