Asus Unveils World's First Tri-GPU Graphics Card

Asustek's three-GPU graphics solution we told you about last month was officially introduced today. Touted as the first graphics card to pack no less than three graphics cores, Asustek's EAH3850 TRINITY/3DHTI/1.5G delivers an insane performance boost of more than 139 percent as compared to a single-GPU card.

The new offering from Asustek is built around three ATI RV670PRO graphics cores on three distinct MXM parts for a completely modular structure. Asustek also included a fourth MXM module that is not taken by default, but can be used for further upgrades, should you need, say, a four-GPU graphics card. More than that, the card comes with two exclusive extra DVI outputs, that can carry two additional displays at decent resolutions.

The EAH3850 Trinity card will sport a default core clock speed of 668MHz and its 512 MB of GDDR3 memory per GPU will be running at 1656MHz. The card will come with 960 unified shaders and a total of 1536 MB of onboard memory.

The company paid a lot of attention in designing the card's cooling system, given the fact that each graphics core accounts for a significant amount of residual heat. Asustek played the liquid cooling card, that ensures efficient heat dissipation for unmatched performance.

Asustek included the newly adopted DIP Spring Chokes technology, that keeps the temperatures up to 10 degrees Celsius lower than traditional Toroidal Coil Chokes. The manufacturer also uses Japan-made polymer capacitors, that need less power and keep the card running smoothly.

The company failed to cover an important aspect, namely the graphics card's power requirements. We have previously reported that the tri-GPU unit sports just a single 8-pin PCI-Express power connector, thanks to the notebook, energy-optimized graphics cores.

However, it would have been nice to know if you have to change your power-source unit before being able to take a ride with the Trinity. The card is expected to arrive later this month at an estimative price of $650.

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