Long thought to be the market of the conservative gamer, the affordable mainstream products, which use to suffer only adequate performance, now experiences a frame rate revival with the Sapphire HD 3850. Built upon the award-winning Radeon HD 3850 core, the Sapphire 3850 offers a comprehensive feature set that eclipses previous and current mainstream offerings. Unleash the enthusiast inside you with support for advanced technologies such as DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1 support, integrated HDMI and HDCP support for Blu-ray/HD DVD decoding and for the extreme enthusiast, pair two together for the ultimate gaming experience with CrossFire X support! Jam a Sapphire HD 3850 into your rig and still have some coin left over to buy that title you have been waiting for!