Diamond Multimedia, a maker of PC graphics cards and other products, announced today PCI Express 2.0 graphics cards which host new AMD/ATI graphics CPUs. The Radeon HD3850 and HD3870 cards are priced at around $180 and $230 respectively.

The ATI Radeon HD3850 card is what is described as the single slot core model with 256MB of DDR3 memory and a clock speed of 668 MHz. The HD3870 is the dual slot version, with 512MB of DDR4 memory and a clock speed of 775 MHz. The HD3800 series, as this cards are known as, uses ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU technology “to simplify installation of up to four compatible cards.”

Diamond says the cards, because of ATI display technology, can play HD video content “smoothly” at full 1080p. The company has also added its own technology to the mix, allowing “heterogeneous graphics cards to function and operate on heterogeneous platforms.” Not enough of a graphics card geek to know what that means but it sounds intriguing none the less. These cards are available now.

Diamond Multimedia ATI Radeon HD3800 Series