ATI 4850 review

andyddr · Post by **andyddr** » 14 Jun 2008, 16:34

Looking very good for the entry level ATI 4850:
Crysis (High) @ 1650x1050 no AA - 35FPS
3DMark '03 - 43K
3DMark '05 - 22K
3DMark '06 - 14.4K

All tests run on a Quad clocked at 4GHz (400X10) and graphics card at stock.

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Hman · Post by **Hman** » 14 Jun 2008, 16:46

nice! hopefully the price'll be twice as nice.

I34z1k · Post by **I34z1k** » 14 Jun 2008, 16:47

Wow, that's NEARLY as much as a 9800gtx

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 14 Jun 2008, 17:45

I feel the 4870 is going to be full of win.

For me personally I'm really tempted to get the 4850 seeing as it's a single slot solution.

andyddr · Post by **andyddr** » 14 Jun 2008, 18:42

Hman wrote:I feel the 4870 is going to be full of win.

For me personally I'm really tempted to get the 4850 seeing as it's a single slot solution.

Single slot yes but in the review it was running a bit hot (79C at idle!).
Hopefully the HIS range of cards will run a lot cooler with the IceQ 3 cooling solution.

R3D · Post by **R3D** » 14 Jun 2008, 20:17

Only 14 400 on 3dmark06? I get that with my 8800GT and Q6600 @ 3.4GHZ 1700FSB. I was expecting closer to 17 000. Cause everywhere i check on the net it claims its 20% faster than the 8800GT.

Id say the The new Nvidia`s are looking a bit beter at the moment. but i wil still buy a HD4870x2 if it performes good enough and beats the 280GTX.

andyddr · Post by **andyddr** » 14 Jun 2008, 21:19

17K with a 8800GT and a Quad @ 3.4GHz is very very good!
Keep in mind that the 14K was hit with the graphics card at stock clocks and no tweaks on the software.
I think we'll see around 17-18.5K from these cards soon with more mature drivers in the hands of an experienced overclocker.

R3D · Post by **R3D** » 14 Jun 2008, 21:21

No lol i dont get 17k with a 8800GT i get 14k. i was expecting 17k from the HD4850.....

I34z1k · Post by **I34z1k** » 14 Jun 2008, 21:48

Andy, I'm highly anticipating these cards. The gt280 is practically on par with the gx2 it seems...

StarBound · Post by **StarBound** » 14 Jun 2008, 22:45

I got 12k with my setup so thats only 10-13% better. That actually sounds inline with the Crysis score. I got 30-31fps on the same rez and detail. Price of the card?

andyddr · Post by **andyddr** » 14 Jun 2008, 23:49

Sorry R3D, I miss read your post totally it seems.

Yeah Mike, the 280 is around 5-10% quicker than the 9800GX2 which is really poor show by nVidia IMO. I'm no ATI fan boi but I'm holding thumbs for the Red team this time around.

Starbound - I'm under NDA not to release pricing yet but I'll say the full range of ATI cards are going to be very well priced.

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 15 Jun 2008, 08:05

but I'll say the full range of ATI cards are going to be very well priced.

If they've got something good in the R2.5k - R3.5k range, that would be excellent, it would fill the gap nicely.

Ike · Post by **Ike** » 15 Jun 2008, 10:54

Hman wrote:I feel the 4870 is going to be full of win.

For me personally I'm really tempted to get the 4850 seeing as it's a single slot solution.

fanboi

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 15 Jun 2008, 18:06

Ike wrote:
Hman wrote:I feel the 4870 is going to be full of win.

For me personally I'm really tempted to get the 4850 seeing as it's a single slot solution.
fanboi

I34z1k · Post by **I34z1k** » 15 Jun 2008, 18:39

andyddr wrote:Yeah Mike, the 280 is around 5-10% quicker than the 9800GX2 which is really poor show by nVidia IMO. I'm no ATI fan boi but I'm holding thumbs for the Red team this time around.

Starbound - I'm under NDA not to release pricing yet but I'll say the full range of ATI cards are going to be very well priced.

My thumbs are also held. I'd really like to do some Xfire action and see closer to 40k

RobThePyro · Post by **RobThePyro** » 16 Jun 2008, 10:15

*cough*nvidiaFTWforeva!!!!*cough*

/nvidiafanboi

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 16 Jun 2008, 17:50

*cough* *cough*

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