HIS Radeon HD 4870 CrossFire Video Card Review - GDDR5 Arrives

**MIG-31** · Jun 25, 2008, 10:24 AM

Last week, AMD was forced to release the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics cards early since some retailers had already started selling the card to the public before it was launched. We ran a quick preview on the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 and then followed that up by running the Radeon HD 4850 versus the recently released GeForce 9800 GTX+. Our testing showed that the Radeon HD 4850 rasied performance bar for the $199 price point and the GeForce 9800 GTX+ is NVIDIA's answer to this price point battle. The Radeon HD 4850 is targeted at the sub-$200 market, so what will fill the void above? This week AMD has released the the Radeon HD 4870, which is priced at $299. This is the big brother to the Radeon HD 4850 and features higher clock speeds and newer cutting edge technology like GDDR5 memory ICs for improved memory bandwidth.
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**Mousey** · Jun 25, 2008, 10:37 AM

Haha that's insane how much power it needs, the HD4850s are already available in the uk, i'm just waiting for the 4870 so the existing 3870s drop even more in price

Jun 25, 2008, 10:24 AM	#1
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,246 Rep Power: 180 System Specs	HIS Radeon HD 4870 CrossFire Video Card Review - GDDR5 Arrives Last week, AMD was forced to release the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics cards early since some retailers had already started selling the card to the public before it was launched. We ran a quick preview on the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 and then followed that up by running the Radeon HD 4850 versus the recently released GeForce 9800 GTX+. Our testing showed that the Radeon HD 4850 rasied performance bar for the $199 price point and the GeForce 9800 GTX+ is NVIDIA's answer to this price point battle. The Radeon HD 4850 is targeted at the sub-$200 market, so what will fill the void above? This week AMD has released the the Radeon HD 4870, which is priced at $299. This is the big brother to the Radeon HD 4850 and features higher clock speeds and newer cutting edge technology like GDDR5 memory ICs for improved memory bandwidth. _______________ Review: Legit-Reviews __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Jun 25, 2008, 10:37 AM	#2
Mousey Bang. Bang. Bang. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 5,322 Rep Power: 104 System Specs	Haha that's insane how much power it needs, the HD4850s are already available in the uk, i'm just waiting for the 4870 so the existing 3870s drop even more in price __________________ Visit hardWIRED Free Lockerz invites! PM Me with your email! Who we are, is but a stepping stone to what we can become.

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