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Today we are looking at how the new and exciting ATI Radeon HD 4770 performs when used in Crossfire mode. Priced at just $100 US, this affordable graphics card has already proved to be unbeatable in value, so now we will explore the feasibility of sticking two of them together...
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After accompanying the launch of AMD's new mainstream RV740 GPU, and the Radeon HD 4770 part that it powers, with a look at HIS' offering based around said SKU, today we take a look at Sapphire's Radeon HD 4770 board, which features the exact same cooler and clock speeds as the aforementioned card.
Of course, basically repeating the exact same review all over again would be both dull and pointless, so for this article we've spiced things up a little by combining the power of two Radeon HD 4770 boards in a CrossFire multi-GPU configuration. Interestingly, in cost terms this brings a pair of Radeon HD 4770 parts into almost exactly the same price bracket as (if not cheaper than) a single Radeon HD 4890 1GB, which makes for a potentially interesting match-up in its own right.
So which is better - Two Radeon HD 4770 512MB boards in CrossFire, or a single Radeon HD 4890 1GB? There's only one way to find out...
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ATI released the mid-range Radeon HD 4770 GPU to general acclaim last week. Based on a cheap-to-produce manufacturing process and high on performance, the <£80 card is a strong contender for best graphics solution under £100.
Its potency is such that you will be able to play most of the latest games on a 22in widescreen monitor, commonly shipping with a 1,680x1,050-pixel resolution. But what happens when you grab a couple of cards and set them to run multi-GPU CrossFireX? A £150-£160 outlay could well beat single-GPU cards at that price point. Should GeForce GTX 275 and Radeon HD 4890 be worried? There's only one way to find out, and that's by reading on.
