ATI HD4800 Review Thread

[jcool]

No, not really. The 4870 is fast, yes, but in order to handle the upcoming games on my 24" properly it will need a lot more than just 512MB.
You don't run a 5Ghz Yorkfield with 1GB DDR3 either... Speed is nothing without capacity.

[grimREEFER]

AMD wins single graphics card, Nvidia wins multi gpu

9800gtx + seems to be faster than HD4870 in Sli/ Crossfire, but HD4870 is the faster single card.

well, iv been saying this for a while now, and ill say it again:
both crossfire and sli use very simliar afr methods to balance the load between the cards, so they basically scale the same. so the card that is the faster single card will generally be also faster in sli/crossfire. exceptions are if that card in question is a dual gpu card. then it gets tricky.

[lyl]

Isn't that the same as not upgrading from a P4 until the new CPUs have more Mhz?

..no

simply put, you're trying to analogize capacity vs frequency.

[ToTTenTranz]

512Mb isn't enough for high(est)end anymore, that's for sure. I remember seeing a couple of games that scratch the 512Mb usage when in 1920*1200 + filters.

[waver_01]

LOLOLOLOL @ nvidiots in this thread

ceevee are you seriously comparing a $1300 to $600 solution?

oh and 4870X2 will take the single card crown, obviously, those are just the hard facts man

[disruptfam]

ati ftw!!!!

how about some 4870 x3 and x 4

[AriciU]

[H] review is up too

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==

LE: Just finished reading it. I'm surprised they only used 3 games to test. It seemed like a very rushed review. Hope they go into more detail with CF and more benches.

[eric66]

haha the only review that saves nvidia is the one that gamespot posted worst of all bad thing is that all gamers will look at that tests before buying

[perkam]

I'm only going to say this once.

Ceevee, the 4870 is $299, the GTX 280 is $649.

The impracticality of your comparison would already be apparent had you gone on a tirade with GTX 260 numbers because even that is a $100 more and not in the same segment. Respect the card for what you get for $299. Had it been $599 your views would have been valid, but it isn't.

The 4870X2 will be the competitor to the SINGLE GTX 280. Prices are what set segments in the GPU market, not your definition of segment equality.

Someone who is considering the 4870 on the ~$300 segment but wishes to see the Nvidia equivalent ISN'T going to check out the GTX 280 just because you want him to. He/She will check out the GX2 (which is $430+) and the GTX 260 at best.

A proper comparison would be 4870CF ($599) vs GTX 280 ($649). You don't compare a Mercedes with a Ferrari, you don't compare a single 4870 with a GTX 280, even if the former's performance comes very close to the latters.

Perkam

[AriciU]

haha the only review that saves nvidia is the one that gamespot posted worst of all bad thing is that all gamers will look at that tests before buying

How the hell did Gamespot get those BS results in COD4 when everyone else shown the card performing the best in that game.

[gOJDO]

Finally, AMD have done something right. It's time to back to ATi again.

[wickedld9]

Another one.... http://www.legitreviews.com/article/734/1/

[Mr.X]

I'm soooo tempted right now to order the GeCube HD4870 for 249 Euros. I'm not sure how long I'll have to wait for it though....

[SKYMTL]

As for the [H] review, it should be said that EVERYONE'S review of these cards was rushed. Reviewers only received their cards earlier in the week which really doesn't leave much time for anything in terms of content.

From all the reviews I have been reading today, the only one that really stands out for me the that Gamespot review. What happened there?

[disruptfam]

when are the 1gb version's available?

Would i see much difference @ 1920 x 1200 ???

I'm getting 2 x 4870 on a x48 board.e8400 @ 4ghz

cheeers!!

[zerazax]

Knowing gamespot, they probably got paid by nvidia $

[shiznit93]

Knowing gamespot, they probably got paid by nvidia $

Wouldn't put it past them. I don't visit that site anymore since the Gerstman crap (I actually blocked it in the router lol), were their totally different or something?

[AriciU]

http://firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_...0_performance/

GTX 260 beats the 4870 in COD4 according to them...

[natty]

When are we gonna see 4870's on newegg?

[865pe]

Nvidia muss more price cut

[Luka_Aveiro]

Nvidia muss more price cut

I've heard from a relatively reliable source (not usually wrong about his sayings) that a 448MB GTX260 might be on schedule, just like it happened with 8800GTS 640MB/320MB. I don't know it's estimated price, but surely sound like an interesting move from nVidia...

[FischOderAal]

Nvidia muss more price cut

Not so easy with a chip that big They'll have to wait until they get their G200 in 55 nm, then they might cut the price.

[Trunks]

http://firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_...0_performance/

GTX 260 beats the 4870 in COD4 according to them...

Wow, what a surprise...

[perkam]

When are we gonna see 4870's on newegg?

Should be here by the end of this week or first week of July. Around the same time 9800GTX+ should start hitting GTX+s too

@Firingsquad numbers. The GTX 260 numbers look inflated. Compare them to GTX 280 numbers. The margin is WAY too small at higher resolutions in COD4.

@Luka. That would be amazing for $299, but the slightly lesser performance might hurt the GTX 260's overall image.

Perkam

[Mr.X]

I couldn't resist any more and just ordered one.
Hopefully I won't be waiting long, I can't stand my pathetic 7900GT any longer!