[Testing Report] Powercolor HD4850 Single & Crossfire

**mascaras** · 06-30-2008, 05:44 PM

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Powercolor HD4850 512MB

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GPU-Z

Temp @ Idle

Temp @ Full

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» Crysis & 3DMark Vantage «

Single Card

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.5 (CD)

Crysis 1.2.1

Resolution: 1680x1050

Crysis @ High Setings @ DX9

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9...highdx9qr0.jpg

Average = 34.5 Fps

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Crysis @ High Setings @ DX10

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8...ughdx10sm1.jpg

Average = 31.5 Fps

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Crysis @ Very High Settings @ DX10

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/549...eryhighqh4.jpg

Average = 18.4 Fps

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Resolution :1920x1200

Crysis @ Very High Settings @ DX10

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/6...eryhighvw2.jpg

Average = 15 Fps

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Resolution : 1920x1080

Crysis @High Setings @ DX9

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/6...1080dx9vn8.jpg

Average = 31.3 Fps

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Resolution : 1280x1024

Crysis @ High Settings @ Anti-aliasing 4x @ DX9

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/677/1280x4os2.jpg

Average = 35 Fps

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Crysis @ High Settings @ Anti-aliasing 4x @ DX10

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/9...0x4dx10ww0.jpg

Average = 34.4 Fps

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Crysis "In game"

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.5 (CD)

1600x1200
High Settings
DX10

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2710/cry1jh0.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5527/cry2pm8.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6896/cry3zk4.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1162/cry4yp8.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3793/cry6et1.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3876/cry7nd5.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/756/cry8lw6.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/8193/cry9ll1.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2286/cry10xi1.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/60/cry11cg9.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/241/cry12tu7.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/2842/cry5ir3.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/504/cry13to1.jpg

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HD4850 Crossfire

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.5 (CD)

Crysis 1.2.1

Resolution: 1920x1080

Crysis @ High Settings @ DX9

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/989...080highsq0.jpg

Average = 52.6 Fps

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Crysis @ High Setings @ DX10

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4...x101080iu4.jpg

Average = 44.69 Fps

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Crysis @ VERY High Setings @ DX10

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/8...eryhighud4.jpg

Average = 26 Fps

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Resolution: 1680x1050

Crysis @ High Setings @ DX9

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5...1680dx9nn7.jpg

Average = 57.8 Fps

...

Crysis @ High Settings @ DX10

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/1...680dx10qi7.jpg

Average = 48.3 Fps

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Crysis @ VERY High Settings @ DX10

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/9...680veryjh6.jpg

Average = 29.2 Fps

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Crysis @ High Settings @ Anti-aliasing x4 @ DX9

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/6...680aax4ad5.jpg

Average = 42.6 Fps

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HD4850 Crossfire Crysis "In game"

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.5 (CD)

1600x1200
High Settings
DX10

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4979/cf1pz2.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9254/cf2hk3.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1834/cf3xf1.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/737/cf4kz8.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5503/cf5tt6.jpg

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2965/cf6yf3.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5919/cf8tx1.jpg

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/7619/cf9tq9.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9296/cf10ym9.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1641/cf11be7.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3556/cf12vu9.jpg

last level

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1479/lasthigcp8.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/4595/lasthig2lv0.jpg

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/6528/lasyhig3rg7.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/5907/lasyhig4rz7.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2541/lasyhig5eu6.jpg

..

1600x1200
Very High Settings
DX10

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7914/very2nl7.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1659/very3jf6.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2999/very4lr2.jpg

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/9236/very5ow0.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1222/very6hc0.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3283/very7oa1.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6075/very8si6.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8007/very9aq6.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/796/very10ms0.jpg

last level

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/5616/lastveryci8.jpg

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/609/lastvery2ku4.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/6...stvery3xg5.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5476/lasyhig4cs8.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/6...stvery5aj7.jpg

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2...stvery6ls2.jpg

1st level of Crysis didnt noticed any stutering at all in Crossfire mode , however in last level i noticed few breaks/stuttering (example : when runing down the stairs inside the ship or passing the ship doors ) !

Beside the first and last Crysis levels i didnt tested any other levels yet !

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» Crysis Benchmark Results «

* = Anti-aliasing x4

9800GX2 and 9800GTX tests were done with same system and also with Win Vista 64bit but with SP1 beta while hd4850 tests were done with SP1 final

you can check the 9800GX2 and 9800GTX results in my signature (reviews)

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3DMark Vantage

Single Card

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.6

P6600 Marks

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X2792 Marks

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Crossfire

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 CF Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.5 (CD)

P10358 Marks

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X5156 Marks

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» Games @ Crossfire «

Race Driver: Grid

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 CF Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.5 (CD)

1900x1200
Ultra settings
MSAAx4

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1518/grid5dt2.jpg

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/6766/grid6zs5.jpg

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/875/grid7mz7.jpg

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2821/grid8wl4.jpg

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/7821/grid9kf6.jpg

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/9178/grid10bh9.jpg

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/5866/grid11dn0.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2024/grid12ga1.jpg

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/7492/grid13bp0.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9255/grid14er5.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/742/grid15dv1.jpg

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/633/grid15fl9.jpg

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/3936/grid16mm8.jpg

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/9405/grid17it9.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6879/grid18du3.jpg

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COD 4 Singleplayer

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 CF Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.5 (CD)

1900x1200
High settings
AAx4

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1395/cod2ic6.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/6286/cod3oe7.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/209/cod4cs1.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/2102/cod5hd7.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1663/cod6rw0.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/5714/cod7mf2.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/9421/cod8ub8.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8922/cod9bt3.jpg

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Medal Airborne

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 CF Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.5 (CD)

1900x1200
High settings
AAx4

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2427/moha1eq3.jpg

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1454/moha3yv3.jpg

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/7338/moha4zc1.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/6412/moha5uj6.jpg

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/2197/moha6iu2.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/8517/moha7nz3.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/1814/moha8yi5.jpg

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Assassins Creed DX10

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 CF Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.5 (CD)

1900x1200
High settings
Multisampling 1/4

Settings:

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/4343/ass2pz4.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2295/ass3dk5.jpg

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/5467/ass4gq8.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6615/ass5cw1.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/2007/ass6co6.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6445/ass7rm2.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7981/ass8ab4.jpg

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/133/ass9ql6.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8206/ass10mh0.jpg

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/7392/ass11vg1.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/654/ass12jw4.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/4305/ass13mb6.jpg

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/4910/ass14xr7.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/3582/ass15nu7.jpg

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NFS ProStreet

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 CF Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.5 (CD)

1900x1200

High settings
MSAAx4
AF

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/6692/n1jk4.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/623/n12fk0.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3111/n11ys9.jpg

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/884/n10ji9.jpg

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1530/n9cl4.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/655/n8le3.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4215/n7xr4.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/7370/n6gx3.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1874/n5vn3.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4682/n4kn8.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4278/n3jq3.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5971/n2rp7.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/1971/n13yj0.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/7882/n15fg7.jpg

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Half Life Lost Coast

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 CF Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.5 (CD)

Resolution: 1600x1200

High settings
MSAAx4
AF 8x

Average = 187.7 fps

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Resolution: 1900x1200

High settings
MSAA = OFF
AF = OFF

Average = 181.23 fps

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Resolution : 1900x1200

High settings
MSAA 4x
AF 8x

Average = 180.88 fps

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**mascaras** · 06-30-2008, 05:45 PM

» Games @ Single Card «

Race Driver: Grid

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.6

1900x1200
Ultra settings
MSAAx2

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.6

1900x1200
High settings
AAx2

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.6

1680x1050
High settings
Multisampling 1/4

System

E8400 @ 4Ghz
ASUS P5E X38
4Gb Gskill 8000 PQ
HD4850 Default
Windows Vista 64 bit + SP1
Catalyst 8.6

Resolotion: 1680x1050

High settings
MSAAx4
AF 8x

Average = 164 fps

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Resolotion: 1600x1200

High settings
MSAA = OFF
AF = OFF

Average = 184.3 fps

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Resolution: 1600x1200

High settings
MSAA 4x
AF 8x

Average = 166 fps

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To finish , Crysis Benchmark with Default System @ Single Card

Crysis 1.2.1

E8400 Default (3Ghz)
Asus P5E
4Gb Gskill 8000PQ
HD4850 Default
Catalyst 8.6 Hotifx

1280x1024 - VERY High Settings - DX10

Average FPS: 23.65
Min FPS: 17.19
Max FPS: 28.20 at frame 868

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1680x1050 - High Settings - DX9

Average FPS: 35.34
Min FPS: 23.41
Max FPS: 41.36

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1680x1050 - High Settings - DX10

Average FPS: 31.16
Min FPS: 20.84
Max FPS: 37.91

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1680x1050 - VERY High Settings - DX10

Average FPS: 18.23
Min FPS: 9.49
Max FPS: 21.45

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1680x1050 - High Settings - DX10 - Anti Alising 4x

Average FPS: 26.31
Min FPS: 18.26
Max FPS: 32.00 at frame 998

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Now With CPU default and HD4850 just a little Overclocked

E8400 Default (3Ghz)
Asus P5E
4Gb Gskill 8000PQ
HD4850 OC @ 655Mhz/1025Mhz (Default = 625Mhz/995Mhz )
Catalyst 8.6 Hotifx

1680x1050 - High Settings - DX9

Average FPS: 36.54
Min FPS: 25.95
Max FPS: 43.93

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1680x1050 - High Settings - DX10

Average FPS: 32.47
Min FPS: 22.56
Max FPS: 38.80

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» Price «
» Power consumption «
» Performance with AA & AF «
» Dx10 & Dx10.1 support «
» HDMI «

» High Temps/Cooler & Powerplay Not working properly «

Special thnks to PCDiga and Powercolor for the Samples !

Regards!

Mascaras

**mop231** · 06-30-2008, 08:13 PM

nice work but holly c

62* in idle ?!!

**mascaras** · 07-01-2008, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by mop231

nice work but holly c

62* in idle ?!!

Hi , thnks!!

High temp because the FAN Speed @ Auto = only ~20% - 30% !

when i tested the cards there was no FAN Fix yet !!

now with the FAN FIX you can get much Lower Temps (depends on the fan speed you choose/set)

regards

**wideband** · 07-01-2008, 11:43 AM

another great and informative review. Thanks.

**BobyTT** · 07-01-2008, 11:52 AM

Good work man!

**WrigleyVillain** · 07-01-2008, 12:33 PM

Great work, thanks

**zfactor** · 07-02-2008, 04:14 AM

nice review the same cards i just ordered have you had a chance to try out the 4870's in comparison.. im wondering is i should send back the 4850's for a pair of 4870's??

**mascaras** · 07-03-2008, 05:26 AM

Originally Posted by zfactor

nice review the same cards i just ordered have you had a chance to try out the 4870's in comparison.. im wondering is i should send back the 4850's for a pair of 4870's??

right now im am waiting for EVGA GTX280 HC for a Full review , but after that probably i will also test 4870 single/crossfire !

i will open a new thread in this forum section if i receive the 4870s

best regards

Edit:

good news !

Next monday i will receive a HD4870 from powercolor and wednesday a second one , then i report the results !

**merlot_14** · 07-17-2008, 11:55 AM

excellent review!!!

**DARLINGTON** · 09-07-2008, 06:47 PM

Very impressive

Congratulations.

Regards

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