[First Look] AMD / ATI RV770 vs. NVIDIA G92-R700 ready

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AMD / ATI RV770 Versus NVIDIA G92 advantage

AMD Radeon HD 4800 series in the upcoming occasion, announced RV770 comparison with the G92 under the specifications of advantages, including carrying GDDR5 memory, DirectX 10.1, 55-nanometer GPU, PCI-E2.0, UVD2 technology, PowerPlayer energy saving energy , Integrated HDMI video output, it is undeniable that, Radeon HD 4800 series of hardware features of the leading NVIDIA G92, regardless of costs such as AMD took the lead in the Radeon HD 4870 allocation of Qimonda GDDR5 memory, support more rapid frequency, more Such advantages as low power consumption, but after all, just a technical announcement significance than actual sales help, on the other hand, it also highlights the NVIDIA card technology for the forward-looking than AMD, for marketing will be part of a degree of help, and then Who UVD2 for VC-1, MPEG-2, H.264 high-definition video decoder rate has exceeded NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology.

However, some features are not immediately present advantages, such as the use of DirectX 10.1, among the game Shaodikelian support this technology, NVIDIA for PC GAME has been holding important part of the initiative, the latest assassins creed on the game because of NVIDIA Pressure, it will release updates the original DirectX 10.1 effect to DirectX 10, in other words, technical support DirectX 10.1 is still greater than the actual significance of technology announced sales help, but contribute to AMD's marketing strategy practices.

R700 more high-end desktop card early

As NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280,260 has not yet officially released, AMD estimates in the third quarter of the targeted products were not competitive, these two products included in the relevant third party said, Radeon HD 4800 series of no less than the opponent At the same level products, from the list can still see the Radeon HD 4870 listing makes NVIDIA GeForce 9800GX2 not faced pressure on the prices, the official associated Radeon HD 4850 sales, also for the current other GeForce 9800 sales prices need to take follow-up strategy, For these consumers, is a multi-Dali.


Expected to be launched Radeon HD 4870X2, 4850X2

AMD also notice Radeon HD 4800 series was published, is expected to be introduced as the single Radeon HD 3870X2 cards dual-core products, product, code-named R700, the relevant third party said that at present, although provisional, respectively Radeon HD 4870X2, 4850X2, the total memory capacity Up to 1 GB, but there are also only introduced Radeon HD 4850X2, in any case, it appears that the second half of 2008, ATI and NVIDIA's GPU battle will be intense.

Radeon HD 4800 Series Specifications