ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series discussion

[zerazax]

at this very moment? no

in a few weeks? possibly! maybe never tri-SLI GTX280's but you can get awfully close for half the price

[emoners]

at this very moment? no

in a few weeks? possibly! maybe never tri-SLI GTX280's but you can get awfully close for half the price

thanks. i'm just waiting for the 4870 & might do CF. i'm just getting tired of NVidia cards lately.

[MAS]

so in other words, nothing ATM can beat a GTX280?

look at the picture



very possible 4870 will appear to outperform GX 260 by June 25

[Serpentarius]

can you believe it? this thread got more than 220,000 views!!!

[MAS]

can you believe it? this thread got more than 220,000 views!!!

people are tired of nvidia permanent supremacy
it's time to change leader

[emoners]

people are tired of nvidia permanent supremacy
it's time to change leader

i agree...people are just going for what truly is a bang-for-the-buck

[Stuen4y]

The results in the French review are remarkable. 200$ card outperforms 9800GTX and 8800Utra in 90% of the games with AA and in the half of them is equal with no aa... If we still believe in the 30% gap between the 4850 and 4870, I think we can get very very close if not equal results to GTX280 from 4870...

[zerazax]

Tweaktown says RV770 NDA pushed up to 9 AM Thursday:

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9700/a...ere/index.html

AMD has timed its latest 8.6 Catalyst drivers to be released just prior to the launch of RV770 (which we've just heard has been pushed forward to a mere 10 hours away from now - expect our first article online right on the nda lift, and with more to follow soon after).

BTW 220,000 views... wow

[003]

The NDA ends tomorrow?!? Wow, I'm sure as soon as it ends, a plethora of content regarding the HD4000 series that had been written prior to NDA being lifted will spill out onto the internet! I can't wait!

[adamsleath]

people are just going for what truly is a bang-for-the-buck

as most 'people' always do.

[ceevee]

hmm I do not understand the extreme level of amd hype here.

comparing apples to apples, will two 4870s in crossfire beat two 280 GTXs in SLI?

I seriously doubt it. so what is the big deal?

[onethreehill]

The NDA ends tomorrow?!? Wow, I'm sure as soon as it ends, a plethora of content regarding the HD4000 series that had been written prior to NDA being lifted will spill out onto the internet! I can't wait!

The article was published: 18th June 2008 @ 9:41 PM

[zerazax]

hmm I do not understand the extreme level of amd hype here.

comparing apples to apples, will two 4870s in crossfire beat two 280 GTXs in SLI?

I seriously doubt it. so what is the big deal?

No but two 4870's will cost less than a single 280 GTX so they're not even in the same bracket.

And two 4870's beating a single 280 GTX would certainly mean a 4870X2 will beat it

[Dark-Energy]

Heh, I've been browsing the 9800GTX prices on Ncix.com, lately I've noticed, the majority of them almost have a $100 instant rebate.

Nvidia is crapping their pants right now.

[YukonTrooper]

hmm I do not understand the extreme level of amd hype here.

comparing apples to apples, will two 4870s in crossfire beat two 280 GTXs in SLI?

I seriously doubt it. so what is the big deal?

Dude, look at the prices and what these cards are offering. What's about to happen in the GPU market is fantastic for the consumer.

[ceevee]

No but two 4870's will cost less than a single 280 GTX so they're not even in the same bracket.

And two 4870's beating a single 280 GTX would certainly mean a 4870X2 will beat it

It may be true that 4870 will be cheaper but ultimate performance crown will still be for Nvidia.

[eleeter]

What's about to happen in the GPU market is fantastic for the consumer.

You can thank your buddy Hector. He's the man.

[Heretic]

It may be true that 4870 will be cheaper but ultimate performance crown will still be for Nvidia.

AMD gave up trying to get that crown long ago as it's mostly irrelevant. I believe they've stated as much in press statements concerning both the 3 and 4 series cards.

[eleeter]

AMD hasn't given up on having the performance crown. They talked about being successful without it because they didn't have anything on the top rung.

You can bet that if they get it back, they will certainly let everyone know. But they do have a good strategy IMO, smaller die parts, lower power and modular. A giant die can only get you so far, sooner or later the same performance wall that single core CPU's ran into will be a factor.

[flopper]

Tweaktown says RV770 NDA pushed up to 9 AM Thursday:

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9700/a...ere/index.html



BTW 220,000 views... wow

AMD smells blood coming up.
The recent offerings by Nvidia is a dissapointment in the eye of the consumer.

AMD are able to move into a market with offerings that people with 8800GT want to get an ATI card due to many got Intel boards using crossfire.

[virtualrain]

It may be true that 4870 will be cheaper but ultimate performance crown will still be for Nvidia.

I think this will only be true if you want to run a crappy NV chipset.

I don't know how many people I've seen sworn off of NV chipsets after the numerous problems they have had.

For Intel platforms, it's very clear what the most powerful combo will be!... 4870x2 CF will be untouchable on Intel.

So, if you want the most powerful and stable gaming rig, Intel/ATI will own the crown!

[Kai Robinson]

Exactly. As tempting as SLI is....i dont fancy a crappy chipset, so i'm going x-fire and selling my trusted 8800GT...its a damn good card, but its time to be a little more xtreme

[Shintai]

No but two 4870's will cost less than a single 280 GTX so they're not even in the same bracket.

And two 4870's beating a single 280 GTX would certainly mean a 4870X2 will beat it

Aint 4870 not 399$?

Plus the everanoying CF issues. Sometimes you have singlecrad performance, sometimes 10% more, sometimes 50% more etc.

The Racedriver GRID shows it perfectly. Performance is all over the place...pray and roll the random dice.

All this is true for SLI aswell, just in case some fanboys are close to explode in this hyped thread.

[onethreehill]

R700 Crossfire scores X12515 in 3DMark Vantage

http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=290914

[ownage]

Allready posted onethreehill, but thanks anyway.