Quote Originally Posted by Bandwidth View Post
From the Anandtech 4850 review:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3338&p=13

Below is the performance difference between the GTX260 and HD4850 @1920x1200 resolution:

Crysis 1920x1200 :
9800GTX : 28.6 +19.1%
HD 4850: 24

Call of Duty 1920x1200:
9800GTX : 74.3 +11.8%
HD 4850: 66.5

Quake Wars 1920x1200:
9800GTX : 84.2 +11.6%
HD 4850: 75.4

Assassins Creed 1920x1200:
9800GTX : 50.2 +7.7%
HD 4850: 46.6

Oblivion 1920x1200:
9800GTX : 43 +23.5%
HD 4850: 34.8

The Witcher 1920x1200:
9800GTX : 46.1 +33.6%
HD 4850: 34.5

Bioshock 1920x1200:
9800GTX : 50.4 -10.3%
HD 4850: 55.6

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Average gain over 4850: +13.8%

Not bad for a card that costs half the price ($200 vs. $400). If we take into account the fact that HD 4870 will be at least 20% faster than the 4850, we can assume it will beat the GTX260 in most cases. It's good for us because this will only mean a price war, and both the GTX260 and HD 4870 should be great cards
Please clarify your quote, you start off talking about the GTX260 and then the figures you quote are for the 9800GTX....what exactly are you trying to say, that the HD4850 is slower than the 9800GTX, the GTX260, the 9800GX2, the GTX280 - what? BE CLEARER.