4850 vs 9800GTX+

[insurgent]

well i tried to make this point before,you have to see on your OWN rig
i think the 98gtx+ is the winner hands down too but i dont want to start the brickering blah blah stuff.
its not like i go around calling the 4850 card a pos
whats so bad about toms?

I have this opinion that tom's testing is questionable, and it's shared by a lot of people, anyway techpowerup is better IMO:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/S...D_4850/26.html

So looking at that we learn that the GTX+ is faster by 2% than stock 4850 but this is somewhat skewed by the low resolution results and we also have to consider the margin of error. We also have the idea that the "+" gives you 3% more performance than the older 9800GTX which gets you how far in a game? It just so happens that ati is not as petty as nvidia, I mean, they could release a 4850+ or something and I'm glad they haven't, one childish company is enough but who knows.

Now the Max OC result is still up in the air as these threads turn into flame wars with a lot of talk, hence me asking for posted benches and choosing to ignore just plain words. Driver quality argument is bs, build quality argument is bs. Step Up is cool, but it's just another gimmick to separate you from your money more quickly. Stock cooler of 4850 is not enough for XS members, but we got plenty of non-reference cards already that's the same price as the stock ones. It all comes down to warranty, support and price (MIR sucks btw).

Hell I'll be generous and let's assume the GTX+ is 10% faster, that's 3fps in a 30fps game or 10fps in a 100fps game.. wow?