AMD To Launch Radeon HD4890 "RV790" In April

[MaDuLo]

Nope, he said it would actually be more power hungry than 4870

because the board had more phases the card would consume way more power

too funny for words

[gamervivek]

you guys seen any benchmarks yet?

i've been a bit out of it and what do you know a card just magically shows up on my desk........it's been sitting here gathering dust a bit....maybe i should yank it out and bench a little hey

i havent even heard of these lol >> says Radeon HD 4890 on the box

time to dust off the old computer hey

F5 F5
what make is it?need benchies and pics.

[Rick Hunter]

you guys seen any benchmarks yet?

i've been a bit out of it and what do you know a card just magically shows up on my desk........it's been sitting here gathering dust a bit....maybe i should yank it out and bench a little hey

i havent even heard of these lol >> says Radeon HD 4890 on the box

time to dust off the old computer hey

COME ON COME ON!!

[dinos22]

COME ON COME ON!!

[dinos22]

say hello to my lil' friend

[Morais]

"Game physics processing capability"

[perkam]

say hello to my lil' friend

Awesome Card - Check
Computer To Put It In - Check
NDA Broken - Check

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Cat 9.4s for New Card -

Perkam

[MaDuLo]

if he gets a card right now, maybe he got a beta 9.4 driver as well

[Glow9]

Neat, where you at perkam? Or you in the US and get a special delivery? OR you shop it :P

[ColonelCain]

Neat, where you at perkam? Or you in the US and get a special delivery? OR you shop it :P

That isn't perkam's... (I think that he wishes that it was though... )

It is dinos's.

@Perkam: That had me busting my sides ... that really made my day!

@Dinos: Is that a review sample, or a production card? And is it pre-overclocked?

[tajoh111]

say hello to my lil' friend

But, but. but that box can't be right. It has to have more shaders than the 4870 because the IHS is bigger...

It has more shaders than 800 because it is an ATI product, that box has to be wrong.

[LiquidReactor]

But, but. but that box can't be right. It has to have more shaders than the 4870 because the IHS is bigger...

It has more shaders than 800 because it is an ATI product, that box has to be wrong.

?

There doesn't have to be more shaders if ATI optimized* them.

[zerazax]

http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/h...-graphics-card

The first of these changes is that the chip has been given a tune-up to tighten the clock loops and enhance the power distribution. The second change is that the chip can now operate on two distinct power planes; one for the 3D core and one for the memory controller. This provides for greater control of the voltages and allows the chip to run closer to its optimal range. The dual power plane design also means that there is a higher potential top-end frequency and lower idle power consumption, since there is more voltage control over the different parts of the ASIC.

As a result, overclocking potential is off the charts. Reports have been flooding the net about this chip running at and in excess of 1GHz; a feat never before achieved with reference cooling solutions. Couple this with the fact that the memory can also be overclocked near 1.2GHz, and you have a very enthusiast-oriented card that should outperform even the most expensive competing products - and that’s not even the best part. According to our sources, you don’t need to go out and buy a factory-overclocked card to be able to reach 1GHz; mostly all cards based on the reference ATI design should be able to hit this milestone. Sweet.

1050/1175 on stock?? Holy cr*p!

[HKPolice]

But, but. but that box can't be right. It has to have more shaders than the 4870 because the IHS is bigger...

It has more shaders than 800 because it is an ATI product, that box has to be wrong.

[dinos22]

lol this is just a retail card
i am not one of the lucky few that get free gfx cards

[damtachoa]

The EWIZ just stock them for retail sale. Check it out for price.

[OBR]

Who has the right? about launch date? - OBR .. like always ...

Lastly, the launch date for the card, previously reported to be April 6th or April 9th, now appears to be April 2nd. This places it’s release a few important days ahead of NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 275 (April 6th).

hehehe

[LiquidReactor]

Who has the right? about launch date? - OBR .. like always ...

Lastly, the launch date for the card, previously reported to be April 6th or April 9th, now appears to be April 2nd. This places it’s release a few important days ahead of NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 275 (April 6th).

hehehe

Radeon HD 4890 will be launched before 6.4! ! !

in few days!

You never did specify the launch date though.
Also your purported HD 4890 benchmarks just look like upclocked HD 4870s benchies; you havent even proved the fact whether you actually have the card.

[Aryton Senna]

The EWIZ just stock them for retail sale. Check it out for price.

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=GA-4890GB1

$243.

P.S. Isn't this card just a Overclocked 4870?

To me the RV740 (HD4770) release seems more interesting.

http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/h...-graphics-card


1050/1175 on stock?? Holy cr*p!

Nevermind what I said above. I just saw this. Apparently these will do over 1 GHz due to other various changes.

[Aryton Senna]

Does this card use two 6 pin PCI-E power connectors or one 6 pin/one 8 pin?

[zerazax]

2 6-pin as reference supposedly, with some AIB's opting for 1x6 and 1x8 probably for more headroom

Does xfx still warranty ATI cards for overclocking? Mmmm yum

[@@@@]

I wish the NDA's will be lifted already so many rumors so confusing

[biohead]

damn they got it right. cool.

[tenebre]

Can't wait to see this on LN2

[perkam]

P.S. Isn't this card just a Overclocked 4870?

It is easy to think so, but it's not. Wait for official launch/numbers

Perkam