[Autopsy] ATI Radeon HD 4870 Update: Review

[cookerjc]

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DC12V 1A

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Full review in English

[LuckyNV]

looks quite solid to me, just need to be available and reviewed now

any experts able to comment on the mounting holes, AC S1 or HR-03 (GT/Rev A) compatible?

[NapalmV5]

how did it get to 512MB ?

well this just made my video card purchase very easy..

280GTX 1GB ordered!

[naokaji]

that stock cooler looks extremly sexy...
too bad it will have to leave the card one its out of the box

DC12V 1A

I woudnt worry too much, aslong as the fancontroller is good it wont be too loud.

[Dimitriman]

how did it get to 512MB ?

well this just made my video card purchase very easy..

280GTX 1GB ordered!

Sounds to me like you're looking for an excuse not to buy this one

Do you honestly think they will only come in 512MB? When there is already a 4850 1GB from Asus available?

http://asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=11871

Besides, that extra 512Mb gonna cost ya some penny, 200$ of pennies that is.

[Hornet331]

Sounds to me like you're looking for an excuse not to buy this one

Do you honestly think they will only come in 512MB? When there is already a 4850 1GB from Asus available?

http://asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=11871

you cant compare gddr3 with gddr5. Theres absolutly no problem getting 1gb of ddr3 but with the limited capacity of gddr5 i dont think we see 1gb gddr5 cards for another 2 months.

[Dimitriman]

you cant compare gddr3 with gddr5. Theres absolutly no problem getting 1gb of ddr3 but with the limited capacity of gddr5 i dont think we see 1gb gddr5 cards for another 2 months.

Right you are. And even more strongly make his point moot :P

[perkam]

you cant compare gddr3 with gddr5. Theres absolutly no problem getting 1gb of ddr3 but with the limited capacity of gddr5 i dont think we see 1gb gddr5 cards for another 2 months.

Actually we should see them, maximum, in about 2-3 weeks once the reference cards come out.

Perkam

[mascaras]

very nice , and looks like very good components quality

the only bad thing seems the FAN (looks like same as HD2900XT)

HD4870 watercooled should be good

[NapalmV5]

Sounds to me like you're looking for an excuse not to buy this one

Do you honestly think they will only come in 512MB? When there is already a 4850 1GB from Asus available?

http://asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=11871

Besides, that extra 512Mb gonna cost ya some penny, 200$ of pennies that is.

maybe u get your sounds wrong.. how about some blackgate caps for clear sound

oooh 200$? oh my heart.. medic!!!

JK with yah.. i wouldnt be shocked and appaulled if they would release only 512MB ver

3870 was supposesed to be 1GB aswell

[Macadamia]

maybe u get your sounds wrong.. how about some blackgate caps for clear sound

oooh 200$? oh my heart.. medic!!!

JK with yah.. i wouldnt be shocked and appaulled if they would release only 512MB ver

3870 was supposesed to be 1GB aswell

http://www.thetechlounge.com/article...r+HD+3870+1GB/


Pwnt?

[v_rr]

you cant compare gddr3 with gddr5. Theres absolutly no problem getting 1gb of ddr3 but with the limited capacity of gddr5 i dont think we see 1gb gddr5 cards for another 2 months.

[Helmore]

very nice , and looks like very good components quality

the only bad thing seems the FAN (looks like same as HD2900XT)

HD4870 watercooled should be good

I just hope it's quieter than that, I would prefer it to be more along the lines of the 8800GTX cooler, in noise at least.

@NapalmV5: The 3870 would not have a 1GB version by reference, but AIBs were allowed to make them. There was just little use in is. Just check this review (linked to conclusion): http://techreport.com/articles.x/14654/10
I'm not against your decision though, it's just not what I would have done. Especially because a single GTX280 is more than twice the price of a single 4870 (512MB though) over here.

@v rr: wow that's only a teeny bit more expensive than a 512MB version over here. I guess we are being scammed here up north.

[xlink]

how did it get to 512MB ?

well this just made my video card purchase very easy..

280GTX 1GB ordered!

so why do you need all this additional vRAM?

[NapalmV5]

http://www.thetechlounge.com/article...r+HD+3870+1GB/


Pwnt?

far from it

the unofficial 1GB 3870 was released @ the end of last earth cycle.. bit late

u ati fanatucii should take some chill pills.. huh?

im by no means nvidias

[YMAA]

Radeon cards tend to do better with lower amounts of VRAM. It's just the way the cards handle texture data, they're more efficient at swapping the data than GeForce cards.

[xlink]

Radeon cards tend to do better with lower amounts of VRAM. It's just the way the cards handle texture data, they're more efficient at swapping the data than GeForce cards.

you think?

when the 256 mb RV670 are usually within single digits of the 512mb variants(core and memory clocks held constant)and the 8800GT suffers massively there is something to be said.

[NapalmV5]

so why do you need all this additional vRAM?

Radeon cards tend to do better with lower amounts of VRAM. It's just the way the cards handle texture data, they're more efficient at swapping the data than GeForce cards.

u guys make it like the 512MB @ ati runs high rez heroically.. it doesnt!

max high quality + no antialiasing @ 1920x1080 = not very playable

[Shocker003]

Will the new ATI Support PhysX or does one have to upgrade to a newer card in future. I want to upgrade to HD 4870 but the new nvidia GPU PhysX support is too tempting

[chew*]

did no one else notice that it appears that the card pictured has no cross fire capability?

[xlink]

u guys make it like the 512MB @ ati runs high rez heroically.. it doesnt!

max high quality + no antialiasing @ 1920x1080 = not very playable

that's usually due to the core not being fast enough not the memory.

[Hornet331]

u guys make it like the 512MB @ ati runs high rez heroically.. it doesnt!

max high quality + no antialiasing @ 1920x1080 = not very playable

yup, dependig on the game it might work with 512mb, but since newer games use higher res textures, vram bottleneck will get an issue.

[xlink]

yup, dependig on the game it might work with 512mb, but since newer games use higher res textures, vram bottleneck will get an issue.

with new games being console ports...

well...

[YMAA]

u guys make it like the 512MB @ ati runs high rez heroically.. it doesnt!

max high quality + no antialiasing @ 1920x1080 = not very playable

Which card and which game? What framerate is considered playable? Not doubting your opinion, just want some more information

[NapalmV5]

yup, dependig on the game it might work with 512mb, but since newer games use higher res textures, vram bottleneck will get an issue.

u dont say..

really??

wow

*sigh*