Headlines - AMD Radeon HD 4850 - the preliminary benchmarks!

[HEXUS]

Here we go, some real figures to put with AMD's Radeon HD 4850. Let's see how it compares, shall we?

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[SiM]

Doesn't look too great anymore... the hype was too much... So it matches a 8800 GTS or a GT depending on the game... That's hardly going to change the market

[MadduckUK]

we've literally been caught with our pants down

i was going to ask if thats why the review was a multi-parter

reading time!

[kalniel]

How about some different game benches? The hexus set ones always strike me as a little imbalanced.

[Bios]

I did post this earlier in the hardware section:

"Looking at some early benchmarks (link) for the 4850 its able to match the 8800 GT and the 9800 GTX cards but i am curious what the Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+ will offer into the mix."

[SiM]

DMC4 benchmark would be great too and its free

[shadowmaster]

From the results so far, its basically an overclocked 8800gt.

Looks like a good card if the price is right

[sleepyhead]

That's disappointing unless it is a driver issue.

I was hoping for so much more from the 4850...

[MadduckUK]

me too, something up here... anyway hometime

[shadowmaster]

What worries me slightly is that if its more expensive then an 8800gt, I don't see any point in buying it unless you wanted to do crossfire.

[Bios]

What worries me slightly is that if its more expensive then an 8800gt, I don't see any point in buying it unless you wanted to do crossfire.

Well according to this french retailer they are pricing it at £120.00.

[Michael H]

These are all mid range benches with resolutions and settings to medium - at higher resolutions or settings the HD4850 may be shown in a more positive light relative to the competition.

[Biscuit]

hmmm little dissapointed but my breath will remain held for the full 4850 and 4870 reviews

[JamesD]

Hmm, don't know what to make of this. I'm waiting to buy my parts, and have been holding out to see what AMD can deliver. I'm looking at top-end cards, in particular the 280, looking at these results I don't think there's much point in waiting around to see the 4870...

[Azza]

TechPowerUp and Tweaktown numbers show the card being alot better than those numbers show.

[dangel]

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/14...sis/index.html

That's 2 x HD4850's in crossfire keeping up with a 280 - until silly resolutions.

Urk.

Remind me of the cost difference again?

Now rather interested to see how a 4870X2 works out

Hexus: what was your test setup/drivers?