AMD (ATI) Radeon HD 4850 and 4870: bloodying NVIDIA's profits

[DR]

Yep we have some database headache - we are working on it

[j.o.s.h.1408]

interesting. seems not has great has it suppose to be

[j.o.s.h.1408]

I'm adamant that I had, at one time, a press 3850 that looked like the 2600 XT.

Which other games did you have in mind; I'm more than willing to look at a wider range of benchmarks?

how about age of conan and world in conflict? both demanding games

[Platinum]

But when can I buy one??

[Tarinder]

But when can I buy one??

HD 4850 is available now. HD 4870 will be in the channel by next week, according to ATI.

[kalniel]

Supreme Commander
Interesting game for it's stressing of both CPU and GPU. If using fraps you can vary the conditions and part of game to lean further towards CPU stressing or GPU stressing as desired.

Call of Duty 4
Seems like a very popular FPS, and part of a popular series with future games likely. Based on propriatory engine that might be used for future games.

Bioshock
One of the few games with a dedicated DX10 path, also popular, and based on a widely used UT3 engine.

The Witcher
Older DX9 path style of game, more representative of RPG type games.

Oblivion
Still an RPG heavyweight. Same engine as upcoming Fallout 3 too.

Assassins Creed
You know you want to try DX10.1

Test Drive Unlimited
Nice to get a driving game in, especially if looking at image quality enhancements like AF. TDU uses the same engine as Alone in the Dark, and is likely to be used for other games too.

Race Driver:GRID
Another driving game, with another engine likely to be used in up-coming games.

[Platinum]

Nice one will wait then, Still deciding if I will wait for the R700 though, you dont need a crossfire board for the X2 cards do you?, Crossfire is done on the card isnt it?

[kalniel]

Nice one will wait then, Still deciding if I will wait for the R700 though, you dont need a crossfire board for the X2 cards do you?, Crossfire is done on the card isnt it?

That's right.

[Platinum]

ohh what to do

[!TIMMY!]

I agree with GRID. Looks a great game, I best get my wheel out and try it.

[Azza]

OcUK have the 4870 up now if any one is interested...


HIS HD 4870 @ £234.99 inc VAT

[!TIMMY!]

£235, may as well get 2 4850's in crossfire lol.

[shadowmaster]

In terms of the 48x0 review, would it be possible for you guys to do some 3 and 4 way CrossFire benching? (From the review I'd gather you guys have 2 4850's and 2 4870's, so putting them together would bring it down to a 4850 CFX score, although with half the cards on GDDR5 )

Good idea, however what about crossfire with different cards? Eg 3850/4850, 3850/4870, 3870/4870, etc (they all have to be the 512mb variants). I was wondering as I have a 3850 512mb and really don't want to sell, but it would be interesting to see what the performance would be like when paired up with a 4870.

[Platinum]

OcUK have the 4870 up now if any one is interested...


HIS HD 4870 @ £234.99 inc VAT

If there the first you can garentee the price has been bumped up more than it needs to be, shouldnt these retail for about £175?

[Azza]

Yeah, Ebuyer have them up for pre-order at £179.99

[chuckskull]

Another vote for World in Conflict; the bigger battles really hammer the GPU(4v4 skirmishes and a few of the single player levels). Something with the UT3 engine is a must, going to be used in a lot of upcoming games and has one of the few decent implementations of physx which is an interesting thing to chuck in when comparing Nvidia to ATi.

These cards might be enough to finally tempt me back to the ATi camp after all these years.