Sapphires HD4860

LoadsaMoney · 12 Dec 2009 at 19:13

Despite the big push for DirectX 11 with the Radeon HD 5000 series, AMD's HD 4800 family still has something to say and because of that we (almost) have a new model on our hands, the Radeon HD 4860. The still unofficial Radeon features 800 Stream Processors and a 256-bit memory interface, a GPU clocked at 700 MHz, and 512MB or 1GB of GDDR5 memory @ 3000 MHz.

The Sapphire-made Radeon HD 4860 features a dual-slot cooler, has DirectX 10.1 and CrossFireX support, and includes DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs. Apparently the HD 4860 is already on sale in several Asian markets but there's no word on global availability.

http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=31401&catid=2

Lightnix · 12 Dec 2009 at 19:17

That'd be a pretty awesome card overclocking wise if it were based on RV790. It's probably not, but it's nice to dream.

LoadsaMoney · 12 Dec 2009 at 19:22

Lightnix said:
That'd be a pretty awesome card overclocking wise if it were based on RV790. It's probably not, but it's nice to dream.

It is based on the RV790

Orcvader · 12 Dec 2009 at 19:23

I thought the 4860 was part of the Mobility series?

TheSwede · 12 Dec 2009 at 19:29

LoadsaMoney said:
It is based on the RV790

Would this one be a better buy then a 4890?

Edit: Forget that.. only have one DVI display port...

Auraomega · 12 Dec 2009 at 19:46

TheSwede said:
Would this one be a better buy then a 4890?

4890
4860

I would assume not.

TheSwede · 12 Dec 2009 at 20:02

Auraomega said:
4890
4860

I would assume not.

Well, according to tomshardware a 4890 outperform a 5770, so why wouldn't a 4860 be better then a 4890? [Clicky]

TheRealDeal · 12 Dec 2009 at 20:12

TheSwede said:
Well, according to tomshardware a 4890 outperform a 5770, so why wouldn't a 4860 be better then a 4890? [Clicky]

Simply because its got lower clocks than the 4890.

TheSwede · 12 Dec 2009 at 20:21

TheRealDeal said:
Simply because its got lower clocks than the 4890.

Ahh thank you, Mr RealDeal!

bells · 12 Dec 2009 at 20:40

A pretty pointless card if you ask me due to the fact we have a 4830 4850 4870 4890 :confused:

so where does an old tech 4860 fit in with today's market ?

Azza · 12 Dec 2009 at 20:42

Nice looking cooler. :cool:

Auraomega · 12 Dec 2009 at 23:11

TheSwede said:
Well, according to tomshardware a 4890 outperform a 5770, so why wouldn't a 4860 be better then a 4890? [Clicky]

XYZ0
X - Tech revision, higher = newer (DX11 in this case)
Y - Major performance number (higher = better)
Z - Minor performance number (higher = better)

5770 = higher X, lower Y and Z; newer tech but less power

titaniumx3 · 12 Dec 2009 at 23:22

Is this 40nm or 55nm?

gurusan · 12 Dec 2009 at 23:24

It's 40nm. There's also a new 40nm 4830 variant.

Lightnix · 12 Dec 2009 at 23:28

gurusan said:
It's 40nm. There's also a new 40nm 4830 variant.

Edit: Oh wait the mobility versions.

Edit: Moreover, the 40nm 4860 is a mobility card with 640 shaders (i.e. the 4770's core), I think this is a different card to that altogether.

gurusan · 12 Dec 2009 at 23:29

oh. i fail.

damn

rolypolyman · 13 Dec 2009 at 13:34

Does'nt this card look like this or what? :confused:

PGdude · 13 Dec 2009 at 14:12

Not sure why this card exists, but I've yet to see what it can be good for.

reflux · 13 Dec 2009 at 14:13

ATi are turning into Nvidia with all these extra confusing models.

jigger · 13 Dec 2009 at 14:33

A cheap 512Mb 4890 would come in handy for a system under a HDTV I suppose.