4850 vrs 4830

[mattyy]

Is the xfx 4850 512mb (£112) worth the extra £33 over the 4830 512mb(£80)?

The difference is

50mhz cores
190mhz memory

Surly most of that difference would be made up when you over clock it, im guessing they are pretty much identical cards.

When its out tomorrow..

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-125-XF

 

[reflux]

The 4830 also has only 640 stream processors as opposed to the 4850's 800. Personally I'd go for the 4850, but it's up to you whether you think it's worth the extra cash.

 

[arc@css]

If your budget stretches to it then go for the 4850, 4830's are nice cards though by all accounts.

 

[mattyy]

This is true, didnt take the 640/800 into account.

 

[Phatjayunoi]

4830's are only like somewhere in the line of 10-15% less performance than the 4850, so really it is just up to your budget.

The 4850 would be the most easiest choice, but the 4830 are still very good cards in their own right i.e. affordable, smaller PCB, less power draw and heat.

 

[Chong Warrior]

Depending on the game I've seen the 4830 be anywhere between 5% upto 35% slower than the 4850. Average 10%-20% in most though.

Also be aware that a lot of companies leave extra's like the DVI to HDMI adapter out of the 4830 bundle to save money. Not all but I've seen it mentioned in a few reviews... worth looking out for if you want it?

 

[mattyy]

Not really on a budget. I want to get back into PC gaming but not sure weather I will or not. Gone of the PC to a console

 

[mattyy]

So dont really want to waste my money on something i wont use