HD 4850X2 Benchmarks

muon · 14 Sep 2008 at 20:40

http://forum.donanimhaber.com/m_26474492/tm.htm

HD 4850x2 benchmarks suggest this is 15-20% better than the gtx280.

Looking at ocuk prices

hd4870x2 - £335
gtx280 - £253
hd4870 - £169
gtx260 - £164
hd4850 - £115

This should come in at £230ish if the hd4870x2 is anything to go by?

KaneStatton · 14 Sep 2008 at 20:48

I'm getting me one

muon · 14 Sep 2008 at 20:50

To crossfire or to replace? I wonder how well 3 x HD4850s scale.

KaneStatton · 14 Sep 2008 at 20:52

Replace i don't have a CF mobo but that may change

Richdog · 14 Sep 2008 at 20:53

I think we'll be seeing around £250 for this card, but it certainly looks intriguing, definately a better buy than the GTX280.

Richdog · 14 Sep 2008 at 21:08

oops nm

chowks · 14 Sep 2008 at 21:11

any idea on when it'll be released?

Montegue · 14 Sep 2008 at 21:21

ghost101 said:
http://forum.donanimhaber.com/m_26474492/tm.htm

HD 4850x2 benchmarks suggest this is 15-20% better than the gtx280.

Well yeah! x2 GPU's and DDR5 compared to the 280 1 GPU and DDR3, it wouldn't sell if it didn't beat the 280. Now onto the downside, AMD drivers aren't worth the hassle.

Strife212 · 14 Sep 2008 at 21:22

It is a better buy than the GTX 280 definately.

But only if you want one, getting two in Crossfire would be much worse than GTX 280 SLI because Quad GPU scales so badly.

TheRealDeal · 14 Sep 2008 at 21:43

Montegue said:
Well yeah! x2 GPU's and DDR5 compared to the 280 1 GPU and DDR3, it wouldn't sell if it didn't beat the 280. Now onto the downside, AMD drivers aren't worth the hassle.

Amd drivers are on par if not better than nv's atm but they do have more features on there cards and they are selling more also so more problems will surface i agree there are teething problems atm but as usual with ati/amd they will fix these month by month as they have for years. The majority like amd drivers over nvs and i have seen far more complaints about nvs lack off support than i have about amd's over the years of reading forums.

muon · 14 Sep 2008 at 21:44

Montegue said:
Well yeah! x2 GPU's and DDR5 compared to the 280 1 GPU and DDR3, it wouldn't sell if it didn't beat the 280. Now onto the downside, AMD drivers aren't worth the hassle.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3354&p=4
http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/...d_4870_x2/10/#abschnitt_clive_barkers_jericho

AoC, Crysis, GRID, COD4, Oblivion, Clive Barker's Jericho, FEAR, R6: Vegas, STALKER, UT3, Assassin's Creed, Bioshock, COJ, COH, Lost Planet all scale fine.

LoadsaMoney · 14 Sep 2008 at 21:56

Montegue said:
Well yeah! x2 GPU's and DDR5 compared to the 280 1 GPU and DDR3, it wouldn't sell if it didn't beat the 280. Now onto the downside, AMD drivers aren't worth the hassle.

4850 X2's are GDDR3.

straxusii · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:32

Montegue said:
Well yeah! x2 GPU's and DDR5 compared to the 280 1 GPU and DDR3, it wouldn't sell if it didn't beat the 280. Now onto the downside, AMD drivers aren't worth the hassle.

Dont feed him.

Viper² · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:37

Not exactly an un-biased source is it?

Montegue · 15 Sep 2008 at 22:12

TheRealDeal said:
Amd drivers are on par if not better than nv's atm but they do have more features on there cards and they are selling more also so more problems will surface i agree there are teething problems atm but as usual with ati/amd they will fix these month by month as they have for years. The majority like amd drivers over nvs and i have seen far more complaints about nvs lack off support than i have about amd's over the years of reading forums.

Teething problems, How long have the cards been out now? Seems each an every month they bring drivers out and fix nothing. I guess they have a bunch of tooth picks at hand

Not to mention the amount of threads about stability issues. I am far from a "Fanboy" I go with what card actually works and works well, regardless of ATI/nVidia. If ATI had it spot it I would most certainly of chosen an x2.

Obviously the ATI fanboys may have a differnce of opinion to me and thats fine, I only say what I see and at this point in time the most stable top of the line GPU is the 280GTX.

No good in having a Ferrari if the ignition is faulty.

Final8y · 15 Sep 2008 at 22:39

Montegue said:
Teething problems, How long have the cards been out now? Seems each an every month they bring drivers out and fix nothing. I guess they have a bunch of tooth picks at hand

Not to mention the amount of threads about stability issues. I am far from a "Fanboy" I go with what card actually works and works well, regardless of ATI/nVidia. If ATI had it spot it I would most certainly of chosen an x2.

Obviously the ATI fanboys may have a differnce of opinion to me and thats fine, I only say what I see and at this point in time the most stable top of the line GPU is the 280GTX.

No good in having a Ferrari if the ignition is faulty.

NP=No Problems

1800xt-1900xtx1900xt NP sametech mature drivers
2900 newtech skipped 3870 sametech NP mature drivers
4870 newtech skipped 5870 sametech mature drivers ?
see a patten as to why i avoid ATI driver issues.

NV 8800-280 sametech mature drivers.

Hades · 15 Sep 2008 at 23:45

How does a 4650x2 compare to two 4850's in crossfire? It looks like it will be more expensive but I'd asume it would be around the same performance? Wouldn't it be better to get a couple of 4850's?

easyrider · 15 Sep 2008 at 23:48

Hades said:
How does a 4650x2 compare to two 4850's in crossfire? It looks like it will be more expensive but I'd asume it would be around the same performance? Wouldn't it be better to get a couple of 4850's?

Probably depending on price.

And if you have a x38 x 48 mobo

manic111 · 15 Sep 2008 at 23:57

Sounds nice! Don't suppose there are any 48xx price drops that are coming out with this? I want a 4850 and am poor

RaiderX · 16 Sep 2008 at 00:14

anyone notice the small print?

** Performance Estimate based on results from 2 ATI Radeon HD 4850 Cards in CrossfireX