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Radeon HD4870 X2 Reviews (DESTROYS GTX 280!!)

Post Date: 2008-07-14
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    Posted: 14 Jul 2008 at 1:41am
ATI RADEON HD4870 X2
2.4 TERAFLOPS :: 2GB GDDR5 :: DirectX 10.1


 ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
 ATI Radeon HD 4870 ATI Radeon HD 4850 ATI Radeon HD 3870
Stream Processors 800 x 2 800 800 320
Texture Units 40 x 2 40 40 16
ROPs 16 x 2 16 16 16
Core Clock 750MHz 750MHz 625MHz 775MHz+
Memory Clock 900MHz (3600MHz data rate) GDDR5 900MHz (3600MHz data rate) GDDR5 993MHz (1986MHz data rate) GDDR3 1125MHz (2250MHz data rate) GDDR3
Memory Bus Width 256-bit x 2 256-bit 256-bit 256-bit
Frame Buffer 512MB x 2 512MB 512MB 512MB
Transistor Count 956M x 2 956M 956M 666M
Manufacturing Process TSMC 55nm TSMC 55nm TSMC 55nm TSMC 55nm
Price Point > $500 $299 $199 $199





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650W with one 6-pin PCIe power connector and one 8-pin PCIe power connector (1000W with two 6-pin connectors and two 8-pin connectors for CrossfireX)


Edited by skyR - 14 Jul 2008 at 11:37am
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Is that card actually crushing the GTX280 in SLI in AoC? Wow. Perhaps just a very selective choice of resolutions and settings to cast the best possible light on this new card, but still... Wow.
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who cares about low resolutions! $400+ cards are meant for 1900x1200 ^-^
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How is the 4870 core gaining power when being mushed togehter with another one? As its beating its single version cards in crossfire. Looks like newegg is getting a return of my 280s haha...yes they will take 15% away so i lose some cash, but who cares.

Edited by SunfighterLC - 14 Jul 2008 at 6:07am
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can those mamba jambas be crossfired or are they too bulky/hot?
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why on earth would you want to crossfire a card that averages 40 in crysis at 1920x1200
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Posts: 80 		  Quote ArmourBrad Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Jul 2008 at 9:21am
Oh I dunno, lust comes to mind.
 
That and I want my face to explode.
 
Wait a second? why would you NOT want to?
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Very nice.
 
Alex, when will DSO start offering HD4870X2?
 
Also, I wonder what's Nvidia up to in terms of its own X2 part.
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I dont think its out yet, i think the reviews come now, but the card isnt scheduled for late July. By the way, I got into contact with newegg, im refund RMAing both GPUs before they even arrive to my house..haha.
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The NDA was lifted today (July 14th) but the cards themselves aren't going to be available until end July / early August.
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Woah, good find! Will definitely be something I would personally be interested in getting xD
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Posts: 355 		  Quote Doc Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 15 Jul 2008 at 9:16am
So two cards outperform one by a little bit. Shouldn't this be expected?
 
The GX2 beats the 280 in many areas as well. Not a fair comparison it would seem. Its a superior single card option I suppose, except that its not really a single card. 


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The important thing, is the bottom line. How much performance for how much money, and how well does it scale with a second card. I don't really care how they get there if the performance is right for the price.
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I agree. This is one of the debates I have with myself as I'm trying to decide which way I want to go when I buy in the next 3 months or so.
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It looks like a great card, and from the looks of things most all the single cards SLId/crossfired, beat the equivalent double card, as the 9800GTX in SLI beats the 9800GX2 in most every benchmark.

I think the main thing is it allows quad SLI or crossfire for those truly interested in just sinking a fortune into 5 or 10 extra FPS Star

Not in my budget, but then again, I am still impressed by 9800 GTX in 2xSLI at default clock speed with a Q9450, so maybe I am too easy to impress, or just do not play games at high enough rez to really kill my cards (1680x1050 on my 22" samsung) and it is perfect, even Conan plays like a dream at that resolution on my hardware Clap

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What I want to see:

2x NVIDIA 280
2x ATI 4870
ATI 4870x2
 
Compare these three setups against each other.  Then let the talking begin.  ATI fanboys cried fowl when the 3870 was compared against the 9800 GX2 in benchmarks, now NVIDIA fanboys will do the same.
 
Someone, find a link to put this discussion to bed, once and for all.
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"Cried fowl" - that's a good one. Apparently ATI has a barnyard theme going. Sorry gamerk, couldn't resist!
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