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AMD ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Review

Posted by: Philipp Esselbach on: 08/13/2008 10:15 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ] · 1522 views

bit-tech published a review of AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics card



A quote from the article:

AMD has done a great job with the Radeon HD 4870 X2 and it has snatched the crown for the fastest graphics card in the world back from Nvidia in the process. Like we've said though, it's not all rosy and there are drawbacks associated with buying a Radeon HD 4870 X2, just like there are with any other multi-GPU configuration. As long as you're prepared to accept them, then the Radeon HD 4870 X2 is well worth considering if you've got that kind of cash to throw around.

The GeForce GTX 280's new price point makes it seem like an attractive buy as well, with cards starting anywhere from about £275 including VAT. If anything though, the Radeon HD 4870 X2 makes a single Radeon HD 4870 or GeForce GTX 260 look like better options today because it's almost as if there's too much horsepower on tap here with AMD's new flagship card.

Right now, the Radeon HD 4870 X2's most impressive performance gains can really only be seen at the lofty resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 or with high levels of Anti Aliasing at 1,920 x 1,200 -- at lower resolutions, or lower levels of AA, the gains just aren't there at all. However, given that there's a slew of new (and hopefully more graphically intense) games about to hit the shelves before Christmas, picking up a Radeon HD 4870 X2 if you've got a 24-inch widescreen doesn't seem like such a bad idea -- you can play today's games with stupidly high levels of AA and hopefully tomorrow's games at native resolution with no big compromises to image quality.

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