Monday, October 27th 2008
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB GDDR3 Card Pictured
ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 graphics card, which was formally announced way back in August and is still unavailable, was spotted today over at pchacc.cn leading us to believe that it will finally hit the market for real. The card below is build by ATI's major partner Sapphire and features custom dual-slot cooling system, 2GB of GDDR3 memory, a 256-bit memory interface, CrossFireX support and blue PCB. Last but not least are the two 55nm RV770 GPUs and the GPU bridge that links them. The card will require an extra 6-pin and 8-pin PCIe connectors. Currently, there's no exact release date, but the little brother of 4870 X2 is expected to become available later next month.
Source:
TechConnect Magazine
52 Comments on Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB GDDR3 Card Pictured
But alot of ppl say it will preform better then the GTX280 in game were CF works, if so that is very nice.
The standard HD4850 slaps the 8800GTX around...
But with the estimated price of this card its going to be pretty silly considering the price of the 4870x2 or gtx280 which are both faster... Let alone their new card lineup is just around the corner again.
4850 = 1100 NOK = €117
4850x2 = 3819 NOK = €407
4870 = 1900 NOK = €202
4870x2 = 3475 NOK = €370
It's MORE expensive than the 4870x2 :eek:
Something's got to be wrong....
I'd be prepared to pay some premium for the advantage of a single card solution, say €300 (=400$) as the initial price; and then fall to €250 within 6 months.
2%=
1.2 FPS @ 60 FPS
2 FPS @ 100 FPS
IMO, it requires approx +30% performance boost if it going to be noticable upgrade.
(30 FPS, barely playable. 40 FPS (30% more) is on the other hand playable).
But if you want 30% that's pushing it... So I can see your point there.
You only need to get a motherboard and card at the same time and you'll be set.
939skt motherboards are cheap compared to the chip itself.
For Sapphire is blue:roll:
at least they both get air at the same time instead of one getting pre heated air.
don't really like the price point, but if its equal or slightly less than 2x4850 its worth it.