| Saturday, January 3 2009 |
XFX seems to be ready with its initial lineup of graphics cards. Some European retailers have even begun listing their products and pricing. While there's nothing really interesting about the way XFX is pricing its cards, the way it's cards seem to be certainly interesting. Pictured below are its first two models based on the ATI Radeon HD 4850 and HD 4870 graphics processors.
Some surprises: Both use black coloured PCB, neither are 100% reference ATI design, and in fact, XFX designed its own cooler for the Radeon HD 4850 512 MB (model: XFX HD485X-YDFC). The Radeon HD 4870 in the picture is the 1 GB variant (model: HD487A-ZDFC). Both accelerators use AMD reference clock speeds. These cards will be released within the first two weeks of this month. More information as we come across.
Sources: DonanimHaber, TechNews
Some surprises: Both use black coloured PCB, neither are 100% reference ATI design, and in fact, XFX designed its own cooler for the Radeon HD 4850 512 MB (model: XFX HD485X-YDFC). The Radeon HD 4870 in the picture is the 1 GB variant (model: HD487A-ZDFC). Both accelerators use AMD reference clock speeds. These cards will be released within the first two weeks of this month. More information as we come across.
Sources: DonanimHaber, TechNews
User comments
There's a typo in that third pic showing HD 4850 and HD 4830 having GDDR5 memory, they don't.
If they made a GDDR5 4850 I would probably buy that. I do like that 4850 tho... I have a good deal on a 4870 right now, if that shows up on newegg for 150$ its mine.
i love how the 4850 looks like it could be a NV card, but they both look very very ugly
4850 IMO is the best card on the market for the money. If they put DDR5 on it that would kill its price/performance ratio.....unless they kept the same price :D
I love ATI but EVGA has the best looking cards hands down.
by: cdawall;1138557
i love how the 4850 looks like it could be a NV card
I love ATI but EVGA has the best looking cards hands down.
by: cdawall;1138557That's why I like it :laugh: "Whoa what nvidia card is that?" Its an XFX 4850 "WAT".
i love how the 4850 looks like it could be a NV card, but they both look very very ugly
it feels so different seeing xfx making these cards. i hope the performance is great though.
The card on the left just looks wrong. XD The one on the right isn't too bad looking. I'd buy either one. :)
O.o, looks like xfx can join palit as a good ati card maker now that used to be nv-only
I got my 1GB DARK KNIGHT Asus 4870 for 249.99 from the egg, it was only 20 bucks more than the 512mb one so I had to take it. I expect it to be around the same for XFX.
nice looking cards, glad to see they are not reference design cards like XFX putting stickers on ATI designs
seen these on pre-order in the UK, nice pricing as benefits a company of good renown
I love the look of left one. It's like it has been taken from some retro science fiction movie.
xfx cards are always great quality (i consider them just behind EVGA). all i worry about ati cards is the cooling.
Since I'll be getting rid of my 3870X2's I think I'd go for a pair of the XFX 4850's.
finally, black atis :D:D:D:D:D
It is about time that there is some competition for Sapphire, looks like they are ATI's only partner. XFX sold some very nice nvidia vga cards, so I hope they can do the same with ATI.
Is this the first ATi cards from XFX? I'm interested in seeing more from them.
by: TheMailMan78;1138558If they put GDDR5 on it, it would be a 4870.:D
4850 IMO is the best card on the market for the money. If they put DDR5 on it that would kill its price/performance ratio.....unless they kept the same price :D
I love ATI but EVGA has the best looking cards hands down.
by: erocker;1139198Good point, that really is the only difference since technically the gpu chips are the same.
If they put GDDR5 on it, it would be a 4870.:D
Will this have the double life time warranty like other XFX Nvidia based cards?
by: hv43082;1139291i guess they will, the manufacturer didnt change at all
Will this have the double life time warranty like other XFX Nvidia based cards?
hooooooow , LOL that's quick XFX , i want to song to nvidia the song (smack that by akon)
The 4850 cooler really impressed me, that looks to be the same fan the 4870x2 uses and if it is, that thing really moves some CFM.
the 4850 look like geforce4850
While XFX may be rad for offering lifetime warranty they blow big time for not offering it to us Europeans :shadedshu
The 4870 looks awesome. Now where's the XFX 4870 Alpha Dog Edition. :D
by: hayder.master;1139902BLASPHEMY! CRUCIFY HIM! :D
the 4850 look like geforce4850
The one on the left looks like an NVIDIA card! The cooler is all wrong. They probably are using old coolers and are like, o sweet we will just get rid of these!
Thats a Lithuanian retailer! You can see it here http://cliff.meleta.lt/shop/catalog/kompiuteriai/200570757_hd-485x-ydfc_xfx-hd-4850-pci-e-512b-ddr5.html price is going to be 553LTL >>> 226USD>>>160EUR
by: erocker;1139198
If they put GDDR5 on it, it would be a 4870.:D
Well the core clock is faster on a 4870 also. If they could keep the temps down and keep single slot cooling it would be a better deal than the 4870.
In the end you're right. I just have a hard time justifying 100 bucks more for 25MHz and DDR5 ram when the gaming difference isn't that great. Nothing out now beats the 4850 for the money.
by: hayder.master;1139902+1 to that
the 4850 look like geforce4850
nvidia must be green with envy :laugh:
nvidia are loosing sales due to remarking old cards and most of all the high fail rates of the g84/g86 and g92 parts(all are flawed, temp cycling kills them)
glad to see some of the nvidia only vendors moving to the better chip maker!!
glad to see some of the nvidia only vendors moving to the better chip maker!!
They should have released this at christmas because:
NV = Green + ATI = Red. Add that up it's christmas!!!
NV = Green + ATI = Red. Add that up it's christmas!!!
I don't know about you guys but I really like the design on the 4850, left card. It does look like a lower quality nvidia cooler though :x.
if it does the job who cares? its black after all and inside the case it will most likely be upside down so ...
i will only buy it if its faster/better than the others 4850's of other marks or if its cheaper than the others
F yeah, that 4850 is mine
by: Drac;1142508or if its the same price but offers dbl/triple lifetime warr
i will only buy it if its faster/better than the others 4850's of other marks or if its cheaper than the others
by: Rebo&Zooty;1145227
or if its the same price but offers dbl/triple lifetime warr
Yes, its true
like with seagate hdd's, one of their biggist, if not the biggist selling point was the fact that they all had 5 year warr, alot of their drivers nolonger offer 5 and have dropped to 3....sadd :(
oh well, my next drives will probbly be hitchi or samsung then whatever cheaper per gb ;)
oh well, my next drives will probbly be hitchi or samsung then whatever cheaper per gb ;)