Wednesday, February 18th 2009
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 Days Away From Clinching Top Spot
ASUS chose last month's CES event to announce its flagship gaming notebook, the W90. Usual high-end specifications aside, the most distinct component used in it is the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2, AMD's flagship mobile graphics platform, which is on the brink of snatching the performance crown away from NVIDIA for the platform. A North American sales representative for ASUS tells GPU Café that the W90 will be available from February 23, which perhaps makes it the launch-date for the Mobility HD 4870 X2. It is also noted that the Mobility HD 4670 will be out around the same time, while Mobility HD 4850 will arrive a week or two later.
XtremeSystems forum member Kinc posted some early performance numbers relating to the Mobility HD 4870 X2, featured on the ASUS W90 with an Intel Core 2 Quad T9400, which effortlessly overclocked to 4 GHz on the notebook's stock cooling system. The Mobility HD 4870 X2 carried clock speeds of 600/900 MHz (core/memory). The notebook used Intel's X38 core-logic. At the said parameters, it was put through 3DMark 06. The notebook secured a score of 20,284 3DMarks at default setting. When released, the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 will replace NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX SLI as the fastest mGPU solution, replicating a similar feat by its desktop cousin.
Sources:
GPU Café, XtremeSystems
XtremeSystems forum member Kinc posted some early performance numbers relating to the Mobility HD 4870 X2, featured on the ASUS W90 with an Intel Core 2 Quad T9400, which effortlessly overclocked to 4 GHz on the notebook's stock cooling system. The Mobility HD 4870 X2 carried clock speeds of 600/900 MHz (core/memory). The notebook used Intel's X38 core-logic. At the said parameters, it was put through 3DMark 06. The notebook secured a score of 20,284 3DMarks at default setting. When released, the Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 will replace NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX SLI as the fastest mGPU solution, replicating a similar feat by its desktop cousin.
78 Comments on Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 Days Away From Clinching Top Spot
I work part time anyway, my hours vary every week & even though a huge chunk of what i earn is always taxed, at least i still get a small amount out of it....
Now, could we get this in a netbook?:laugh:
Also, ive been to IRAQ, instead of bringing a laptop, I ordered parts from newegg and built a computer while I was there.
that would be sick
would have rather been playing quake 3.
I don't think I could order a computer since I will be on a boat although I'm not sure of the inner workings of the navy.
If it doesnt need an crossfire chipset.
If it sports an PCI-E controller like the 4870x2 desktop does for connecting the two.
May people speculate if they so are splitted, but they would operate if you dont have them as a pair.
It's just to wait and see, but im really anxious to see Multi gpu tech with shared memory, if guys doesnt know about it:
Current sli and crossfire methods use afr and alike, graphics memory is equal to the lowest amount on an gphx adapter.
for instance 4870-1GB+4870-512MB in crossfire would be: total 512 MB.
Would be much better with hd5870x2 for instance with 2gb memory on gpu1. 128 mb on gpu 2.
The gpu 2 needs an certant amount of memory as far as i know of, and 128 mb should satisfy needs.
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220503&Tpk=W90Vp-X1
:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
I'm going to await the first price cut or if my wife lets me splurge on one!
GPUCafe whats your choice of laptops?