ATI HD4850 1gb review.

JC316 · Apr 10, 2009

I just got this card in and running some tests. I just came from a 3870x2, so I will tell you how they run. Firstly, this part of the review is on stock 625/1000 clocks.

First up is the synthetics:

3dmark05 - All stock, no CPU tests done. 1024x768. - 19241

3dmark06 - All stock - 1280x124 - 12206

Furmark - All stock - 1280x1024 - 62min/105max/73 average

Clearly this card is not a 3dmark warrior. With only the dual core, I am a little over what my 8800GT did. The 3870x2 was clicking off 16K in 3dmark06. Onward to the important part though, gaming.

Crysis - High - 1680x1050 - 4xAA - 30FPS average

Lost planet - Maxed DX10- 1680x1050 - 4xAA - Snow Level 25.9FPS - Cave 37.9FPS
No image yet

Now, here is where the oddity comes in. With my 3870x2 and these same settings, Crysis ran 13.7FPS average. I always thought that was low, so I am assuming that it was only using 1 3870. Even still, 30FPS is insane for these settings, W1z's review of the 4870 shows that it only gets 27FPS average. Further investigation is required here. Lost planet difference is slightly in the favor of the 4850, but only by a few FPS.

More to come later.....

Wartz · Apr 13, 2009

JC316 said:
Now, here is where the oddity comes in. With my 3870x2 and these same settings, Crysis ran 13.7FPS average. I always thought that was low, so I am assuming that it was only using 1 3870. Even still, 30FPS is insane for these settings, W1z's review of the 4870 shows that it only gets 27FPS average. Further investigation is required here. Lost planet difference is slightly in the favor of the 4850, but only by a few FPS.

More to come later.....

Since W1z reviewed the 4870, there have been some hefty Crysis speed increases for 4000 series cards because of newer drivers.

Mussels · Apr 13, 2009

Wartz said:
Since W1z reviewed the 4870, there have been some hefty Crysis speed increases for 4000 series cards because of newer drivers.

crysis still runs like arse for me... could be the 4x slot holding my crossfire back, i'll know when the new board arrives.

TRIPTEX_CAN · Apr 13, 2009

The 1Gb 4850 had always been pretty much as fast as the 512mb 4870 in Crysis.

Flyordie · Apr 13, 2009

I wonder if its possible to use the onboard sideport mem on a 790GX board with the VRAM on the video card...

Silverel · Apr 13, 2009

Flyordie said:
I wonder if its possible to use the onboard sideport mem on a 790GX board with the VRAM on the video card...

Nah, since you have to disable the IGP to use a dedicated card. Besides that, usually the onboards stuff is gddr2, and rarely gddr3.

Mussels · Apr 14, 2009

Flyordie said:
I wonder if its possible to use the onboard sideport mem on a 790GX board with the VRAM on the video card...

it remains enabled if you use hybrid crossfire. But that means a 2400/3400 card.

Hayder_Master · Apr 14, 2009

nice performance , very near from my 4870

inf3rno · Apr 14, 2009

1GB 4850 is performing on par with 512MB 4870! Its pretty impressive.

System Name	Budget Gaming
Processor	AMD FX6300
Motherboard	Gigabyte 880GMA-USB3
Cooling	Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory	8GB Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	HD7850 1GB
Storage	1TB Sata2
Display(s)	Acer 24" LED
Case	Generic black
Audio Device(s)	Stock onboard
Power Supply	FSP Aurum Gold 650W
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

System Name	Triton-XXXV
Processor	Phenom II x4 940 3.6ghz 1.42
Motherboard	Biostar TFORCE TA790GX A2+
Cooling	Sunbeam CR-CCTF
Memory	2 x 2048mb G.Skill PC-6400 @ 800mhz
Video Card(s)	Crossfire Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512mb
Storage	2x Seagate 500gb Sata 3.0gb/s + Seagate 750gb Sata 3.0gb/s
Display(s)	Asus 24" 2ms + Viewsonic 19" 3ms
Case	Thermaltake midtower
Audio Device(s)	X-fi XtremeGamer - Razer Barracuda 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic 650w
Software	Windows XP/7
Benchmark Scores	Vantage: P13017 3DMarks (Crossfire) 3DMark06: 15349 3DMarks (single GPU)

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

Processor	2700x under H100i progeebee
Motherboard	ASUS x470 prime
Cooling	Fans
Memory	gskill ripjaw 3200
Video Card(s)	MSi Vega 64 ref
Storage	120Gb OCZ Vertex 2E SSD - 500Gb Games - 1.5tb Storage and Media
Case	CM HAF 932
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Software	Win 10

System Name	Budget AMD System
Processor	Threadripper 1900X @ 4.1Ghz (100x41 @ 1.3250V)
Motherboard	Gigabyte X399 Aorus Gaming 7
Cooling	EKWB X399 Monoblock
Memory	4x8GB GSkill TridentZ RGB 14-14-14-32 CR1 @ 3266
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX Vega₆⁴ Liquid @ 1,800Mhz Core, 1025Mhz HBM2
Storage	1x ADATA SX8200 NVMe, 1x Segate 2.5" FireCuda 2TB SATA, 1x 500GB HGST SATA
Display(s)	Vizio 22" 1080p 60hz TV (Samsung Panel)
Case	Corsair 570X
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic X Series 850W KM3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

ATI HD4850 1gb review.

JC316

Knows what makes you tick

Wartz

New Member

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

TRIPTEX_CAN

Flyordie

Silverel

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

Hayder_Master

inf3rno

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Pro Wifi II
Cooling	Hyper 212 EVO v2
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill DDR4-4000
Video Card(s)	AMD RX 6750 XT
Storage	WD Black SN850 2TB, various other SSD's from ages past
Display(s)	LG 27GL850 1440@144, AG Neovo EM2701QC 1440@75
Case	Zophos EVO Silent by Raijintek
Audio Device(s)	HyperX Cloud II Wireless headphones
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	ProtoArc EM01
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow X Chroma Mercury
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	MASTER
Processor	Core i7 3930k run at 4.4ghz
Motherboard	Asus Rampage IV extreme
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	4x4G kingston hyperx beast 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	2X EVGA GTX680
Storage	2X Crusial M4 256g raid0, 1TbWD g, 2x500 WD B
Display(s)	Samsung 27' 1080P LED 3D monitior 2ms
Case	CoolerMaster Chosmos II
Audio Device(s)	Creative sound blaster X-FI Titanum champion,Creative speakers 7.1 T7900
Power Supply	Corsair 1200i, Logitch G500 Mouse, headset Corsair vengeance 1500
Software	Win7 64bit Ultimate
Benchmark Scores	3d mark 2011: testing

System Name	Mean Machine
Processor	Intel Core i5 2400 at 3.1 GHz
Motherboard	Asus can't remember the model
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 103
Memory	Kingston 4GB 1600 DDR3
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 6850 1 GB
Storage	WD Cavier SEII 3200AAKS 320 GB and Seagate 500 GB
Display(s)	HP X22 LED
Case	Generic
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
Power Supply	Cooler Master Real Power Pro 650W
Software	Pro/E, Delcam Powermill, These things just for work.