annihilator
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According to these Vantage Extreme profile results, ATI did more than just fixing AA and AF.
AMD: R7xx Speculation
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Anarchist4000
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It makes sense that higher levels of AA/AF would be efficient on the shaders. Somewhere around here there was a graph showing that after the initial hit performance didn't drop much at all for higher levels of AA/AF. If AMD fixed the texturing issue, which I'd say is highly likely, then it could just be really good scaling that pulls them ahead on the Vantage Xtreme benchmarks.
If we are really looking at something thast ~50% faster than a 9800GTX at only 180 Euro's (~£150??) then thats truly incredible.
I didn't think anything would make me turn back to ATI at this point but I'll be happy to change my mind if this is the case. Especially if it means I don't need a new PSU!
I didn't think anything would make me turn back to ATI at this point but I'll be happy to change my mind if this is the case. Especially if it means I don't need a new PSU!
Your right, but the last card I got was a x1900 series. And then there was.
Hold on a sec. Who's saying "at least 50% faster than a 9800 GTX"?
the 4850 is approximately = 9800 GTX
even the 4870 is likely not to be 50% faster
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7740&Itemid=1
No, wait a moment.
When Ati starts to make miracle? And why are they going to sell it for 169€?
Holy frack! With HD4870 they even can match 9800GX2 in some test... and with this price crossfire solution will hurt very hard Nvidia, above all the GTX260..
No, wait a moment.
When Ati starts to make miracle? And why are they going to sell it for 169€?
Holy frack! With HD4870 they even can match 9800GX2 in some test... and with this price crossfire solution will hurt very hard Nvidia, above all the GTX260..
You do realize you're getting hyped up over performance in a singular synthetic benchmark and assuming real-world performance will be equivocal, right?
Then you should also know that the 8800GT shortage begain a day or two after the reviews hit the web and you were one of the few lucky ones.
How does a 4850 matching a 9800GTX in Vantage equate to a 4870 matching 9800GX2?
Jawed
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Bit-tech's nude HD4850 pix galore:
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06/05/amd-hd-4850-rv770-gpu-die-shot/1
Jawed
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06/05/amd-hd-4850-rv770-gpu-die-shot/1
Jawed
Apoc@ / XtremeSystems -> AMD HD 4850 – RV770 GPU die shot
Source -> Bit-Tech
This card look half empty... they need to shorten it a bit.
EDIT: two seconds too late
4850 = X2609 (or higher see above)
according to ATi 4870 = 4850 x 1,30
=>
4870 ~ X3400 (or higher see above)
so at least in Vantage the 4870 can approach a 9800GX2 (within 5%)
Jawed
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Yes I have to say my first impression is "that's big".Looks a lot like the size of R580.
RV570 respawned?
Jawed
Why does it look so big? I thought RV770 was on the order of perhaps 30% larger than RV670.
Well it could mean anything .. +1 for Arun's 800SP theory?
If that turns out true then thats two back to back blindsides by AMD.
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