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SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2 REVIEW

"Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 review which also features the Gainward Radeon HD 4870. The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 3% lower clock speed and 13% lower memory speed than the Gainward Radeon HD 4870. Software used for testing was Far Cry 2, Race Driver Grid and X3 Terran Conflict."

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2


SYSTEM INFORMATION
VIDEO CARD SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2
GAINWARD RADEON HD 4870
ATI DRIVER CATALYST v8.12 WHQL
PROCESSOR AMD PHENOM II X4 920
MOTHERBOARD MSI K9A2 PLATINUM AMD 790 FX
MEMORY CORSAIR 4GB DDR2 XMS2 DOMINATOR
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS VISTA

FAR CRY 2

NORMAL QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X274
GAINWARD RADEON HD 487050

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X266
GAINWARD RADEON HD 487046

EXTREME QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X259
GAINWARD RADEON HD 487042

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2 GAINWARD RADEON HD 4870

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 puts in a great performance beating the Gainward Radeon HD 4870 by 29% to 32%."

RACE DRIVER GRID

NORMAL QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2145
GAINWARD RADEON HD 4870123

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2125
GAINWARD RADEON HD 4870108

EXTREME QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X295
GAINWARD RADEON HD 487083

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2 GAINWARD RADEON HD 4870

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 puts in a solid performance beating the Gainward Radeon HD 4870 by 13% to 15%."

X3 TERRAN CONFLICT

NORMAL QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2105
GAINWARD RADEON HD 487098

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2102
GAINWARD RADEON HD 487093

EXTREME QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X291
GAINWARD RADEON HD 487082

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2 GAINWARD RADEON HD 4870

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 puts in a solid but close performance beating the Gainward Radeon HD 4870 by 7% to 10%."

FINAL RESULT

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 delivered some very good performances against the Gainward Radeon HD 4870. The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Gainward Radeon HD 4870 are priced quite close together with the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 being only 17% more expensive. The problem the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 has is the Gainward Radeon HD 4870 and the excellent performance it can give for it's price. If you play either Call of Duty World at War, Far Cry 2 or Race Driver then the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 is the clear winner and well worth it's price. However if you play the other games then the difference in performance between the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Gainward Radeon HD 4870 is close enough to pick either video card. However if the Far Cry 2 performance is a good indicator for future gaming performance then the only winner is the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2."
SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2 SCORES 8/10!

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2 REVIEW INDEX

PAGE 1 - SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4850 X2 INTRODUCTION
PAGE 2 - 3DMARK 2006, 3DMARK VANTAGE AND CALL OF DUTY WORLD AT WAR
PAGE 3 - DEAD SPACE, FALL OUT 3 AND ENEMY TERRITORY - QUAKE WARS
PAGE 4 - FAR CRY 2, RACE DRIVER GRID, X3 TERRAN CONFLICT AND FINAL RESULT

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