IINM 4870X2 prices are $499.I think AMD will reduce it to $ 450
for HD 4870 maybe $ 250.As u guys know HD4850 price already cutted from $199 to $ 165.
I want more price wars!

Tried crysis benchmark on the beta 8.7. System spec below:

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ (brisbane 2.9ghz)
Sapphire HD4870 (single card)
2gig Corsair XMS2 DHX
MSI K9A2 Plat
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750watt CF Edition

note: Couldn't be bothered to test CF with HD4850 as it will produce lower scores.

Benchmark summary:

Run #1- DX9 1024x768 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 40.655
Run #2- DX9 1280x1024 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 40.705
Run #3- DX9 1680x1050 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 35.86

Run #1- DX9 1024x768 AA=4x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 36.275
Run #2- DX9 1280x1024 AA=4x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 34.915
Run #3- DX9 1680x1050 AA=4x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 29.49

Run #1- DX9 1024x768 AA=8x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 36.93
Run #2- DX9 1280x1024 AA=8x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 35.61
Run #3- DX9 1680x1050 AA=8x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 30.27

Run #1- DX9 1024x768 AA=8xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 35.07
Run #2- DX9 1280x1024 AA=8xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 32.695
Run #3- DX9 1680x1050 AA=8xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 23.525

Run #1- DX9 1024x768 AA=16x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 36.935
Run #2- DX9 1280x1024 AA=16x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 35.395
Run #3- DX9 1680x1050 AA=16x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 29.705

Run #1- DX9 1024x768 AA=16xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 36.93
Run #2- DX9 1280x1024 AA=16xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 35.59
Run #3- DX9 1680x1050 AA=16xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 30.265

So is there any increament??

Slight score increase in AA applied tests. Non-AA more or less the same.

This post has been edited by ganaz-x: Jul 5 2008, 12:12 PM

means...the benchmark tools come with the game rite..

thanks:)

Nice test done, i gonna install crysis very soon and test it on vista.

there's a file named benchmarkgpu.bat and benchmarkcpu.bat located in the same folder as the crysis.exe, u cant miss it

hi guys.,want to ask.,which one is better.,single 4870 or 4850 crossfire.,i mean in terms of performance and image quality..tq

obviously the latter wins ah but whats the point when the 4850 X 2 performance difference with one 4870 is only like 10%. so IMO, the best is get one 4870 and wait till the price drop 2 maybe 600 then only play CF ah.

Got source?

too bad my crysis and C&C3 dvd all cacat, canot read... can't test the games with 4850 .haiz.

HD4850 price cutted

ATI's HD 4850 Card Is Much Cheaper
- Spotted on a European website

The war to become the leading graphics card manufacturer has led ATI to lower the price tag for its latest generation products. Although everybody is expecting the graphics manufacturer to beat NVIDIA in terms of performance with its recently rumored Radeon HD 4870 X2 card, that
doesn't stop the company from lowering its price tags. This time, the HD 4850 is in the spotlight.

According the listings displayed at Geizhals.at, European users can acquire the PowerColor's HD 4850 for as low as €134,71… The card isn't yet available with this price tag, but one of the shops listed at the Geizhals.at website sells the card for €136,26, which isn't that much different and still makes the card the cheapest one around. This is obviously a standard version of AMD's HD 4850 design and is provided with a reference single slot cooler. Being meant for the wide consumer market, this price tag of the HD 4850 graphics card is rather impressive.

The lower price tag of AMD's Radeon HD 4850 graphics card should put pressure on NVIDIA's upcoming 55nm GeForce 9800GTX+, which is expected to provide users with more graphics power than the GeForce 9800GTX. But NVIDIA is also expected to lower prices for some of its GeForce9 graphics cards, especially since the price tag of the company's flagship model has fallen by a good $150.

The price war between NVIDIA and AMD can ultimately only benefit the end user, who will get to purchase better graphics cards at much more affordable price tags. The downside of this rivalry is that some users already went ahead and acquired some of these latest models at higher prices, which can’t be pleasant.

Source

This are the source u want.

This post has been edited by AMDAthlon: Jul 5 2008, 02:29 PM

GOOD news . wow rm500 for hd4850???

Oh shi- , RM5xx for HD4850

When will HD4870 price cut will takes place?

that's good news for those who haven't buy the card.

with that price, nVidia sure dead one...


This post has been edited by Alexes: Jul 5 2008, 02:50 PM

depends on games, but the minimum performance diff between 4870 and 4850cf is about 10-20% while max is about 60-70%..
btw, the power draw diff between 4870 cf and 4850 cf is more than 100watts in load so ppl with sub 550w psu like me can kiss 4870 cf gudbye

This post has been edited by ben_panced: Jul 5 2008, 02:55 PM

Yeah i wanna see price cut for HD 4870.I hope HD 4870 X2 prices will be set $450.Then nVidia is bb again.

dun worry price cuts for 4870 is imminent, but then again, it all depends on the gddr5 production as they're in short supply, if the production is low, then we have to wait for a while for 4870 price cuts

This post has been edited by ben_panced: Jul 5 2008, 02:57 PM

really nice price cuts, but bad news for 3870 users..if 3870 rm5xx..where to put the price for 3870?rm3xx?