RSS 2.0 News Feed
HEXUS.net - Definitive Technology News and Reviews
Latest content
Notebooks
Notebooks
NVIDIA Optimus technology: mobile GPU implementation done right?
Latest Reviews
minimise maximise
Beans
minimise maximise
Guides
minimise maximise
Press Releases
minimise maximise

Twin-gun AMD R700 aims to blow NVIDIA out of the water

Graphics
Graphics

Published: Monday 14th July, 2008 | Author: Tarinder Sandhu
Products: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, GeForce GTX 280
Companies: AMD (All AMD content), ATi Technologies (All ATi Technologies content), NVIDIA (All NVIDIA content)
External reviews: AMD ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
External reviews: Inno3D GeForce GTX 280

Addthis
printer friendly layout     discuss in the forums     email to a friend
Next page: What is ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, aka AMD R700?
Advertisement

Introduction



Mirror, mirror on the wall, who makes the fastest graphics card of 'em all?

In answering this question the evidence seems to suggest that it's probably GeForce GTX 280, the monolithic monster that was released less than a month ago and can now be had for around £349.

Some may argue that it's still the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2, mustering dual-GPU rendering to claim top-dog status.

ATI's decision to opt bring the also-new Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 4870 GPUs up with mid-range pricing firmly in mind indicates that it won't be the red team, no matter how efficient the architecture from a performance-per-mm perspective.

Hold your horses, Sandhu, because can't two Radeon HD 4870s be coupled on one board, much like Radeon HD 3870 X2? Wouldn't the bewildering power then come to pass and claim the single-card throne?

That's what the much-vaunted R700 is all about - slapping two high-performing Radeon HD 4870 GPUs on to one board, CrossFiring them, and launching a card whose specs have us grabbing for the tissue paper.

HEXUS has been testing an early engineering sample of AMD R700 with very much work-in-progress device drivers, so read on to find out at least how fast AMD R700 promises to be and, once launched, whether it's likely to provide a tenable solution for the hardcore enthusiast.
Next page: What is ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, aka AMD R700?

Marcus Evans Scam Series
Interested in scam protection for your organisation? Contact Marcus Evans now and find your best solutions with us...

My HEXUS


:: New User
:: Lost Password

Browser Plugins
:: IE7 Search
:: Firefox 2 Search
Hottest items
minimise maximise
Latest Poll
minimise maximise

2010, the year of...








Headlines
minimise maximise