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Review: XFX Radeon HD 4850 XXX 512MB. £125 worth of value?

by Tarinder Sandhu on 13 March 2009, 09:22 3.95

Tags: Radeon HD 4850 512MB XXX Edition, XFX (HKG:1079), PC

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Far Cry 2, and Race Driver: GRID

Far Cry 2 1,680x1,050 4xAA MaxAF
eVGA GeForce GTS 250 SC 1GBASUS Radeon HD 4850 512MBInno3D GeForce GTX 260 896MBScan GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MBXFX Radeon HD 4850 XXX 512MBSapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB
45.5939.5554.4842.9841.9950.03


Far Cry 2 1,920x1,200 4xAA MaxAF
eVGA GeForce GTS 250 SC 1GBASUS Radeon HD 4850 512MBInno3D GeForce GTX 260 896MBScan GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MBXFX Radeon HD 4850 XXX 512MBSapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB
39.2233.4747.8935.3235.7243.23


General performance in Far Cry 2 is painful at most resolutions; the game just doesn't scale well.

Race Driver: GRID

Race Driver: GRID (high-end) 1,680x1,050 4xAA 0xAF
eVGA GeForce GTS 250 SC 1GBASUS Radeon HD 4850 512MBInno3D GeForce GTX 260 896MBScan GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MBXFX Radeon HD 4850 XXX 512MBSapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB
69.4972.2281.8869.5475.1492.98


Race Driver: GRID (high-end) 1,920x1,200 4xAA 0xAF
eVGA GeForce GTS 250 SC 1GBASUS Radeon HD 4850 512MBInno3D GeForce GTX 260 896MBScan GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MBXFX Radeon HD 4850 XXX 512MBSapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB
57.4661.4269.4657.0964.180.08


Race Driver: GRID is the only title where the pre-overclocked XFX card opens up a clear lead over the price-equivalent GeForce counterparts.