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Review: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2: another AMD-based thorn in NVIDIA's side

by Parm Mann on 4 November 2008, 12:13

Tags: Radeon HD 4850 X2, AMD (NYSE:AMD), Sapphire, ATi Technologies (NYSE:AMD), PC

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Race Driver: GRID

Race Driver: GRID (high-end) 1,680x1,050 4xAA 0xAF
BFG GeForce GTX 280 OCXBFG GeForce GTX 260 OCX MAXSapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2Force3D HD 4870PowerColor Radeon HD 4850
92.5981.89115.08122.9989.1169.84


Race Driver: GRID (high-end) 1,920x1,200 4xAA 0xAF
BFG GeForce GTX 280 OCXBFG GeForce GTX 260 OCX MAXSapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2Force3D HD 4870PowerColor Radeon HD 4850
79.1167.93104.95120.0375.9959.32


Race Driver: GRID also takes a liking to the AMD hardware and again highlights that in certain titles, the Radeon HD 4850 X2 is clearly the world's second fastest single-board GPU.

Despite the apparent win, we also see that the cheap-and-cheerful £115 Radeon HD 4850 is able to deliver smooth framerates at 1,920x1,200, ultra quality. The Radeon HD 4850 X2 is undoubtedly quick, but is it worth the premium?