Leaked AMD slides indicating ATI 4850X2 Performance

Unless they have some kind of miracle driver tucked away, I call shens. I've got both of those setups on-hand and the 4850s in CF are not nearly that dominant. At best it's a draw. Then again those are some pretty carefully picked tests. HL2 @ 25x16 with 8xAA? :p

That price is also way too high considering you can get a pair of 1 gig 4850s for $169 apiece after MIR.
 
If a GTX 280 trades blows with a 4870x2, then I have a hard time seeing how two 4850's could be on par. Maybe it's just me though.
 
ye, i've seen them, so how cheap is the gtx 280 going to have to be without rebates to compete with this, in america it is one thing, over here in the UK where you do not get rebates and they over charge by a mile, nvidia are likely screwed.
 
the graphs of course are not fps graphs it has to be remembered so they are not claiming it is going to tear it apart but i can easily see people going for this rather than the 280.

amd are making use of their ability to use two gpu's on one board well, this could get even worse for nvidia than it is now if amd can market this right.
 
bestelement said:
this chip
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FAIL

(Yes, I realize that's verbatim from the article; no, I'm not directing that at you, bestelement)

I've owned dual 4850s, and I've owned a GTX 280. Given the choice, I'd go with the 280. But then, it doesn't seem the 280 would choose me, as it's on it's way to BFG in a pine box.

Looking at reviews on the internet and contrasting that with my own experience, it seems as though it's very easy to massage the 4850 CF setup into an arrangement that would make the 4850s look better on paper. But my personal experience with both setups leads me to believe that the 280 delivers the smoother experience.
 
I can't really believe this card will be faster than a GTX 280. Even if it does I can't shake the feeling the gameplay won't be as smooth as with the latter card. (Lower minimum fps than a GTX 280) But who knows, maybe AMD will surprise us.


I'm sure it will be a good card, but I'm a bit skeptical though.
 
It'll be faster than the GTX280 at high resolution and/or with AA enabled, 4850 crossfire already is, so the 4850x2 will be too.

Anyway, those graphs from AMD are absolute BS. Read the fine print, its comparing crossfired 4850x2 to the GTX280, and the graph is a "relative" graph which does not start from 0, it starts from 0.8, making any differences far more pronounced than they actually are.
 
Learn to read graphs anyone?

All that graph shows is the 2xHD4850 being 10-30% faster. Not that hard to believe if you select games that scale well in crossfire. That's like 30 fps vs 33-39 fps.
 
LstOfTheBrunnenG said:
Looking at reviews on the internet and contrasting that with my own experience, it seems as though it's very easy to massage the 4850 CF setup into an arrangement that would make the 4850s look better on paper. But my personal experience with both setups leads me to believe that the 280 delivers the smoother experience.
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Yep, exactly what I've seen in the week since I got my 280. There are definitely plenty of situations in which the 4850 CF is faster, but they are mostly meaningless. When it really counts, the 280 generally comes out on top.
 
Tudz said:
It'll be faster than the GTX280 at high resolution and/or with AA enabled, 4850 crossfire already is, so the 4850x2 will be too.

Anyway, those graphs from AMD are absolute BS. Read the fine print, its comparing crossfired 4850x2 to the GTX280, and the graph is a "relative" graph which does not start from 0, it starts from 0.8, making any differences far more pronounced than they actually are.
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no, the graph is using data based on 2 x 4850's, not 4850x2's. also the graph is fine, they start are 0.8 because all you need is the reference of 1 being the 280. if they started at zero the numbers would be tiny and you wouldn't be able to see anything.

it is a shame ATI rely on people having basic word and graph reading skills.

i think this will provide a good challenge to nvidia's cards and like the x2, a one slot solution for those wanting the performance of 2 x 4850's.
 
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