ATI Radeon HD 4850 Preview: AMD Delivers Performance for the Masses
by Anand Lal Shimpi & Derek Wilson on June 19, 2008 5:00 PM EST- Posted in
- GPUs
Oblivion
Our Oblivion test hasn't changed in quite some time. This is a FRAPS benchmark with a straight line run through part of a level. We take the first run through and exit the game between testing resolutions, as this gives us more consistent results. We are using the 1.2.0416 version of the game with the test taking place in a forest in the south of the Shivering Isles.
In this benchmark, the 9800 GTX and the 4850 perform comparably until 2560x1600 where the 9800 GTX takes the lead. This trend of increasing competitiveness of the 9800 GTX at 2560x1600 does seem to indicate that the advantages in fill rate and memory bandwidth may make the difference here.
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sapiens74 - Thursday, June 19, 2008 - link
A couple of these sure beats the $650 Nvidia solutionElFenix - Friday, June 20, 2008 - link
already there on the eggFITCamaro - Friday, June 20, 2008 - link
For $170-175 after rebate no less. I just got a pair of 8800GTS 512s for $170 each. I kinda wish I'd waited now because while the performance is about the same, I wouldn't have had to buy a new motherboard since my P5WDH Deluxe could run Crossfire.BPB - Friday, June 20, 2008 - link
$149.99 at BestBuy. Just got 2! They are on the shelves and already marked on sale. VisionTek cards are 25% off this week, so the VisionTek 4850 is $149.99.