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Palit & Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 Reviews


Mon 2008-09-08 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan
Interested in purchasing arguably the most powerful graphics card on the market? Well Hi-Tech Reviews and PCSTATS have just reviewed two Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics cards from Palit and Sapphire.

Let’s see what they had to say:

  • Hi-Tech Reviews: Sapphire HD4870 X2 Video Card Review:

    “The Sapphire HD4870 X2 is by far the fastest graphics card we have ever reviewed and it's performance is truly amazing. If a person has the money for one of these cards they will not be disappointed, but I will admit the price tag is rather steep. This is a case where you really are getting what you pay for. The question you have to answer is whether the performance /price ratio difference between a single HD4870 X2 and A HD4870 X2 justifies the price difference between these cards.”


    Click here to read the full review.


  • PCSTATS: Palit Radeon HD4870X2 Videocard Review:

    “As we saw in benchmark after benchmark, the Palit HD 4870X2 videocard takes full advantage of its twin R770 GPUs to came out on top time and time again by a substantial margin.

    There is no denying that the Palit Radeon HD 4870X2 videocard is a massive beast - this graphics solution weighs over a kilo, and its power demands are equally vast. The Palit HD 4870X2 comes equipped with a heatsink that is up to the challenge, cooling the card effectively with a minimum of noise. As you would expect from a video card bearing twin high-end GPUs though, the HD 4870X2 gets a little toasty on top. PCSTATS definitely recommends a having a rear exhaust fan on your system for this baby (but then, you should have one anyway), or upping the cards fan speed to exhaust more heat outside the system. Given the size of this card (27cm!) PCSTATS appreciated the placing of the twin PCI-Express power connectors on the face of the card, rather than the end.”


    Click here to read the full review.


The Radeon HD 4870 X2 is impressively powerful, but considering how much more expensive it is than a GeForce GTX 280, you have you ask yourself whether it is truly worth it.

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