Radeon HD 4000 Series Graphics Card Review Roundup

• Bigbruin: Sapphire Radeon HD4830 512MB Graphics Card:
  
  

  "While the performance obviously won't equal the more expensive cards, the price-to-performance ratio is very favorable. It makes the Radeon 4830 worth considering for gamers who don't need the absolute best, just a card that can hang with today's games while leaving plenty of cash in their pocket. The card would be a good fit for non-gaming systems too, as the performance, low noise output, and low heat production would make it an excellent choice for an HTPC."

  
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• bit-tech: Gigabyte's Radeon HD 4850 1GB (GV-R485MC-1GH)‏:
  
  

  "Overall then, Gigabyte's GV-R485MC-1GH is a decent enough card backed with a good warranty that's ideally suited for those who are on a quest for absolute silence. However, we don't recommend the Radeon HD 4850 1GB for the wider market at the moment because the price increase doesn't reflect decent enough performance improvements in more than a few select titles at some rather extreme settings - that's not a fault of Gigabyte's, it's merely because of the general price difference between 512MB and 1GB variants of the Radeon HD 4850.
  
  Should you choose to purchase the GV-R485MC-1GH though, there is one recommendation we need to make: you'll need to employ at least some airflow inside your chassis because the heat needs to be moved somewhere in the long run even though Gigabyte's Multi-Core cooler is better than a lot of passive coolers we've seen over the years."

  
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• DriverHeaven: HIS IceQ4 HD4850 TurboX & Club3d HD4850 OC edition:
  
  

  "The HIS card is a viable all round purchase. It performs great, looks stunning, and can be obtained at an extremely competitive price. The card is packed with all the latest features such as 7.1 HDMI surround sound support and DirectX 10.1 capability. Even with the aggressive out of the box pre-overclocking the IceQ heatsink managed to keep the toasty RV770 core at respectable temperatures and exhausted the hot air out the rear of the case. Additionally, the cooling configuration is quiet and is more than likely to be almost inaudible in the majority of enthuasiast systems."

  
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• DriverHeaven: PowerColor LCS HD4870 (Water-Cooled) Graphics Card:
  
  

  "Although we cannot help but wish for a little more from the card in terms of the amount of memory and shipping speed there is no doubt that the PowerColor LCS HD4870 is an impressive product. It retains all of the great features from the reference model such as DirectX 10.1 and HDMI support (including 7.1 audio) and adds to them an exceptional cooling solution and the highest core speed we have seen on a 4870."

  
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• DriverHeaven: Sapphire 4550 and 4650 GFX Review:
  
  

  "The 4650 is yet another success story for AMD. As far as pricing goes, the card is direct competition to Nvidia’s 9500GT, and it does a great job of putting the hammer down with some impressive results. As far as raw performance goes the 4650 beats the Nvidia card easily in almost all of our tests, getting average FPS numbers 20 or so higher than the 9500. The only game we tested which favours the Nvidia card is Crysis Warhead which has always had a strong showing on the green side."

  
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• OCModShop: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Toxic Review:
  
  

  "The HD 4870 Toxic is a great performer. The 4870 Toxic consumes far less power, is cheaper than, and (in many cases) outperforms nVidia's GTX 280 video card. Given its price point, the 4870 Toxic has some of the best performance for the money, and it is factory-overclocked. What's not to like?"

  
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• Viper Lair: MSI Radeon HD R4670 512MB:
  
  

  "I wish I had an 8800GT to hand, because I wouldn't be surprised to see the MSI R4670 match or beat it right across the board, and consider that the 8800GT's are still twice the price or more, and it's a no brainer. Pretty much everyone is feeling the pinch and counting the pennies, so it's nice to know that if you do have to compromise and get a low priced card for your gaming, your not going to be missing out on much this time around. If you're the casual gamer and used to buying budget priced cards, then the MSI R4670 might just give you an inkling on what you are missing out on with higher end cards.
  
  The overall package is basic; at this price I'd of been surprised if there was any extras, however I do think that this card is just perfect for HTPC use."

  
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• X-bit Labs: ATI Radeon HD 4830 Graphics Accelerator:
  
  

  "Thus, the Radeon HD 4830 fulfils its purpose which was to fill in the gap between the Radeon HD 4850 and HD 4670. The card does its job well, being 100% worth its price. It may be slower than the GeForce 9800 GT in some games but the latter is based on an outdated architecture and doesn’t feel good in modern computations-heavy games. The Radeon HD 4830 is unlikely to become a sensation like the Radeon HD 4850, yet it is quite capable of becoming the best inexpensive gaming card featuring all modern multimedia capabilities."

  
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