techradar.com Updated:
2011-09-23 21:54:40
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Cant beat them? Then undercut them. Thats the message from AMD about graphics cards. Its the same logic that helped the firm establish its CPU business, and it could work just as well in the world of video. Current pick of the crop is AMDs Radeon H...
Faster than a 4850, Smaller than a GTX 260...
Not earth-shattering performance, Lots of competition...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2011-09-23 21:54:40
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You may think that the Radeon HD4870 is a high-end card with its specifications and features but youd be wrong. AMD wants to give you more bang for your buck and it has certainly succeeded - with bells on - with the HD4870. Its price tag puts in firm...
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computeractive.co.uk Updated:
2011-09-23 21:54:41
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This graphics card from Sapphire is the first we’ve seen that uses AMD’s latest version of the RV770 GPU, namely the HD4870.The GPU’s architecture is very similar to the HD4850 we reviewed last month; the cores are 55nm, have 965 million transistors, 8...
Performance; relatively low price...
Cooling fan a little noisy at startup...
Fast performance, but without the high price tag...
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When the Radeon 4850 was launched back in June we found it to be a very competitive product, the first in quite some time from AMD - in fact was able to compete with Nvidia’s models at the same price point. While the two cards have some di...
Price is always a big factor in major component purchases and in this case it really does put a heavy swing in favour of the 4870. From a check at the time of writing it is possible to buy the Radeon for $20 or £20 less than a GTX 260 which is enough...
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Sapphires HD 4870 is the first graphics card weve tested to feature ATIs brand-new flagship Radeon HD 4800 series chips. Alongside its HD 4850 little brother (reviewed here), these cards are reportedly the first to offer a teraflop of computing po...
Sapphires Radeon HD4870 card offers an impressive amount of graphics power at a modest price and, while it wont appeal to the power gamer, its more than enough for most users. Neil Bennett Buy related product: Sapphire RADEON HD 4870 X2 2GB DDR5 75...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated:
2011-09-23 21:55:03
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Having been massively impressed by Sapphires Radeon HD 4850, we couldnt wait to see what its faster sibling, the HD 4870, could achieve. It certainly looks a more powerful card, as it has a large heatsink which takes up two slots. This was one of...
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ATI and their partners have been strategically marketing the HD 4800 series graphics cards, which have been dominating the review scene lately. In fact, because of the power that the HD 4800 series produces, while maintaining a perfect price point, NV...
Price to performance ratio is outstanding, HD video features, Excellent gaming performance, Low power consumption, Great bundle included with the video card...
Low overclocking limits in the CCC, No Sapphire branded overclocking software...
The Sapphire HD 4870 performed exactly where the other HD 4870 cards have been and that is right on top of NVIDIAs GTX 260 series cards. I cannot stress enough the great performance that is being achieved by the HD 4870 cards for the price that it is...
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Sapphires Radeon HD4870 offers an impressive amount of graphics power at a modest price, and while it wont appeal to the power gamer, its more than enough for most users.
Good performance for its price, HDCP support...
Youre still going to have trouble with Crysis at 1400x960 using Very High settings! The Final Word Sapphires Radeon HD4870 offers an impressive amount of graphics power at a modest price, and while it wont appeal to the power gamer, its more than e...
Sapphires Radeon HD4870 offers an impressive amount of graphics power at a modest price, and while it wont appeal to the power gamer, its more than enough for most users.
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The HD 4870 has been one of the most anticipated releases of the year, next to the GT 200 series from NVIDIA. Its finally time to see what AMD have been doing for the past eight months, and whether or not it was enough to be a serious competitor in th...
Cheap, Performance, Crossfire performance...
Small bundle...
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Given the level of excitement the HD 4850 left, not only with us, but also gamers and enthusiasts all over the world, the HD 4870 quickly became extremely anticipated by people. Will it beat the GTX 260? - How much faster than the HD 4850 is it? - C...
The single HD 4870 does an excellent job at standing its ground, floating around the GTX 260 XXX card we have here today. Like the HD 4850, turning on AA doesn’t cause the card to fall to its knees as was the case with the HD 3800 series of cards of...
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tbreak.ae Updated:
2016-11-27 02:55:01
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With nVidia done with its high-end product launches for this generation, it was obviously time for AMD to fire back. Now most of you would remember that AMD’s previous generation of GPUs were less than stellar and about the only product that got anyon...
Lets wrap things off by first talking a bit about overclocking. We were able to crank the core on this Sapphire all the way upto 890MHz and 1100MHz on the memory. This shot the scores of the GPU from 8666 in 3D Mark Vantage to 10003- about a 15% incre...
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