ATI Radeon HD 4890

Introduced on April 2nd 2009, the AMD ATI Radeon HD 4890 is a high end, single GPU graphics card design. Featuring a tweaked RV770 GPU, the RV790 features a ring of decoupling capacitors and several fundamental design improvements in order to allow the chip to run at enhanced timings over the 4870. The first ATI card to be offered overclocked directly from manufacturers, it will come either stock (850MHz) or overclocked (900MHz+). The HD 4890 will cost somewhere in the vicinity of $260.

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AMD ATI Radeon HD 4890
MSRP$260.00
Release date April, 2009
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ProSCORE
5 reviews
69
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mixed
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4 positive
0 mixed
1 negative

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Pros:
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significantly faster (10%+) than the earlier 4870 for higher resolution gaming (1680 x 1050+)
+5agreedisagree

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cheaper than the 4870 was when it launched
+4agreedisagree

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first AMD/ATI card offered overclocked directly from the manufacturer
+4agreedisagree

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easily overclocked (1GHz isn't too difficult) - further improving speed and value compared to competing products
+4agreedisagree

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not just an overclocked GPU - significantly redesigned and tweaked
+3agreedisagree

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overclocked GPUs will be certified by ATI before being used by card manufacturers
+2agreedisagree

Cons:
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expensive
+3agreedisagree

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not much different than the 4870 for lower resolution gaming (1280 x 1024 . 1440 x 900 etc...)
+3agreedisagree

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high power draw and heat output
0agreedisagree

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outperformed by Nvidia's competing card at approx. the same price (GTX 275)
0agreedisagree


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Features

  • Fabrication Process: 55nm
  • Transistors: 959m
  • Stream processors: 800
  • Texture Units: 40
  • Maximum theoretical memory bandwidth: 115GB/s
  • Maximum power consumption: 190W

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 275

Nvidia GeForce GTX 275

MSRP  $249.99    Released  April, 2009
Pros
  • outperforms the Radeon HD 4890
  • Ambient Occlusion effects improve game visuals (shadows/depth perception)
  • CUDA technology dramatically speeds up supported applications
  • great price/performance ratio for hi-res gaming
Cons
  • high power draw and heat output
  • integrated PhysX technology isn't widely supported
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ATI Radeon HD 5870

ATI Radeon HD 5870

MSRP  $380.00    Released  September, 2009
Pros
  • DirectX 11
  • Triple Display Support
  • low power consumption / TDP (27Watts idle)
Cons
  • high price
  • DirectX 11 capabilities won't be in use for a while, might be outdated / slow by the time they are
  • large size - will not fit in some smaller cases
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 285

Nvidia GeForce GTX 285

MSRP  $349.99    Released  January, 2009

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 is dual-GPU powered with a pair of 55nm GT200 GPUs and is a decent step up from the previous model, the GTX 280. It has a core clock of 648 MHz, a shader clock of 1476 MHz and a memory clock of 1242 MHz / 2484 MHz. The total...

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 280

Nvidia GeForce GTX 280

MSRP  $499.00    Released  June, 2008
Pros
  • High end card capable of playing taxing video games.
  • 3 way SLI compatible.
Cons
  • Requires a powerful PSU to use.
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Comments

1.  avatar Yale said:

still built on the 55nm process (40nm should be right around the corner)
Apr 24, 2009 9:32am
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Yale

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April 2, 2009
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ProSCORE
67
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6 pros
3 cons
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • significantly faster (10%+) than the earlier 4870 for higher resolution gaming (1680 x 1050+)
  • cheaper than the 4870 was when it launched
  • first AMD/ATI card offered overclocked directly from the manufacturer
  • easily overclocked (1GHz isn't too difficult) - further improving speed and value compared to competing products
  • not just an overclocked GPU - significantly redesigned and tweaked
  • overclocked GPUs will be certified by ATI before being used by card manufacturers

Cons

  • expensive
  • not much different than the 4870 for lower resolution gaming (1280 x 1024 . 1440 x 900 etc...)
  • high power draw and heat output

Comments

"still built on the 55nm process (40nm should be right around the corner)"
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Omar

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April 2, 2009
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ProSCORE
71
negative
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5 pros
2 cons

Pros

  • significantly faster (10%+) than the earlier 4870 for higher resolution gaming (1680 x 1050+)
  • cheaper than the 4870 was when it launched
  • first AMD/ATI card offered overclocked directly from the manufacturer
  • easily overclocked (1GHz isn't too difficult) - further improving speed and value compared to competing products
  • not just an overclocked GPU - significantly redesigned and tweaked

Cons

  • expensive
  • not much different than the 4870 for lower resolution gaming (1280 x 1024 . 1440 x 900 etc...)

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bugalaman

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July 12, 2009
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ProSCORE
100
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6 pros
0 cons

Pros

  • significantly faster (10%+) than the earlier 4870 for higher resolution gaming (1680 x 1050+)
  • cheaper than the 4870 was when it launched
  • first AMD/ATI card offered overclocked directly from the manufacturer
  • easily overclocked (1GHz isn't too difficult) - further improving speed and value compared to competing products
  • not just an overclocked GPU - significantly redesigned and tweaked
  • overclocked GPUs will be certified by ATI before being used by card manufacturers

Cons

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Mohd Fadzli Ludin

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November 24, 2009
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ProSCORE
60
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
2 cons

Pros

  • significantly faster (10%+) than the earlier 4870 for higher resolution gaming (1680 x 1050+)
  • first AMD/ATI card offered overclocked directly from the manufacturer
  • easily overclocked (1GHz isn't too difficult) - further improving speed and value compared to competing products

Cons

  • expensive
  • not much different than the 4870 for lower resolution gaming (1280 x 1024 . 1440 x 900 etc...)

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shadowtech

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April 4, 2009
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40
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2 pros
3 cons

Pros

  • significantly faster (10%+) than the earlier 4870 for higher resolution gaming (1680 x 1050+)
  • cheaper than the 4870 was when it launched

Cons

  • expensive
  • not much different than the 4870 for lower resolution gaming (1280 x 1024 . 1440 x 900 etc...)
  • outperformed by Nvidia's competing card at approx. the same price (GTX 275)

Competitors

shadowtech prefers Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 over ATI Radeon HD 4890
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