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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.
MSRP $260.00
Release date April, 2009
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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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AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4890 | Asus
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• Radeon HD 4890 Video Card
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AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4890
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• XFX HD489AZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1.0 GB DDR5 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics Card
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MPN: 4890PE51G
AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4890 | VisionTek
• ATI Radeon HD 4890 Overclock 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express Graphics Card New
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AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4890 | Sapphire
• Radeon HD 4890 Video Card
UPC: 840777040171
MPN: 100269SR
Competitors
ATI Radeon HD 4890 is ranked 3rd among it's competitors.
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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
ATI Radeon HD 4890
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vs.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 275
100%
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- DirectX 11 capabilities won't be in use for a while, might be outdated / slow by the time they are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
ATI Radeon HD 4890
vs.
ATI Radeon HD 5870
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...
ATI Radeon HD 4890
vs.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 285
MSRP $499.00
Released June, 2008
The GeForce GTX 280 is Nvidia's 10th generation graphics card specification and their current top-of-the-line model. Built on a 65nm process, the GTX 280 contains the largest GPU ever constructed to date, with 1.4 billion transistors on a 575mm^2 die. Introduced at $649 dollars, the GTX 280 has seen a great deal of competition...
ATI Radeon HD 4890
vs.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
Reviews
April 2, 2009
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Pros
- cheaper than the 4870 was when it launched
- significantly faster (10%+) than the earlier 4870 for higher resolution gaming (1680 x 1050+)
- first AMD/ATI card offered overclocked directly from the manufacturer
- not just an overclocked GPU - significantly redesigned and tweaked
- easily overclocked (1GHz isn't too difficult) - further improving speed and value compared to competing products
- 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
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April 2, 2009
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Pros
- cheaper than the 4870 was when it launched
- significantly faster (10%+) than the earlier 4870 for higher resolution gaming (1680 x 1050+)
- first AMD/ATI card offered overclocked directly from the manufacturer
- not just an overclocked GPU - significantly redesigned and tweaked
- 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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July 12, 2009
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Pros
- cheaper than the 4870 was when it launched
- significantly faster (10%+) than the earlier 4870 for higher resolution gaming (1680 x 1050+)
- first AMD/ATI card offered overclocked directly from the manufacturer
- not just an overclocked GPU - significantly redesigned and tweaked
- easily overclocked (1GHz isn't too difficult) - further improving speed and value compared to competing products
- overclocked GPUs will be certified by ATI before being used by card manufacturers
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April 4, 2009
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Pros
- cheaper than the 4870 was when it launched
- significantly faster (10%+) than the earlier 4870 for higher resolution gaming (1680 x 1050+)
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)
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