ATI Radeon HD4870X2 Engineering Sample Benchmarked
@ 2008/07/14Techreport gets a chance to play around with an engineering sample of the HD4870X2 and run it through a few benchmarks, Half Life 2, Grid, Crysis and other games are used.
They also include power usage, noise and temperature results!
in performance/watt the GTX 280 has an huge lead!
GTX 280 299W vs HD4870X2 436W
in noise charts also very big nod to the GTX 280
GTX 280 ~46dBA vs HD4870X2 ~52dBA
temperatures matter? Not always, depends on the cooling, but seeing as HD4870X2 needs loud fans to kept cool the GPU temps are important if you want to get it cool and quiet. Here the ATI fails... noticeably
GTX 280 76°C vs HD4870X2 91°C
with the HD4870X2 set to cost more than a single GTX 280 and CF/SLI scaling not always being was it is supposed to be... if you want high end, you might be better of with a single GTX 280, especially if power consumption and noise are important factors for your purchase choice.
Source: http://techreport.com/articles.x/15105
more previews:
- http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=590&type=expert >> BioShock, Crysis, Call of Duty 4
- http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=588 >> World in Conflict, Crysis, Half Life
- http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA== >> Crysis, Age of Conan
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These tests involve manual gameplay, so I wouldn't focus too much on minor performance differences between the cards. For all practical intents, the 4870 X2 ties with the GeForce GTX 280 using Crysis' "high quality" presets. With the "very high" presets, the X2 proves to be a little quicker than the GTX 280. In both cases, the X2 performs very similarly to the Radeon HD 4870 CrossFire dual-card config. |
in performance/watt the GTX 280 has an huge lead!
GTX 280 299W vs HD4870X2 436W
in noise charts also very big nod to the GTX 280
GTX 280 ~46dBA vs HD4870X2 ~52dBA
temperatures matter? Not always, depends on the cooling, but seeing as HD4870X2 needs loud fans to kept cool the GPU temps are important if you want to get it cool and quiet. Here the ATI fails... noticeably
GTX 280 76°C vs HD4870X2 91°C
with the HD4870X2 set to cost more than a single GTX 280 and CF/SLI scaling not always being was it is supposed to be... if you want high end, you might be better of with a single GTX 280, especially if power consumption and noise are important factors for your purchase choice.
Source: http://techreport.com/articles.x/15105
more previews:
- http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=590&type=expert >> BioShock, Crysis, Call of Duty 4
- http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=588 >> World in Conflict, Crysis, Half Life
- http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA== >> Crysis, Age of Conan
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here's the HardOCP preview, they use Crysis and Age of Conan...
We are excited about testing fully finalized retail hardware with newer drivers. Our performance evaluation has shown spectacular performance already, and we are really excited as it can get better from here. NVIDIA has some real competition with the Radeon HD 4870 X2, especially if it is offered at a competitive price. Gamers will certainly have more options for high-end gaming, and this is a good thing.