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The Radeon HD 4870 1GB: The Card to Get

Date: September 25th, 2008
Topic: Video Card
Manufacturer: ATI
Author: Derek Wilson

Buy the Gigabyte GV-R487-512H-B Radeon HD

$285.99

Race Driver GRID Performance

The 512MB 4870 already leads the GTX 280 in this test, but the additional RAM made a huge difference for the 1GB version as well. This culminates in a little more than a 29% performance advantage for the Radeon HD 4870 1GB over the GeForce GTX 280 at the highest resolution we tested. This is simply huge and shows the differing potential of AMD's design to really rock the boat. Plus GRID looks really good at any resolution, but it is simply stunning at 2560x1600 with 4xAA.

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78 Comments - Last by SiliconDoc, 409 days ago

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it is a little surprising to me as I thought 4870 would destroy 260/280. by harbin, 502 days ago

but i am no gamer, i really don't know.

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What happened to the 9800's? by carmaster22, 502 days ago

How come you don't include the NVIDIA 9800 series cards anymore?

They were proven to perform just as well and better than the GTX series and there's many people that have them.

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RE: What happened to the 9800's? by Hxx, 502 days ago

Why should they be compared? 9800s are old tech, not in high demand anymore.Thats why

About the article, the writer did a very good job. I'm surprised to see the 4870 coming up in front of the gtx280 in some games. The 4870 1gb is the best card from a price/performance perspective.
Looks like Nvidia is due for another price drop, lol. Good job ATI.

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RE: What happened to the 9800's? by ZoZo, 501 days ago

Comments like yours is exactly why NVIDIA decided to rename the GeForce 9 line to GT 100.

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RE: What happened to the 9800's? by Griswold, 501 days ago

So, you claim that the rebadged GF8 aka GF9 is the same as the two GTX models they have at the top now? Go take a nap...

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RE: What happened to the 9800's? by homerdog, 498 days ago

No, NVIDIA is supposedly releasing some G92b based cards under the moniker of "GT 100-series".
http://techreport.com/discussions.x/15585

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RE: What happened to the 9800's? by SiliconDoc, 494 days ago

Gosh I only need $1,549.99 to get me my 2650x1600 monitor - yeah wouldn't I spend and extra 20 bucks on that 1 meg videocard...
Yah buddy, makes sense me - I'm a hick from hickville - gonna gets me that corporate CAD monitor real soon now.
(good gawd)
No worries I love anandtech - it's just we don't get all the superfreebies - so ya know the 2 grand monitor is kinda wife-repelling.

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RE: What happened to the 9800's? by fcx56, 420 days ago

Ha, consider yourself lucky! I paid $3K for mine back in 2004, WITH the student discount

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RE: What happened to the 9800's? by SiliconDoc, 409 days ago

Yes, you and almost noone else is the point. BTW - keep that student grant money spending thing on the low low. :-)
Oh, yes of course Chancellor, my education woul;d have absolutely suffered immeasurable harm without my 2560x1600 gaming... err..uhh... ahh.. unmmm. I meant cad workshop / artistic design monitor. I thank you Sir, and the taxpayers, for your concern.

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RE: What happened to the 9800's? by SiliconDoc, 494 days ago

Oh forgot the stupid google link
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=2560x1600+monitor&aq=f&oq=

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