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PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB Video Card
 
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Max Slowik
Kurtis
PowerColor
Jul. 11, 2008
DirectX 10 Titles



Company of Heroes

Company of Heroes @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 2xAA
Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
114
77
76
66
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
 
 
No AA 2xAA
Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
112
73
69
61
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
 
 

Company of Heroes @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 2xAA
Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
103
68
64
57
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
 
 
No AA 2xAA
Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
100
62
57
52
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
 
 

Crysis

Crysis @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
Medium High
Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
PNY 9800 GTX
53
52
51
50
0
FPS (higher is better)
100
 
 
Medium High
Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
42
42
31
30
0
FPS (higher is better)
100
 
 

Crysis @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
Medium High
Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
52
52
48
48
0
FPS (higher is better)
100
 
 
Medium High
Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
40
37
28
28
0
FPS (higher is better)
100
 
 

Unreal Tournament 3

Unreal Tournament 3 @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
Zotac GTX 280
PNY 9800 GTX
102
101
97
93
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GTX 280
PNY 9800 GTX
Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
97
86
59
58
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
 
 

Unreal Tournament 3 @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
Diamond HD 4870
Zotac GTX 280
PowerColor HD 4850
PNY 9800 GTX
99
97
93
92
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GTX 280
PNY 9800 GTX
Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
97
71
58
54
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
 
 

Performance Notes

The comparison to pay attention to is how this card fares against the 9800 GTX. It's not a clear win, honestly, but it does do slightly better in Crysis. The other games are about 50/50.

 
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Page 1: Introduction, The Card & Bundle
Page 2: Specifications and Test Setup
Page 3: DirectX 10 Titles
Page 4: DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics
Page 5: Video, Power, and Overclocking
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