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Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Video Card
 
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Max Slowik
Kurtis
Palit
Jul. 23, 2008
DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics


Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
Palit HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
Zotac GTX 280
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
PNY 9800 GTX
126
120
120
118
115
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Palit HD 4870
Zotac GTX 280
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
PowerColor HD 4850
PNY 9800 GTX
123
119
108
107
105
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
 
 

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GTX 280
Palit HD 4870
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
119
118
111
107
105
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GTX 280
Palit HD 4870
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
PowerColor HD 4850
PNY 9800 GTX
117
106
90
86
84
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
 
 


Quake Wars @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GTX 280
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
Palit HD 4870
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
134
102
91
91
90
0
FPS (higher is better)
200
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GTX 280
PNY 9800 GTX
Palit HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
131
93
91
88
74
0
FPS (higher is better)
200
 
 

Quake Wars @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GTX 280
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
Palit HD 4870
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
132
98
90
90
89
0
FPS (higher is better)
200
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Zotac GTX 280
Palit HD 4870
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
PowerColor HD 4850
PNY 9800 GTX
126
88
86
84
77
0
FPS (higher is better)
200
 
 


3DMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
3DMarks
Zotac GTX 280
Palit HD 4870
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
PowerColor HD 4850
PNY 9800 GTX
8533
7385
6773
6203
5215
0
Score (higher is better)
10000
 
 


3DMark06 @ 1280x1024
3DMarks
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
Zotac GTX 280
Palit HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
14229
13871
12962
12451
11478
0
Score (higher is better)
16000
 
 


PCMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
(Show All Graphs)
TV & Movies Gaming
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
Palit HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
Zotac GTX 280
PowerColor HD 4850
3810
2659
2535
2098
2098
0
Score (higher is better)
8000
 
 
TV & Movies Gaming
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
Palit HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
Zotac GTX 280
PowerColor HD 4850
4910
4680
4449
4301
4301
0
Score (higher is better)
8000
 
 


Vista Experience
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Aero Graphics Gaming Graphics
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
PNY 9800 GTX
Zotac GTX 280
Palit HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
0
Score (higher is better)
10
 
 
Aero Graphics Gaming Graphics
Sapphire HD 3870 X2
PNY 9800 GTX
Zotac GTX 280
Palit HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
0
Score (higher is better)
10
 
 

Performance Notes

Again, the card that beats the HD 4870 is the GTX 280. There's no shame in that, since the 4870 matches or beats ATI's reigning champ, the 3870 X2.

 
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Page 4: Video Quality, Power Usage & Noise, and Overclocking
Page 5: Conclusion


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