Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic Video Card
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Max Slowik
Kurtis
Sapphire
Aug. 27, 2008
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DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1440x900
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Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
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FPS (higher is better)
144.9
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
144.9
Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1680x1050
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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
136.85
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
136.85

Quake Wars @ 1440x900
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PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
117.3
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
117.3
Quake Wars @ 1680x1050
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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
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FPS (higher is better)
116.15
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
116.15

3DMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
0
Score (higher is better)
9898.05
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
0
Score (higher is better)
9898.05
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
0
Score (higher is better)
9898.05

3DMark '06 @ 1280x1024
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SM 2.0 |
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HDR / SM 3.0 |
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CPU |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
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Score (higher is better)
15420.35
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Score |
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SM 2.0 |
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HDR / SM 3.0 |
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CPU |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
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Score (higher is better)
15420.35
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Score |
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SM 2.0 |
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HDR / SM 3.0 |
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CPU |
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Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
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Score (higher is better)
15420.35
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SM 2.0 |
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HDR / SM 3.0 |
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CPU |
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Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
0
Score (higher is better)
15420.35

PCMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
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Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
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Score (higher is better)
5382
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
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Score (higher is better)
5382

Windows Vista Experience
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Aero Graphics |
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Gaming Graphics |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
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Score (higher is better)
6.785
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Aero Graphics |
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Gaming Graphics |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
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Score (higher is better)
6.785
Performance Notes
Here the Toxic again comes out against the 9800 GTX, and easily tops the stock 4850. It just barely trails a stock 4870--but not in Quake Wars. This probably a driver limitation, something that ATI hasn't optimized for: OpenGL. That said, it's still an impressive performance, even if it's not any faster here than a stock 4850.
1 - Posted by
Cessus
on September 16, 2008 - 2:05 pm
got one of theses and its almost as fast as my 9800gtx+ i love it
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