Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB TOXIC Video Card
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Max Slowik
Kurtis
Sapphire
Nov. 3, 2008
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DirectX 10 Titles

Company of Heroes @ 1440x900
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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
0
FPS (higher is better)
120.75
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
0
FPS (higher is better)
120.75
Company of Heroes @ 1680x1050
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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
0
FPS (higher is better)
105.8
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
0
FPS (higher is better)
105.8

Crysis @ 1440x900
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Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
0
FPS (higher is better)
60.95
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
0
FPS (higher is better)
60.95
Crysis @ 1680x1050
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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
0
FPS (higher is better)
58.65
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
0
FPS (higher is better)
58.65

Unreal Tournament 3 @ 1440x900
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Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
0
FPS (higher is better)
119.6
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
0
FPS (higher is better)
119.6
Unreal Tournament 3 @ 1680x1050
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Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
0
FPS (higher is better)
110.4
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
0
FPS (higher is better)
110.4
Performance Notes
The improved clocks don't do a whole lot for the card, but are an unmistakable improvement. I'm looking at 2FPS improvement at best over a stock HD 4870. Of course, that, under the right circumstance, may mean the difference between 2xAA and 4xAA, but really, it's just performance insurance.
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