Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB TOXIC Video Card
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Max Slowik
Kurtis
Sapphire
Nov. 3, 2008
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DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1440x900
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Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
0
FPS (higher is better)
144.9
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)
144.9
Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1680x1050
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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)
136.85
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)
136.85

Quake Wars @ 1440x900
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Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
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FPS (higher is better)
142.6
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)
142.6
Quake Wars @ 1680x1050
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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)
136.85
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)
136.85

3DMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
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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
Score (higher is better)
10041.8
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
Score (higher is better)
10041.8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
0
Score (higher is better)
10041.8

3DMark '06 @ 1280x1024
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HDR / SM 3.0 |
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CPU |
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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
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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 XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
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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 4870 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
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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 4870 512MB Toxic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
0
Score (higher is better)
15420.35

PCMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
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Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
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Score (higher is better)
5444.1
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
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Score (higher is better)
5444.1

Windows Vista Experience
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Aero Graphics |
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Gaming Graphics |
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Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
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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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Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB Toxic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
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Score (higher is better)
6.785
Performance Notes
Here, the Toxic does worse than a lower-clocked 4870, when running synthetic tests. I'm going to chalk this up as a driver issue, since it's clearly as fast or faster with the video game tests. Not much faster, but damn, those numbers are really good to begin with.
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