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PALIT Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic Dual Video Card
 
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Max Slowik
Kurtis
PALIT
Dec. 8, 2008
DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics


Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
126
125
121
120
0
FPS (higher is better)
144.9
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
126
120
114
110
0
FPS (higher is better)
144.9
 
 

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
119
114
112
111
0
FPS (higher is better)
136.85
 
 
No AA 4xAA
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
113
112
94
87
0
FPS (higher is better)
136.85
 
 


Quake Wars @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
128
124
101
91
0
FPS (higher is better)
147.2
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
124
112
100
88
0
FPS (higher is better)
147.2
 
 

Quake Wars @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
128
119
101
90
0
FPS (higher is better)
147.2
 
 
No AA 4xAA
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
118
96
92
85
0
FPS (higher is better)
147.2
 
 


3DMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
(Show All Graphs)
Score GPU CPU
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
7969
7777
6698
5786
0
Score (higher is better)
10218.9
 
 
Score GPU CPU
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
8886
8607
6941
5701
0
Score (higher is better)
10218.9
 
 
Score GPU CPU
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
6085
6061
6056
6031
0
Score (higher is better)
10218.9
 
 


3DMark '06 @ 1280x1024
(Show All Graphs)
Score SM 2.0 HDR / SM 3.0 CPU
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Chaintech GeForce 9600 GT 512MB
Leadtek GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB Extreme
12679
12413
12364
11478
11086
10002
0
Score (higher is better)
14580.85
 
 
Score SM 2.0 HDR / SM 3.0 CPU
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
Chaintech GeForce 9600 GT 512MB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Leadtek GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB Extreme
5991
5878
5205
5160
4731
4514
0
Score (higher is better)
14580.85
 
 
Score SM 2.0 HDR / SM 3.0 CPU
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
Chaintech GeForce 9600 GT 512MB
Leadtek GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB Extreme
6304
5921
5717
5696
4840
4196
0
Score (higher is better)
14580.85
 
 
Score SM 2.0 HDR / SM 3.0 CPU
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
Leadtek GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB Extreme
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Chaintech GeForce 9600 GT 512MB
2754
2754
2752
2739
2722
2702
0
Score (higher is better)
14580.85
 
 


PCMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
(Show All Graphs)
TV & Movies Gaming
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
2754
2677
2477
2345
0
Score (higher is better)
5359
 
 
TV & Movies Gaming
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
4660
4621
4545
4432
0
Score (higher is better)
5359
 
 


Windows Vista Experience
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Aero Graphics Gaming Graphics
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
0
Score (higher is better)
6.785
 
 
Aero Graphics Gaming Graphics
Palit Radeon HD 4870 512MB Sonic
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
0
Score (higher is better)
6.785
 
 

Performance Notes

Again, a thoroughly impressive performance. Thanks to the overclock, the Palit Sonic Dual leads with excellent synthetic scores, if not dominating gaming scores.

 
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