VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB Redux
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Max Slowik
Brian
VisionTek
Feb. 19, 2009
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DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1440x900
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Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
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FPS (higher is better)
144.9
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
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FPS (higher is better)
144.9
Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1680x1050
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VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
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FPS (higher is better)
141.45
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
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FPS (higher is better)
141.45

Quake Wars @ 1440x900
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Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
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FPS (higher is better)
154.1
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
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FPS (higher is better)
154.1
Quake Wars @ 1680x1050
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Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
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FPS (higher is better)
151.8
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
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FPS (higher is better)
151.8

3DMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
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VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
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Score (higher is better)
15799.85
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
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Score (higher is better)
15799.85
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
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Score (higher is better)
15799.85

3DMark '06 @ 1280x1024
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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
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Score (higher is better)
14580.85
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
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Score (higher is better)
14580.85
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
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Score (higher is better)
14580.85
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
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Score (higher is better)
14580.85

PCMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
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Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
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Score (higher is better)
5646.5
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
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Score (higher is better)
5646.5

Windows Vista Experience
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Aero Graphics |
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Gaming Graphics |
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Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
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Score (higher is better)
6.785
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Gaming Graphics |
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Zotac GeForce 9800 GT 512MB AMP!
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2
Zotac GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 512MB
PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB
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Score (higher is better)
6.785
Performance Notes
Here again, the 4870 X2 pretty much ties with a 280. These DX9 titles are practically lightweight, so the limit isn't with the GPU, but rather the CPU and everything else. At this point, things are pretty clear: performance gains are nil without adding extreme levels of anti-aliasing or upping the resolution. Which I guess, is a good thing.
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