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Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
 
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Max Slowik
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Sapphire
Apr. 6, 2009
DirectX 10 Titles


Company of Heroes @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 2xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
127
115
95
83
73
0
FPS (higher is better)
146.05
 
 
No AA 2xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
124
113
90
78
67
0
FPS (higher is better)
146.05
 
 

Company of Heroes @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 2xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
116
105
87
74
64
0
FPS (higher is better)
133.4
 
 
No AA 2xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
114
103
81
68
57
0
FPS (higher is better)
133.4
 
 


Crysis @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
Medium High
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
60
55
52
52
51
0
FPS (higher is better)
69
 
 
Medium High
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
52
48
48
42
33
0
FPS (higher is better)
69
 
 

Crysis @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
Medium High
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
57
52
51
47
45
0
FPS (higher is better)
65.55
 
 
Medium High
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
46
45
43
37
30
0
FPS (higher is better)
65.55
 
 


Unreal Tournament 3 @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
109
104
102
102
94
0
FPS (higher is better)
125.35
 
 
No AA 4xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
103
94
92
89
76
0
FPS (higher is better)
125.35
 
 

Unreal Tournament 3 @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
106
99
99
93
91
0
FPS (higher is better)
121.9
 
 
No AA 4xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
98
90
90
72
54
0
FPS (higher is better)
121.9
 
 

Performance Notes

These are not marginal gains. There are times when the card doesn't absolutely cream the 1GB HD 4870 but at other times this HD 4890 keeps up with the best of X2s and GTXs. It's also plain that a good chunk of this redesign has been in improving the antialiasing performance, something of a bear for its predecessor.

 
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