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Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
 
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Max Slowik
Kurtis
Sapphire
Apr. 6, 2009
DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics


Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
127
127
126
125
125
0
FPS (higher is better)
146.05
 
 
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
127
124
124
122
114
0
FPS (higher is better)
146.05
 
 

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
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
124
123
123
119
111
0
FPS (higher is better)
142.6
 
 
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
124
122
122
107
94
0
FPS (higher is better)
142.6
 
 


Quake Wars @ 1440x900
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
138
130
126
118
91
0
FPS (higher is better)
158.7
 
 
No AA 4xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
131
129
123
117
88
0
FPS (higher is better)
158.7
 
 

Quake Wars @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
No AA 4xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
138
123
122
117
90
0
FPS (higher is better)
158.7
 
 
No AA 4xAA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
131
121
120
117
85
0
FPS (higher is better)
158.7
 
 


3DMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
(Show All Graphs)
Score GPU CPU
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
10413
9896
8929
7784
6698
0
Score (higher is better)
15799.85
 
 
Score GPU CPU
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
13739
12427
10571
8692
6941
0
Score (higher is better)
15799.85
 
 
Score GPU CPU
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
6143
6090
6061
6033
5925
0
Score (higher is better)
15799.85
 
 


3DMark '06 @ 1280x1024
(Show All Graphs)
3665 1291 1417 2764
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
15190
14329
13938
13005
12364
0
Score (higher is better)
17468.5
 
 
3665 1291 1417 2764
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
6416
6382
6237
5772
5205
0
Score (higher is better)
17468.5
 
 
3665 1291 1417 2764
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
9020
7762
7412
6924
6304
0
Score (higher is better)
17468.5
 
 
3665 1291 1417 2764
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
2761
2755
2754
2751
2737
0
Score (higher is better)
17468.5
 
 


PCMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
(Show All Graphs)
TV & Movies Gaming
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
4494
2811
2716
2699
2345
0
Score (higher is better)
5478.6
 
 
TV & Movies Gaming
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
4764
4722
4636
4621
2516
0
Score (higher is better)
5478.6
 
 


Windows Vista Experience
(Show All Graphs)
Aero Graphics Gaming Graphics
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
0
Score (higher is better)
6.785
 
 
Aero Graphics Gaming Graphics
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 1GB AMP
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Diamond Viper HD 4870 1GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Toxic
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.9
0
Score (higher is better)
6.785
 
 

Performance Notes

Once again, a top-notch performance, even beating out an HD 4870 X2 in cases. Synthetics don't give this card too much respect, particularly in the video playback field, which makes no sense to me. When testing this card later, it had no such problems, just limp scores.

 
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Page 1: Introduction, The Card & Bundle
Page 2: Specifications and Setup
Page 3: DirectX 10 Titles
Page 4: DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics
Page 5: Video, Power, and Overclocking
Page 6: Conclusion


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