Boobaloo
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Conclusions – Radeon HD 4850 Is The Winner
The minimum values can barely be achieved even by the fast graphics chips, but working upwards, the increase in frame rates are considerably higher. The GDDR5 RAM is not a wondrous answer to performance holes caused by anti-aliasing or minimum values, but Assassinhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination ’s Creed, Half Life 2: EP2, and World in Conflict do become evened out slightly. The HD 4870http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_R700 has an almost identical progress to the HD 4850, just at a higher level.
The switch from a Radeonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon HD 3850 to a 4850 really is worth it. The overall results show an increase of up to 47.5%, while an upgrade from the HD 3870 to HD 4870 achieves a total of 40.6% more frames. If you are happy with a little less 3D performance, then the HD 3850 at $90 is a good buy, and is currently the best in terms of price/performance.
Nvidia:
With the Nvidia cards, you need to take a closer look. Changing from a GeForce 8800 GTS 512 to an 8800 GTX or 9800 GTX would be pretty silly, as all three models show very little difference in the overall results. An upgrade from the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 to the GTX 260 would bring a total of around 18% more power, while changing to the HD 4870 would result in a 14% to 15% performance increase. The Nvidia recommendation is the 8800 GT for $120, which holds second place in the price/performance comparison.
Link:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-comparison,2007-36.html
The minimum values can barely be achieved even by the fast graphics chips, but working upwards, the increase in frame rates are considerably higher. The GDDR5 RAM is not a wondrous answer to performance holes caused by anti-aliasing or minimum values, but Assassinhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination ’s Creed, Half Life 2: EP2, and World in Conflict do become evened out slightly. The HD 4870http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_R700 has an almost identical progress to the HD 4850, just at a higher level.
The switch from a Radeonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon HD 3850 to a 4850 really is worth it. The overall results show an increase of up to 47.5%, while an upgrade from the HD 3870 to HD 4870 achieves a total of 40.6% more frames. If you are happy with a little less 3D performance, then the HD 3850 at $90 is a good buy, and is currently the best in terms of price/performance.
Nvidia:
With the Nvidia cards, you need to take a closer look. Changing from a GeForce 8800 GTS 512 to an 8800 GTX or 9800 GTX would be pretty silly, as all three models show very little difference in the overall results. An upgrade from the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 to the GTX 260 would bring a total of around 18% more power, while changing to the HD 4870 would result in a 14% to 15% performance increase. The Nvidia recommendation is the 8800 GT for $120, which holds second place in the price/performance comparison.
Link:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-comparison,2007-36.html
