ATI Radeon HD 4850 review
in Graphics cards
Verdict
A winner that combines great performance with a superb price.
Review Date: 13 Feb 2009
Reviewed By: Mike Jennings
Price when reviewed: £100 (£115 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | Radeon HD 4850 |
| Review Date | 13 Feb 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £100 |
| Price inc VAT | £115 |
| Performance |
|
| Features & Design | N/A |
| Value for Money |
|
| Overall rating |
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| Core Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Graphics card interface | PCI Express |
| Cooling type | Active |
| Graphics chipset | ATi Radeon HD 4850 |
| Core GPU frequency | 625MHz |
| RAM capacity | 1,024MB |
| Memory type | GDDR3 |
| Standards and compatibility | |
|---|---|
| DirectX version support | 10.1 |
| Shader model support | 4.1 |
| Multi-GPU compatibility | Four-way CrossFireX |
| Connectors | |
|---|---|
| DVI-I outputs | 2 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 0 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 |
| Graphics card power connectors | 6-pin |
| Benchmarks | |
|---|---|
| 3D performance (crysis) high settings | 34fps |
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