Back to Page 2 Test Results Futuremark’s synthetic graphics suite, 3DMark Vantage, was tested with the preset option set to high and anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering then set to 4x/16x for all tests. The high preset places the suite at a resolution of 1680×1050. 4xAA/16xAF ATI HD 4850 ATI HD 4850×2 ATI HD 4870 […]
Back to Page 1 Test System Details The test system detailed below was installed with Vista Ultimate Edition x64 SP1 and consisted of the following components: Intel E8500 Core 2 Duo (3.16GHz) ASUS Maximus Formula X38 chipset motherboard 4GB OCZ Reaper DDR2 1066 memory WD VelociRaptor 300GB hard drive Plextor PX-712S DVD drive Creative […]
by John Reynolds Introduction As demonstrated in SimHQ’s Radeon HD 4850 Performance Preview, AMD has a winner with its new graphics chip, the RV770. But the HD 4850 was only the first round in the salvo being fired at NVIDIA, and today we take a look at the 4850’s big brother: the Radeon HD 4870. Like […]
Back to Page 5 Conclusions AMD’s Radeon HD 4850 essentially feels like a GeForce 8800 GTX in terms of performance. This might strike readers as damning with faint praise due to the fact that the 8800 GTX was released in late 2006 and here we sit 18 months later with AMD just now reaching […]
Back to Page 4 World in Conflict ships with a benchmark test included, which we used under high settings with 4x AA and 16x AF then enabled in-game. The HD 4850 was a solid 50% faster than the HD 3870 in this great looking RTS, posting playable frame rates at even 1920×1200. The single HD […]
Back to Page 3 Test Results Futuremark’s synthetic graphics suite, 3DMark Vantage, was tested with the preset option set to high and anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering then set to 4x/16x for all tests. The high preset places the suite at a resolution of 1680×1050. 4xAA/16xAF ATI HD 3870 ATI HD 4850 ATI HD 4850×2 NVIDIA […]
Back to Page 2 Test System Details The test system detailed below was installed with Vista Ultimate Edition x64 SP1 and consisted of the following components: Intel E8500 Core 2 Duo (3.16GHz) ASUS Maximus Formula X38 chipset motherboard 4GB OCZ Reaper DDR2 1066 memory WD VelociRaptor 300GB hard drive Plextor PX-712S DVD drive Creative […]
Back to Page 1 One of the more controversial aspects of AMD’s GPU design in recent years has been the focus on math processing over texture address and filtering capabilities. Many enthusiasts, for example, felt that a part like the Radeon 2900 XT simply lacked the texturing rates to match its shading performance, and […]
by John Reynolds Introduction AMD’s initial foray into the realm of DX10 graphics landed with something of a thud — a late, underwhelming thud in the form of the R600 chip-based Radeon HD 2900 XT last summer. The R600 was a large, hot chip that failed to compete against NVIDIA’s GeForce 8800 GTX that had […]
Back To Page 3 Conclusions The Raptor family of drives is somewhat infamous for the noise and heat levels they produce. This is an inevitable result of the higher spindle speeds, yet Western Digital is still the only drive manufacturer offering the market 10K RPM SATA drives. And the VelociRaptor’s noise levels are a […]
Back To Page 2 Test Results (continued) Test 6: Windows Media Center Maxtor 11.40 MB/sec Raptor 50.37 MB/sec VelociRaptor 109.81 MB/sec This test, according to Futuremark, reflects simultaneous drive chores, such as video recording and data streaming, and shows the VelociRaptor destroying both drives. This test result is why we decided to re-run all […]
Back To Page 1 Test System Details The test bed used for testing the VelociRaptor was installed with Windows Vista Ultimate Edition x64 SP1 and consisted of the following components: Intel E8500 Core 2 Duo (3.16GHz) ASUS Maximus Formula X38-based motherboard 4GB of OCZ Reaper 1066 DDR2 memory Each drive tested was connected to […]
