Review: Mixed crossfireX (Tri-fire) with a Sapphire 4850 X2 and Sapphire 4870 (Part1)
Ok, so I was successful with crossfiring a 4850 X2 with a 4870; now on to some benches and comments. I’ll keep this report short, to the point and try not take up an entire page of this thread.
Testbed:
E8300 @ 3.6G, 3.8G & 4.0G
6Gb DDR2
ATI Catalyst 9.4
SAPPHIRE Radeon 4850X2 2GB
SAPPHIRE Radeon 4850X2 2GB + 4850 1GB (tri-fire crossfireX)
SAPPHIRE Radeon 4850X2 2GB + 4870 1GB (tri-fire crossfireX)
(2) SAPPHIRE Radeon 4850X2 2GB (quad-fire crossfireX)
Testing
3Dmark 2006
3Dmark Vantage
Call of Juarez
Crysis
Devil May Cry 4
Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars
FarCry 2
Furmark
(see part 2)
Left 4 Dead
(see part 2)
Sanctuary
(see part 2)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky
(see part 2)
Tropics
(see part 2)
X3 Terran Conflict
(see part 2)
3Dmark 2006:
4850 X2 = 17847
4850 X3 = 19934
4850 X2 + 4870 = 19993
4850 x4 = 19818
4850 X3
4850 X2 + 4870
4850 X4
3Dmark Vantage:
4850 X2 = P10537
4850 X3 = P13251
4850 X2 + 4870 = P13520
4850 X4 = P13784
4850 X3
4850 X2 + 4870
4850 X4
Call of Juarez:
1680 x 1050, 4xAA, highest quality settings
4850 X2 = 61.4 average fps
4850 X3 = 92.7 average fps
4850 X2 + 4870 = 91.8 average fps
4850 X4 = 102.7 average fps
4850 X2
4850 X3
4850 X2 + 4870
4850 X4
1920 x 1200, 4xAA, highest quality settings
4850 X2 = 52.9 average fps
4850 X3 = 79.4 average fps
4850 X2 + 4870 = 79.1 average fps
4850 X4 = Did not test this resolution on X4
4850 X2
4850 X2 + 4870
4850 X3
Crysis:
1600x1200
4850 X2 = 33.9 average fps
4850 X3 = 41.9 average fps
4850 X2 + 4870 = 41.2 average fps
4850 X4 = 41.6 average fps
1900x1200
4850 X2 = 29.2 average fps
4850 X3 = 35.3 average fps
4850 X2 + 4870 = 37.4 average fps
4850 X4 = 37.1 average fps
2560x1600
4850 X2 = 17.8 average fps
4850 X3 = 23.5 average fps
4850 X2 + 4870 = 24.4 average fps
4850 X4 = 26.1 average fps
4850 X3
4850 X2 + 4870
4850 X4
Devil May Cry 4:
1680x1050, 8xAA
4850 X2 = 170 average fps
4850 X3 = 242 average fps
4850 X2 + 4870 = 244 average fps
4850 X4 = 268 average fps
4850 X3
4850 X2 + 4870
4850 X4
Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars
1600 x 1200, DX10, highest settings, 16xAF, 4xAA
4850 X2 = 119 average fps
4850 X3 = 140 average fps
4850 X2 + 4870 = 140 average fps
4850 X4 = Did not test on X4
4850 X2
4850 X3
4850 X2 + 4870
1920 x 1080, DX10, highest settings, 16xAF, 4xAA
4850 X2 = 110 average fps
4850 X3 = 133 average fps
4850 X2 + 4870 = 128 average fps
4850 X4 = Did not test on X4
4850 X2
4850 X2 + 4870
4850 X3
FARCRY 2:
1680 x 1050, DX10, Ultra high settings, 16xAF, 4xAA
4850 X2 = 62.8 average fps
4850 X3 = 69.9 average fps
4850 X2 + 4870 = 69.0 average fps
4850 X4 = Did not test on X4
4850 X2
4850 X3
4850 X2 + 4870
1920 x 1080, DX10, Ultra high settings, 16xAF, 4xAA
4850 X2 = 58.7 average fps
4850 X3 = 69.5 average fps
4850 X2 + 4870 = 69.0 average fps
4850 X4 = Did not test on X4
4850 X2
4850 X3
4850 X2 + 4870
