Review: Sapphire 4850 X2 VS. Sapphire 4870 X2
Before I attempt to run these two card together, I figured since I was doing some initial testing of the 4870 X2 by itself, I would do a small write up on the two against each other. Heads up, no holds bar fight to the dead. We all know who is going to win but let’s see how close the numbers are.
Testbed:
E8300 @ 3.8G & 4.0G
6Gb DDR2
ATI Catalyst 9.5
SAPPHIRE Radeon 4850 X2 2GB
SAPPHIRE Radeon 4870 X2 2GB
Testing
3Dmark 2006
3Dmark Vantage
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Juarez
Crysis
Devil May Cry 4
Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars
FarCry 2
Furmark
Left 4 Dead
Sanctuary
S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky
X3 Terran Conflict
3Dmark 2006:
4850 X2 = 17847
4870 X2 = 19512
4870 X2
3Dmark Vantage:
4850 X2 = P10537
4870 X2 = P12359
4870 X2
Call of Duty: World at War
1,680 x 1,050 4xAA 16xAF, DirectX 9, Maximum Detail
4850 X2 = 129 average fps
4870 X2 = 147 average fps
1,920 x 1,080 4xAA 16xAF, DirectX 9, Maximum Detail
4850 X2 = 120 average fps
4870 X2 = 140 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
Call of Juarez:
1680 x 1050, 4xAA, highest quality settings
4850 X2 = 61.4 average fps
4870 X2 = 79.2 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
1920 x 1200, 4xAA, highest quality settings
4850 X2 = 52.9 average fps
4870 X2 = 70.9 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
Crysis:
1600x1200
4850 X2 = 33.9 average fps
4870 X2 = 36.0 average fps
1900x1200
4850 X2 = 29.2 average fps
4870 X2 = 31.5 average fps
2560x1600
4850 X2 = 17.8 average fps
4870 X2 = 20.9 average fps
4870 X2
Devil May Cry 4:
1680x1050, 8xAA
4850 X2 = 170 average fps
4870 X2 = 215 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars
1600 x 1200, DX10, highest settings, 16xAF, 4xAA
4850 X2 = 119 average fps
4870 X2 = 130 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
1920 x 1080, DX10, highest settings, 16xAF, 4xAA
4850 X2 = 110 average fps
4870 X2 = 122 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
FARCRY 2:
1680 x 1050, DX10, Ultra high settings, 16xAF, 4xAA
4850 X2 = 62.8 average fps
4870 X2 = 64.6 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
1920 x 1080, DX10, Ultra high settings, 16xAF, 4xAA
4850 X2 = 58.7 average fps
4870 X2 = 62.0 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
Furmark:
1440x900
4850 X2 = 197 average fps
4870 X2 = 228 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
1680x1050
4850 X2 = 152 average fps
4870 X2 = 177 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
Left 4 Dead:
1680x1050, DX9, 16xATF, 8xAA, V-sync off, Shader: very high, all other settings: high
Difficulty: Expert
Campaign: No Mercy
Mission: 1: apartments
FRAPS settings: 300 seconds
4850 X2 = 128.1 average fps
4870 X2 = 125.2 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
Sanctuary:
1680x1050
4850 X2 = 111 average fps
4870 X2 = 135 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky:
1680 x 1050, DX10, 16xAF 0xAA
4850 X2 = 54.6 average fps
4870 X2 = 61.6 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
X3 Terran Conflict:
16800x1050
4850 X2 = 94.7 average fps
4870 X2 = 101.3 average fps
4850 X2
4870 X2
Conclusion:
Pretty self-explanatory, the 4870 X2 is faster than the 4850 X2 by roughly 15-25%. The 4850 X2 is still the best card for the money, being only 65% of the cost of the 4870 X2.
Note: Quad-fire 4850 X2 + 4870 X2 coming up next.... maybe, if it works. ha
