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Sapphire 4890 vs. Sapphire 4850 X2

Since the release of the HD4890, there has been some debate on weather or not the HD4890 competes or even beats the HD4850 X2. Well I’m a proud new owner of a Sapphire HD4890 base model, and today we will find out. Heads up, mano-e-mano, fight to the death, winner takes all, battle between the “ATI’s overclocking King” HD4890 and “ATI’s little dual gpu Giant” HD4850 X2. Let the battle begin.


Testbed:
E8300 @ 3.8G
ASUS P5Q-PRO
6GB DDR2
ATI Catalyst 9.8
SAPPHIRE Radeon 4890 1GB (Stock)
SAPPHIRE Radeon 4890 1GB (Overclocked at 965 mhz gpu/1100 mhz mem)
SAPPHIRE Radeon 4890 1GB (Overclocked at 1000 mhz gpu/1125 mhz mem)
SAPPHIRE Radeon 4850 X2 2GB (Stock)




Graphics Software info
Driver Packaging Version 8.641-090730a1-086800E-ATI
Catalyst™ Version 09.8
Provider ATI Technologies Inc.
2D Driver Version 8.01.01.934
2D Driver File Path /REGISTRY/MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Control
/CLASS/{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}/0013
Direct3D Version 8.14.10.0685
OpenGL Version 6.14.10.8874
Catalyst™ Control Center Version 2009.0730.58.43017


Testing
3DMark Vantage
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Juarez
Crysis
Devil May Cry 4
Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars see part 2
FarCry 2 see part 2
Furmark see part 2
Left 4 Dead see part 2
Resident Evil 5 see part 2
Sanctuary see part 3
Street Fight IV see part 3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky see part 3
X3 Terran Conflict see part 3


3Dmark Vantage: Performance
4890 = P9598
4890 OC = P10445
4890 1Ghz = P10508
4850 X2 = P10789






Call of Duty: World at War
1680 x 1050, 4xAA, 16xAF, DX9, Maximum Detail
4890 = 109 fps avg.
4890 OC = 121 fps avg.
4890 1Ghz = 124 fps avg.
4850 X2 = 135 fps avg.

1920 x 1080, 4xAA, 16xAF, DX9, Maximum Detail
4890 = 98 fps avg.
4890 OC = 110 fps avg.
4890 1Ghz = 113 fps avg.
4850 X2 = 126 fps avg.






Call of Juarez:
1920 x 1080, 4xAA, DX10, Highest Quality Settings
4890 = 41 fps avg.
4890 OC = 47 fps avg.
4890 1Ghz = 48 fps avg.
4850 X2 = 56 fps avg.






Crysis:
1600 x 1200, DX10, 64 bit, Very High, 0xAA
4890 = 28 fps avg.
4890 OC = 32 fps avg.
4890 1Ghz = 32 fps avg.
4850 X2 = 34 fps avg.

1900 x 1200, DX10, 64 bit, Very High, 0xAA
4890 = 24 fps avg.
4890 OC = 27 fps avg.
4890 1Ghz = 27 fps avg.
4850 X2 = 29 fps avg.






Devil May Cry 4:
1600 x 1200, DX10, 8xAA, 16xAF, Highest Quality Settings
4890 = 123 fps avg.
4890 OC = 137 fps avg.
4890 1Ghz = 146 fps avg.
4850 X2 = 157 fps avg.

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My reviews:
4870, 4870 Tri-fire, 4850 X2 Quad-fire, 4850 X2 vs. 4870 X2,
4850 X2 + 4870 Tri-fire, 4850 X2 + 4870 X2 Quad-fire, 4850 + 4870 Crossfire,
(NEW) 4890 vs. 4850 X2

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