ATI HD4870X2 Owners Thread

[rico2001]

Originally Posted by Robilar

there is a raging debate going on in one of the threads about PCI-e slots and bandwidth saturation.

I tested one my X2' (my beloved asus tri-fan version) on an abit IP35-E board with a Q9650 at 4ghz. I got the exact same results in game benches and synthetic as I did with the Gigabyte UD3P. That tells me that there is little to no difference.

Been telling you guys that for some time now.

[suphiceto]

Just downloaded CCC 9.5 and it seems to increase my 3dMark06 about 400 points at same clock settings. It looks like ATI is trying to improve the drivers, I have gained significant points with 9.4 and 9.5.

CCC 9.4 Score



CCC 9.5 Score

[rico2001]

Also saw a boost in 06 score with 9.5's; took a hit in vantage though.

[DJZeratul]

Ever since 9.4 my projector over DVI to HDMI is behaving a LOT more than pre 9.4. Pre 9.4 it was almost unusable, went into a loop of blinking every monitor until i end tasked CCC.

[wuttz]

looks like this thread has been inactive.
i'm asking if anyone ever tried flashing their BIOS?

found ASUS 4870X2 TOP BIOS here -> ASUS TOP Edition

im on win7 x86-64. so far none of the programs for flashing works.

[laurie]

I will have one soon! Perhaps even two.
The first is a Sapphire X2.
Will my Power supply be man enough for 2 of these?

[wuttz]

your jenny should be fine. i got two running on my DA1000. slightly OC'ed. 792/950.

[gbrilliantq]

Originally Posted by laurie

I will have one soon! Perhaps even two.
The first is a Sapphire X2.
Will my Power supply be man enough for 2 of these?

My psu handles two perfectly, along with my cpu at 4.4ghz. You should be just fine.

[laurie]

Excellent thanks guys.
Looking forward to it.

[rico2001]

Review: Sapphire 4870 X2 2GB




Testbed:
E8300 @ 3.8G & 4.0G
6Gb DDR2
ATI Catalyst 9.5
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:
4870 X2 = 19512




3Dmark Vantage:
4870 X2 = P12359




Call of Duty: World at War
1,680 x 1,050 4xAA 16xAF, DirectX 9, Maximum Detail
4870 X2 = 147 average fps

1,920 x 1,080 4xAA 16xAF, DirectX 9, Maximum Detail
4870 X2 = 140 average fps




Call of Juarez:
1680 x 1050, 4xAA, highest quality settings
4870 X2 = 79.2 average fps



1920 x 1200, 4xAA, highest quality settings
4870 X2 = 70.9 average fps




Crysis:
1600x1200
4870 X2 = 36.0 average fps

1900x1200
4870 X2 = 31.5 average fps

2560x1600
4870 X2 = 20.9 average fps




Devil May Cry 4:
1680x1050, 8xAA
4870 X2 = 215 average fps




Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars
1600 x 1200, DX10, highest settings, 16xAF, 4xAA
4870 X2 = 130 average fps



1920 x 1080, DX10, highest settings, 16xAF, 4xAA
4870 X2 = 122 average fps




FARCRY 2:
1680 x 1050, DX10, Ultra high settings, 16xAF, 4xAA
4870 X2 = 64.6 average fps



1920 x 1080, DX10, Ultra high settings, 16xAF, 4xAA
4870 X2 = 62.0 average fps




Furmark:
1440x900
4870 X2 = 228 average fps



1680x1050
4870 X2 = 177 average fps




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
4870 X2 = 125.2 average fps




Sanctuary:
1680x1050
4870 X2 = 135 average fps




S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky:
1680 x 1050, DX10, 16xAF 0xAA
4870 X2 = 61.6 average fps




X3 Terran Conflict:
16800x1050
4870 X2 = 101.3 average fps




Conclusion:
The 4870 X2 is outstanding and extremely fast. I'm very impressed and see why it has been such a popular card since it's release.