[ggnikkaz]

i can get one of these used for the same price.
both dont have warranty's etc.
so which one should i buy?

 

[Faisal11iraq]

4890 cuz its 1 core card which will work at maximum power, better than crossfire and its heat problems... i say 4890

 

[Rewindlabs]

What resolution do you game on?

What are your system specs?

 

[ggnikkaz]

i have a amd 940 4gb and ill be playing at 1680x1050.

also its not 2 4850's. its the 4850x2. the single card...

 

[fssbzz]

4890 had better potential.

 

[TheOcelot]

I would take the 4850x2. Performance wise I think they win but I'm not sure.

 

[Villainstone]

Get the 4890, they are on par with one another. The 4850 breaks after a while, check around on that one you will see. That is why Sapphire stopped making them.

 

[foothead]

The x2 is about 20% more powerful.

 

[sgdude]

is the 4850x2 a 1gb or 2gb? they made both. if its 1gb get the 4890 if its 2, then it depends on rez, your psu, etc.

 

[fssbzz]

by real, 4850 x2 card on crossfire..are better.but after put 2 GPU on a card,it perform 15%-20% less performances then 4850 on CF.
4890 is a really outstanding card..performs very well..+ ur res is 1680x1050. 4890 is better choice for that

 

[Hey Zeus]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faisal11iraq 4890 cuz its 1 core card which will work at maximum power, better than crossfire and its heat problems... i say 4890

Umm No..

4850X2 is a tad slower then a 5850. Get the X2. You'll regret the 4890.

Why would you even bring up Xfire? The gpu's are on one card

 

[fssbzz]

4890 = 5830 performance
just without DX11

 

[foothead]

The X2 runs really cool as well. You might lose HDD bays in your case, but who needs all of them?

 

[Rewindlabs]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fssbzz but after put 2 GPU on a card,it perform 15%-20% less performances then 4850 on CF.

Do you have any sources or proof to back this up?

Anyone want ot comment?

 

[GeneralCuster44]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faisal11iraq 4890 cuz its 1 core card which will work at maximum power, better than crossfire and its heat problems... i say 4890

one core vs two does not matter and the 4850xs does not get hot so you will not have to worry about it...the 4850x2 is a better card it preforms better but what kind is each card? but the 4850x2 out performs the 4890

 

[ZealotKi11er]

4850X2 is faster no mater how you look at it. Its 1600SP vs 800SP.

 

[tweaker123]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeneralCuster44 one core vs two does not matter and the 4850xs does not get hot so you will not have to worry about it...the 4850x2 is a better card it preforms better but what kind is each card? but the 4850x2 out performs the 4890

i have a hard time understanding your post

 

[GeneralCuster44]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fssbzz 4890 = 5830 performance just without DX11

who says this?? I do not believe that at all... the 5830 can over clock to a 5850 stock bud. they think the 5830 has the same chip as the 5850 just underclocked...

 

[lurkingdevil]

4850X2. 5850 performance costing $100 less(than 5850) and without directx11.

Also 1g or 2g dont matter on performance if you are not playing very high res.

 

[0m3g4]

I would go with the 4890, the 4850x2 will suffer from lack of support just like the 2x's 4850's, so some games will scale well while others will have the performance of a single 4850, so honestly unless you check the reviews and see what games it scales best in, and those are the majority of games you are going to play. While the 4890 will be the same performance all around (aside from performance differences from game engines).

edit: also the 4850x2 is sapphires' design so you have to deal with their tweaked drivers. That was a big reason why I personally had no interest in it.