1GB Radeon 4870 - Seems a bit fast

If the 4870 seems fast, that's because it is fast. Very fast.

Hey Thanks For replying, Um I don't usually play it that high i was Testing it as high as i could to stress the card.

My scores are a fair bit better in the regular 8x Box mode in the catalyst Control Centre (Instead of Edge Dectect, Which it says samples 24X, Looks marginally Better but doesn't slow the frames enough *I don't believe* To be as good as it sounds )

Settings: Demo(Ranch Small), 1280x1024 (75Hz), D3D10, Fixed Time Step(No), Disable Artificial Intelligence(No), Full Screen, Anti-Aliasing(8x), VSync(No), Overall Quality(Ultra High), Vegetation(Very High), Shading(Ultra High), Terrain(Ultra High), Geometry(Ultra High), Post FX(High), Texture(Ultra High), Shadow(Ultra High), Ambient(High), Hdr(Yes), Bloom(Yes), Fire(Very High), Physics(High), RealTrees(Very High)

Total Frames: 2014, Total Time: 51.00s
Average Framerate: 39.49
Max. Framerate: 77.14 (Frame:1, 0.03s)
Min. Framerate: 28.39 (Frame:1148, 27.78s)

OK i don't think i explained this post properly, I am thinking i have a 4870 thats a bit odd.
Gigabyte Radeon HD4870 1GB DDR5 / Stock 750gpu 900ram / Stock Zalman Cooler

Compared to benchmark results mainly for Farcry 2 " http://www.tomshardware.com/charts [...] ,1319.html ", Mine seems to kick there asses.

Im wondering why that might be The reason for these extra frames, And to recommend this card to anyone else looking for a cheap kick ass card

Not having a 22" monitor i can only do 1280X1024

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Settings: Demo(Ranch Small), 1280x1024 (75Hz), D3D10, Fixed Time Step(No), Disable Artificial Intelligence(No), Full Screen, Anti-Aliasing(None), VSync(No), Overall Quality(Ultra High), Vegetation(Very High), Shading(Ultra High), Terrain(Ultra High), Geometry(Ultra High), Post FX(High), Texture(Ultra High), Shadow(Ultra High), Ambient(High), Hdr(Yes), Bloom(Yes), Fire(Very High), Physics(High), RealTrees(Very High)

Total Frames: 3301, Total Time: 51.00s
Average Framerate: 64.72
Max. Framerate: 88.39 (Frame:467, 6.00s)
Min. Framerate: 51.45 (Frame:1478, 22.22s)
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Settings: Demo(Ranch Small), 1280x1024 (75Hz), D3D10, Fixed Time Step(No), Disable Artificial Intelligence(No), Full Screen, Anti-Aliasing(4x), VSync(No), Overall Quality(Very High), Vegetation(Very High), Shading(Very High), Terrain(Very High), Geometry(Very High), Post FX(High), Texture(Very High), Shadow(Very High), Ambient(High), Hdr(Yes), Bloom(Yes), Fire(Very High), Physics(High), RealTrees(Very High)

Total Frames: 3182, Total Time: 51.01s
Average Framerate: 62.38
Max. Framerate: 88.67 (Frame:201, 2.53s)
Min. Framerate: 47.83 (Frame:2071, 33.27s)
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AF set to 8X in Catalyst

I Think its damn strange that my card is better than ones worth 50 - 100 dollars more

Well that maybe because their test system is different with yours,i mean different CPU,RAM......

yeah i forgot the resolution too,toms may have played with higher resolutions like 1920x1200 etc

if you want something more comparative try my benchmark settings. this was from april.

Settings: Demo(Ranch Small), 1280x1024 (60Hz), D3D10, Fixed Time Step(No), Disable Artificial Intelligence(No), Full Screen, Anti-Aliasing(2x), VSync(No), Overall Quality(Ultra High), Vegetation(Very High), Shading(Ultra High), Terrain(Ultra High), Geometry(Ultra High), Post FX(High), Texture(Ultra High), Shadow(Ultra High), Ambient(High), Hdr(Yes), Bloom(Yes), Fire(Very High), Physics(Very High), RealTrees

* Total Frames: 2576, Total Time: 51.01s
* Average Framerate: 50.50
* Max. Framerate: 76.64 (Frame:370, 6.21s)
* Min. Framerate: 36.16 (Frame:926, 16.94s)

note that i only have 2x AA (you dont need more than 2x AA in this game). i have a q6600 @ 3.0ghz (take note), and 2x2gb ddr2 800 on an older chipset p5k-se(p35).

i did (palit 4870 1gb factory OC'd but i ran it on stock when i did that test). and that was the old 9.2 driver. you helped me confirmed my doubts, the 9.8 drivers are legit. im on a gtx260-216 now.

It think your right about the driver being the difference, pretty obvious now, doh!
Sorry to hear that you sold the card man, but it also could be go to see how they compare now. Im sure Nvidia drivers have improved.

I Understand that only one Brand can be better at any given time, But there have been some *** cards on both sides. I Personally owned a Fac OC XFX 7900GTX I recon the thing came pre-f^&*ed, Blue Screening, Texture glitches in oblivion Went on for Miles! $700AU Down the drain, You know something aint right when your GPU's Running 70Deg Idle out of the box and 90 When that dust trap cover over the side got full and good luck getting it out properly without voiding warranty. (Good Thing i had My Gigabyte 6600GT to fall back on Eventually).
Radeons have flaws in their low and mid range cards tending to Suck (That is all I will say). But these are only me and a couple close friends experiences not really into trusting alot of whats said online sometimes.
I think the guys who work on the website here do a great Job and Their results are helpful in finding what I want to buy, Coz thats what I use it for.
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