Ati 4850 better than the 9800gt?

[devinkoz]

I currently have a bfg 9800gt( http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143187 ). It is actually lower powered core clock and shader clock because of the 'ecointelligence' thing.
Would an ati radeon 4850 be better than it? What about a 4830?

I am highly considering getting a 4850 or even a 4830 if they are better performance.

 

[hunter315]

A 4850 performs similar to a GTS250 which is a 9800GTX+. While the 4850 would provide better performance i dont think that it would be worth the upgrade. A 4870/5770 or GTX260 would provide you a decent benefit though.

The hierarchy chart puts a 9800GT equal to a 4830, and two tiers below a 4850. You wont see a very significant difference unless its about 3 tiers or more away on the hierarchy chart so i would definitely save up a bit more and get a 5770 when they drop in price a little bit.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-graphics-card,2544-7.html

 

[shadow187]

Yes, it is better. The 9800GT ECO is a very striped edition of the 9800GT in order to get power requirements under 76W.

 

[megamanx00]

Yes the 4850 is better than the 9800GT by a significant amount. Of course, it uses more power tho, especially compared to low power "eco" 9800GT.