direction!" The 4850 is faster than the 8800GT, it is pretty much the same in performance as the 9800GTX+ You pretty much listed the cards in order of descending power; the 9800GTX is above the 8800GT, and that above the 9600GT. The 4850 will trump the 9800GTX...

the 1gb card is slower due to increased memory latency? The 4850 would benefit with the additional 512mb in my opinion, since it's significantly faster than the 8800gt/gts/gtx, especially with AA/AF cranked up at higher resolutions. Thanks for the answers...you're...

go with 8800GT or maybe 9800GT. otherwise go with 4850....... PS: don listen 2 concrum.....he was appointed onli for entertainment purpose get a 8400GS and OC it man. it will flyby GTX280 with no troble..... The 4850 is way faster than the 8800GT;...

Mersonix 4850 is not significantly better than 8800gt. Either go for 4870 or keep the 8800gt. hard to tell havent seen benchmark for the ati cards but the 4850 will be faster then the 8800gt dont no how much maybe 15-20% just guessing. really? i've read...

getting shafted by nvidia and there over inflated prices, im not! but at the end of the day we are all getting a good deal so let the competition begin ATI claimed the 4850 would be ~40% faster than an 8800GT, and that a 4870 would be ~40% faster than...

ATI Radeon RV770XT (HD 4870) Only $229!?. Yep, Fudzilla says Thats insane! Its supposed to be 1.25x faster than the current 9800GTX...which means that a 230 dollar card will be faster than THAT 330 dollar card..unbelievable if its true...i think if NVIDIA's...

though you can go with an 8800GT 512. The Radeon 4850 is a good buy, but unless you plan to upgrade the rest of your system anytime soon you won't get much of a benefit out of anything faster than an 8800GT. If your system can handel that X850XT Platinum, then...

A gtx280 = $400 And two 4870 in xfire = $520 ($260 each) Go with a Radeon 4850. You can only run SLi on non certified boards with older hacked drivers. The Radeon 4850 is faster than the 8800GT (now the 9800GT) and you add another 4850 for crossfire performance...

or ATI 4850 Which is faster and better ? . Hi All I am looking at getting new graphic card. so please tell me Nvidia 8800 GT 512MB DDR3 or ATI 4850 Which is faster and better ? HD4850 The 8800GT is the same as the 9800GT, which is equivalent to the...

we believe you? ^^^^^^ Shows the 4850 7 fps faster then a 8800GT @ 2560x1600. shows the 4850 14fps faster then a 8800GT @ 1600x1200. I am sorry to say, but that sure isn't a lot faster. That would be a tad bit faster. Oh... and I would think by...