We used an Intel Core i7-920 CPU overclocked to 3.8 GHz for this round of graphics card testing.
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Nvidia Graphics Cards
Row 0 - Cell 0
Codename
Graphics RAM
GPU Clock
Shader
Memory clock
SPs
GeForce GTX 275
GT200b
896 GDDR3
633 MHz
4.0, 1,404 MHz
2 x 1,134 MHz
240
GeForce GTX 260
GT200b
896 GDDR3
576 MHz
4.0, 1,242 MHz
2 x 999 MHz
216
GeForce GTX 260
GT200
896 GDDR3
576 MHz
4.0, 1,242 MHz
2 x 999 MHz
192
GeForce GTS 250
G92b
1,024 MB GDDR3
740 MHz
4.0, 1,836 MHz
2 x 1,100 MHz
128
GeForce 9800 GTX+
G92b
512 MB GDDR3
738 MHz
4.0, 1,836 MHz
2 x 1,100 MHz
128
GeForce 9800 GTX
G92
512 MB GDDR3
675 MHz
4.0, 1,688 MHz
2 x 1,100 MHz
128
Zotac GeForce 9800GT 512MB (9800 GT)
G92b
512 MB GDDR3
660 MHz
4.0, 1,600 MHz
2 x 900 MHz
112
GeForce 9800 GT
G92b
512 MB GDDR3
600 MHz
4.0, 1,512 MHz
2 x 900 MHz
112
GeForce 9600 GT
G94
1,024 MB GDDR3
650 MHz
4.0, 1,625 MHz
2 x 900 MHz
64
GeForce 9600 GT
G94
512 MB GDDR3
650 MHz
4.0, 1,625 MHz
2 x 900 MHz
64
GeForce 8800 GTS 512
G92
512 MB GDDR3
650 MHz
4.0, 1,625 MHz
2 x 972 MHz
128
GeForce 8800 GT
G92
1,024 MB GDDR3
600 MHz
4.0, 1,500 MHz
2 x 900 MHz
112
GeForce 8800 GT
G92
512 MB GDDR3
600 MHz
4.0, 1,500 MHz
2 x 900 MHz
112
GeForce 8800 Ultra
G80
768 MB GDDR3
612 MHz
4.0, 1,512 MHz
2 x 1,080 MHz
128
GeForce 8800 GTX
G80
768 MB GDDR3
576 MHz
4.0, 1,350 MHz
2 x 900 MHz
128
GeForce 8800 GTS
G80
640 MB GDDR3
513 MHz
4.0, 1,188 MHz
2 x 792 MHz
96
GeForce 8800 GTS
G80
320 MB GDDR3
513 MHz
4.0, 1,188 MHz
2 x 792 MHz
96
GeForce 8600 GTS
G84
512 MB GDDR3
675 MHz
4.0, 1,450 MHz
2 x 1,008 MHz
32
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ATI Graphics Cards
Row 0 - Cell 0
Codename
Graphics RAM
GPU Clock
Shader
Memory clock
SPs
Radeon HD 4890
R790
1,024 MB GDDR5
850 MHz
4.1
4 x 975 MHz
800
Radeon HD 4870
RV770
512 MB GDDR5
750 MHz
4.1
4 x 900 MHz
800
Radeon HD 4850
RV770
512 MB GDDR3
625 MHz
4.1
2 x 993 MHz
800
Sapphire HD 4830 512 MB (HD 4830)
RV770
512 MB GDDR3
575 MHz
4.1
2 x 900 MHz
640
Radeon HD 4830
RV770
512 MB GDDR3
575 MHz
4.1
2 x 900 MHz
640
Sapphire HD 4770 512 MB (HD 4770)
RV740
512 MB GDDR5
750 MHz
4.1
4 x 800 MHz
640
Radeon HD 4770
RV740
512 MB GDDR5
750 MHz
4.1
4 x 800 MHz
640
HIS H467QT512P (HD 4670) CF
RV730
512 MB GDDR3
780 MHz
4.1
2 x 1,000 MHz
320
Radeon HD 4670 CF
RV730
512 MB GDDR3
750 MHz
4.1
2 x 1,000 MHz
320
HIS H467QT512P (HD 4670)
RV730
512 MB GDDR3
780 MHz
4.1
2 x 1,000 MHz
320
HIS H467PS1GP (HD 4670)
RV730
1,024 MB GDDR3
750 MHz
4.1
2 x 850 MHz
320
Radeon HD 4670
RV730
512 MB GDDR3
750 MHz
4.1
2 x 1,000 MHz
320
Radeon HD 3870
RV670
512 MB GDDR4
776 MHz
4.1
2 x 1,125 MHz
320
Radeon HD 3850
RV670
256 MB GDDR3
668 MHz
4.1
2 x 829 MHz
320
Memory Clock = DDR clock rate x 2, DDR5 clock rate x 4, SPs = Stream Processors, CF = CrossFire parallel configuration with two ATI cards, Shader 2.0 = DirectX 9.0, 3.0 = DirectX 9.0c, 4.0 = DirectX 10, 4.1 = DirectX 10.1
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Test PC Configuration
CPU
Intel Core i7-920 @ 3.8 GHz (20 x 190), BIOS 1.2625 Volt, 45 nm, Socket 1366 LGA
Motherboard
Asus P6T, PCIe 2.0, ICH10R, 3-Way SLI
Chipset
Intel X58
Memory
Corsair, 3 x 2 GB DDR3, TR3X6G1600C8D, 2x570 MHz 8-8-8-20
Audio
Realtek ALC1200
LAN
Realtek RTL8111C
HDDs
SATA, Western Digital, Raptor WD300HLFS, WD5000AAKS
DVD
Gigabyte GO-D1600C
Power Supply
Cooler Master RS-850-EMBA 850 Watt
Drivers and Settings
Graphics
ATI Catalyst 9.6, Nvidia GeForce 186.18
OS
Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit, SP1
DirectX
9, 10, and 10.1
Chipset Driver
Intel 9.1.0.1007
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All I can say is that Tom's recent articles have been an excellent read, and this exactly the stuff I (as well as many others) require for their research purposes. Keep up the great work!
Newegg has quite a few 4850s that retail for $100 and it appears to be getting consistently better benchmarks than the 4770. I am confused as to why you would not recommend it over the 4770. Perhaps you are confused by simple maths.
I don't understand why you still won't use the 1GB version of the Radeon 4870. It's clear to me that the card is limited by it's amount of video memory when using hi-res, AA and AF.
Searching for prices in US and Europe it retails cheaper than the GTX260(192 or 216).
The point is: the card should be included in the test just as the GTX260-216. It's clearly a better option than the 512 mb version and it's good for comparison!