ATI Radeon HD 5830: Bridging The 5700- And 5800- Price Gap

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By Don Woligroski
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Benchmark Results: 3DMark Vantage And Crysis

3DMark sets us up for disappointment. You see, 3DMark is a shader-heavy benchmark, so the ROP-based bottleneck we were expecting plays a greater role in our real-world tests, performance might wind up falling close to the level of Radeon HD 4890.

Our first gaming benchmark demonstrates a literal tie between the Radeon HD 5830 and the increasingly-rare Radeon HD 4890. The only surprise here is that the 4890 wins by a slight margin, insignificant as it is. See how the Radeon HD 5850's increased ROP capacity launches it ahead of the pack?

At least the Radeon HD 5830 is showing an advantage over the 5770, but when you consider the $80 price difference between these cards, we aren't left all that impressed.

Don Woligroski
98 Comments Comment from the forums
  • jomofro39
    I love my 4890. I am sad they are disappearing, because I planned on getting a x-fire thing going in the next few months, and now I have to just try and get two 5770s and sell the 4890 I have now, obviously, so I can grab some DX11! Hurray for progress!
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  • meluvcookies
    I was hoping this would be just a bit cheaper such that the 5850 could finally come down nearer it's original MSRP. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like we'll see those adjustments until closer to the summer.
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  • 4745454b
    To much money for such little card. Performance wise its just a really expensive 4890. A good buy at $200, but $240 is to much. Might as well pony up the extra $60 and get the 5850. 5810 is a bit more like it.
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  • flyinfinni
    seems more like a 5790 than a 5830 to me... Still- they are filling in the line quite well, and its gonna be interesting to see how Nvidia's new line will compare.
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  • intelx
    im a little disappointed about this one, i mean 239 and yet the 4890 is $40 cheaper and beats it in some new games, i was really hoping for better performance form the 5830, now after reading this, im leaning towards either 5770 in crossfire or single 5850.

    man ati is kicking Nvidia in every corner right now, all the way from low end to the high end 5970!
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  • intelx
    im a little disappointed about this one, i mean 239 and yet the 4890 is $40 cheaper and beats it in some new games, i was really hoping for better performance form the 5830, now after reading this, im leaning towards either 5770 in crossfire or single 5850.

    man ati is kicking Nvidia in every corner right now, all the way from low end to the high end 5970!
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  • acasel
    Where is the overclocking portion? If this thing overclocks good then it might be a worthy purchase..
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  • Aircraft123
    This article definitely made me feel better about my dual XFX 4890 CrossFire setup. Performance is theoretically around a GTX295 for less money than a single 5870!!!

    if the 5830 can come down to ~$200 and offer good crossfire performance perhaps with good overclocking potential I can see this card do very well.
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  • notty22
    ATI managed to cripple all the magic out of a 5850 with this thing.
    A gtx260 beats it in places and its only 10% faster than a 5770, thats 70 dollars cheaper ? Thanks , but NO Thanks.
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  • porksmuggler
    I've been waiting for this review, thanks Don. With the 4890 and 4850X2 still floating around for sale, this one isn't appealing even at $200. Performance is just too close to the 5770...
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