Will Radeon HD 4870 turn up the heat on the GTX 280?

Maverickman · 06-22-08, 07:36 PM

If AMD's HD 4870 can come to within 85-90% of the performance of the GTX 280, it may really force NVIDIA to drop the price on its flagship card. Who would buy a $649 card when they can get a card almost as good for less than half the price? NVIDIA has already announced a cheaper 9800 GTX and a $229 9800 GTX+ to compete with Radeon HD 4850. Let's hope the price comes down. I wouldn't mind a refund from Newegg!

G-Man · 06-22-08, 07:45 PM

Here's your answer there is no way nvidia will drop it to $300 to compete with the 4870 at $300, nvidia ftl this round i think

**mailman2** · 06-22-08, 07:56 PM

Sold me, a 4870 it is.

Vanzagar · 06-22-08, 07:58 PM

Hard to believe the 4870 will be that close, if it is we should all buy amd this round so that the competition stays close... 4870 CF is looking good... maybe I will get that 24" monitor after all...

06-22-08, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mailman2

Sold me, a 4870 it is.

If it's even near that performance I'm getting one.

06-22-08, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by methimpikehoses

If it's even near that performance I'm getting one.

I've already got a buyer for my GTX, so I'm pretty much decided also.

**Rummy** · 06-22-08, 08:30 PM

LOL@ the title. Some people's gtx280 are overheating.

brady · 06-22-08, 08:34 PM

I'd like a link to those benchies please. The 280 at $600 FTL if the a single 4870 is really pulling off those scores.

Ravynmagi · 06-22-08, 08:38 PM

Well I think an AMD slide might just possibly have a tiny chance of just being oh so ever slightly biased towards the ATI product.

I'm not really expecting the 4870 to beat the GTX 260. But I hope it's not too far behind. Surely not going to put any heat on the GTX 280.

No, that will be a job for the 4870 X2.

G-Man · 06-22-08, 09:00 PM

we'll just have to wait til Tuesday for the official benchmarks

but things are looking promising

Maverickman · 06-22-08, 09:02 PM

I've heard that the $299 version of the HD 4870 will only have 512MB of memory, even if it is GDDR5. If that's so, it won't be able to do as well in high resolutions with AA and AF. Sometimes biased reviews will cherry pick their benchmarks to make a card look better than it actually is. Also, benchmarks don't tell the whole story. I learned that when I got my GTX 280. If you've experienced this card, you'll know what I mean. It's all about gameplay!

Serrasalmus · 06-22-08, 09:12 PM

if that is true thats badd ass so so bad ass!!!!

06-22-08, 07:36 PM	#1
Maverickman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 527	Will Radeon HD 4870 turn up the heat on the GTX 280? If AMD's HD 4870 can come to within 85-90% of the performance of the GTX 280, it may really force NVIDIA to drop the price on its flagship card. Who would buy a $649 card when they can get a card almost as good for less than half the price? NVIDIA has already announced a cheaper 9800 GTX and a $229 9800 GTX+ to compete with Radeon HD 4850. Let's hope the price comes down. I wouldn't mind a refund from Newegg! __________________ Core i7 2600 @ 3.7GHz EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Superclocked 941 MHz 1TB Seagate HDD 7200 RPM 32MB Cache 16X BluRay-RW drive Dell 30-inch U3014 monitor Dell speakers

06-22-08, 07:45 PM	#2
G-Man i can hit the g spot Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 274	Re: Will Radeon HD 4870 turn up the heat on the GTX 280? Here's your answer there is no way nvidia will drop it to $300 to compete with the 4870 at $300, nvidia ftl this round i think __________________ Core i9 "Engineering Sample"

06-22-08, 07:58 PM	#4
Vanzagar Bring me Amberlamps Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,167	Re: Will Radeon HD 4870 turn up the heat on the GTX 280? Hard to believe the 4870 will be that close, if it is we should all buy amd this round so that the competition stays close... 4870 CF is looking good... maybe I will get that 24" monitor after all...

06-22-08, 08:30 PM	#7
Rummy Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Under your bed Posts: 1,684	Re: Will Radeon HD 4870 turn up the heat on the GTX 280? LOL@ the title. Some people's gtx280 are overheating.

06-22-08, 08:34 PM	#8
brady I'm like everyone else. Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,376	Re: Will Radeon HD 4870 turn up the heat on the GTX 280? I'd like a link to those benchies please. The 280 at $600 FTL if the a single 4870 is really pulling off those scores. __________________ C2Q @ 3.6GHz \| GA-P35-DS3L \| 8GB DDR2 \| EVGA GTX 580 SC 1.5GB \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 C2D @ 3.0GHz \| GA-P35-DS3L \| 4GB DDR2 \| HIS AMD 6990 4GB \| OS X Lion 10.7 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64

06-22-08, 08:38 PM	#9
Ravynmagi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8	Re: Will Radeon HD 4870 turn up the heat on the GTX 280? Well I think an AMD slide might just possibly have a tiny chance of just being oh so ever slightly biased towards the ATI product. I'm not really expecting the 4870 to beat the GTX 260. But I hope it's not too far behind. Surely not going to put any heat on the GTX 280. No, that will be a job for the 4870 X2. __________________ Intel E6750 @ 3.6GHz Abit IP35 Pro with Tuniq Tower 120 Buffalo Firestix 4GB DDR2-900 EVGA 8800Ultra with HR03 Plus WD 74GB Raptor, WD 640GB Caviar (x3), Samsung F1 1TB CM Cosmos 1000 w/4 YL D12SM, Seasonic M12 700 watt

06-22-08, 09:00 PM	#10
G-Man i can hit the g spot Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 274	Re: Will Radeon HD 4870 turn up the heat on the GTX 280? we'll just have to wait til Tuesday for the official benchmarks but things are looking promising __________________ Core i9 "Engineering Sample"

06-22-08, 09:02 PM	#11
Maverickman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 527	Re: Will Radeon HD 4870 turn up the heat on the GTX 280? I've heard that the $299 version of the HD 4870 will only have 512MB of memory, even if it is GDDR5. If that's so, it won't be able to do as well in high resolutions with AA and AF. Sometimes biased reviews will cherry pick their benchmarks to make a card look better than it actually is. Also, benchmarks don't tell the whole story. I learned that when I got my GTX 280. If you've experienced this card, you'll know what I mean. It's all about gameplay! __________________ Core i7 2600 @ 3.7GHz EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Superclocked 941 MHz 1TB Seagate HDD 7200 RPM 32MB Cache 16X BluRay-RW drive Dell 30-inch U3014 monitor Dell speakers

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