facebook rss twitter

Review: XFX Radeon HD 4870 X2: the last performance bastion for AMD?

by Tarinder Sandhu on 26 March 2009, 10:41 3.35

Tags: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB (9.3), XFX (HKG:1079), PC

Quick Link: HEXUS.net/qarlo

Add to My Vault: x

Introduction


It's no secret that AMD is looking to release an update to its nine-month-old Radeon HD 4870 line in the very near future, but the fastest card remains - and will remain for some time, it seems - the Radeon HD 4870 X2.

In the face of an ever-decreasing pound that has seen prices of electrical goods actually go up in recent months, the X2 variant has remained steady at around £340. Expensive, yes, but still cheaper than the £400+ GeForce GTX 295.

XFX, recently manufacturing for both camps, reckons that its X2 is a good deal, shipping at around £340. Let's find out.