UK Pricing Comparison
HEXUS put AMD's Radeon HD 4000 series through its paces earlier today and surmised that the Radeon HD 4850 opens up a can of whoop-ass on the older Radeon HD 3870.
The card's dizzying combination of performance and price gave it a bang4buck rating that outshone even its bigger brother, the Radeon HD 4870.
NVIDIA still holds the high-end performance crown thanks to its GTX 280, but when it comes to performance-per-pound, the Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 are the cards that many will want to buy.
So, now that AMD has officially launched the HD 4000 series, we take a look at HD 4850 availability and pricing from some of the leading online retailers. Please be aware that the following tables are correct as of 13:00, Wednesday June 25th.
UK Market |
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| etailer | Product | Availability | Price (inc. VAT) |
| Scan.co.uk | GIGABYTE HD 4850 | In stock | £130.47 |
| Sapphire HD 4850 | In stock | £142.74 | |
| ASUS HD 4850 | In stock | £141.46 | |
| ASUS HD 4850 (1GiB) | Pre-order | £183.59 | |
| HIS HD 4850 | Pre-order | £138.64 | |
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| ebuyer.com | Sapphire HD 4850 | In stock | £124.95 |
| microdirect.co.uk | HIS HD 4850 | In stock | £133.27 |
| Sapphire HD 4850 | In stock | £131.14 | |
| novatech.co.uk | HIS HD 4850 | In stock | £129.19 |
| Sapphire HD 4850 | In stock | £132.72 | |
| tekheads.co.uk | ASUS HD 4850 | In stock | £129.19 |
| Sapphire HD 4850 | In stock | £124.95 | |
| Dabs.com | Sapphire HD 4850 | Out of stock | £124.94 |
| GIGABYTE HD 4850 | Out of stock | £130.42 | |
As the table illustrates, UK availability of the Radeon HD 4850 is good. Various retailers have the card in stock, and from those listed, the average price of a 512MiB Radeon HD 4850 is £132.01.
Head on over to page two for Euro and US pricing comparisons.
