AMD's Radeon HD 4850 has already proven to be a hit among the HEXUS.community forum members and our review of PowerColor's current offering wholeheartedly agreed, deeming the card to be a stonking bargain in the mid-range space.
Now, PowerColor's preparing another HD 4850, and this one will be armed with a whopping 2GiB of DDR memory. The card, pictured below by Expreview, is one of the first we've seen without AMD's reference cooler. Instead, PowerColor has opted for a copper ZeroTherm cooler.
Quadruple the RAM isn't all that's on offer, either. This HD 4850 comes with a raised core clock speed of 665MHz, up from AMD's reference 625MHz.
It could prove to be a tasty card, particularly if pricing remains anywhere near PowerColor's current HD 4850. Unfortunately, with the excessive amounts of RAM, we're expecting to see this one priced a little too high to make it truly worthwhile. Here's hoping it doesn't incringe upon 4870 territory.
Source: expreview.com
