Sapphire Technology put another big thorn in the green team's side earlier today with the launch of the world's first - and currently only - Radeon HD 4850 X2, a 2GB card that incorporates two RV770 Pro GPUs.
Our in-depth review found that the card ticked all the right boxes except one; price. So much so, that we'd wished Sapphire had launched a 1GB model first, based on two 512MB Radeon HD 4850s.
Well, as it turns out, Sapphire's 1GB Radeon HD 4850 X2 isn't far behind and could make its way to retail in around a month's time. According to Sapphire, it'll arrive at around $369 - notably cheaper than the $419 asking price of the 2GB model.
Put that figure into pounds and we surmise that the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 1GB will be available in the UK at around £270 - nearly £50 cheaper than the beefier 2GB counterpart, and still likely to offer very, very good performance.
Watch this space.
