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ASUS shows off complete line of "best-of-breed" graphics cards

by Parm Mann on 16 July 2009, 13:54

Tags: ASUSTeK (TPE:2357)

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ASUS EAH4890 FORMULA

ASUS reckons this one is inspired by Formula One racing cars, and its aesthetics certainly give that impression.

Featuring an ATI Radeon HD 4890 GPU, the card sports a unique cooling solution that promises to increase heat dissipation by up to 33 per cent when compared to ATI's reference design. It'll also operate 12.4dB quieter, says ASUS.

Unique to the card is a "proprietary Micro Surface Treatment" and a fan sporting ASUS' dust-proof design. That's the message from ASUS, but let's now beat around the bush - this card just looks damn cool. Complete specs are as follows:

EAH4890 FORMULA/HTDI/1GD5
Graphics Engine ATI Radeon™ HD 4890
Video Memory 1GB GDDR5
Engine Clock 900MHz
Memory Clock 3.9GHz (975MHz GDDR5)
Memory Interface 256-bit
DVI Max. Resolution 2560 x 1600
Bus Standard PCI Express® 2.0
DVI Output DVI-I (Dual Link) x 2
HDCP Compliant Yes
HDTV Output Yes
HDMI Out Yes (via adapter)
D-Sub Output Yes (via adapter)
Software Bundled ASUS utilities and drivers

Last but not least, there's something for the HTPC user, too.