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Review: AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4850 and 4870: bloodying NVIDIA's profits

by Tarinder Sandhu on 25 June 2008, 11:56

Tags: AMD (NYSE:AMD), Sapphire, ATi Technologies (NYSE:AMD)

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Lost Planet: Extreme Condition





Lost Planet: Extreme Condition's performance, when run via medium-quality settings, is also good, generally matching a GeForce 9800 GTX's. At 1,680x1,050 it is some 42 per cent faster than a Radeon HD 3870.

Summary

The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 does well at the mid-range setting, generally matching the markers laid down by the Ā£175 (current price) GeForce 9800 GTX. But let's give it some more-illustrious company to worry about. Carry on reading for a 10-way shootout with our high-end platform.