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Review: Force3D Radeon HD 4870 Black Edition: it's Vader Time!

by Tarinder Sandhu on 30 October 2008, 14:00 3.5

Tags: HD 4870 Black Edition 512MB GDDR5, AMD (NYSE:AMD), ATi Technologies (NYSE:AMD), Force3D, PC

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Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

Company of Heroes: OF (high-end) 1,680x1,050 4xAA 0xAF
Sapphire HD 4870 TOXICZOTAC GTX 260BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCOREForce3D HD 4870Force3D HD 4870 BE
58.2870.3783.5755.5857.26


Company of Heroes: OF (high-end) 1,920x1,200 4xAA 0xAF
Sapphire HD 4870 TOXICZOTAC GTX 260BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCOREForce3D HD 4870Force3D HD 4870 BE
48.9458.4869.0646.1347.79


Company of Heroes: OF (high-end) 2,560x1,600 4xAA 0xAF
Sapphire HD 4870 TOXICZOTAC GTX 260BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCOREForce3D HD 4870Force3D HD 4870 BE
29.237.2944.5329.827.84


We reckon that you wouldn't be able to visually determine the difference between the three Radeon HD 4870 cards when playing the game. What's clear here is that a similar-priced ZOTAC GeForce GTX 260 has the performance edge.