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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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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (high-end) 1,680x1,050 4xAA 16xAF
Sapphire HD 4870 TOXICZOTAC GTX 260BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCOREForce3D HD 4870Force3D HD 4870 BE
87.486.4101.982.3385.1


Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (high-end) 1,920x1,200 4xAA 16xAF
Sapphire HD 4870 TOXICZOTAC GTX 260BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCOREForce3D HD 4870Force3D HD 4870 BE
75.077285.1370.0771.97


Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (high-end) 2,560x1,600 4xAA 16xAF
Sapphire HD 4870 TOXICZOTAC GTX 260BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCOREForce3D HD 4870Force3D HD 4870 BE
46.2345.9354.6343.9744.8


The performance situation is far more even in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, with only the more-expensive BFG GeForce GTX 260 (216-core) OCX surging ahead.

All cards produce pretty decent framerates, right up to 2,560x1,600.