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Review: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 ATOMIC: the fastest gets faster

by Parm Mann on 18 December 2008, 07:00 4.2

Tags: Radeon HD 4870 X2 Atomic, AMD (NYSE:AMD), Sapphire, ATi Technologies (NYSE:AMD), PC

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Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

Company of Heroes: OF (high-end) 1,680x1,050 4xAA 0xAF
Sapphire HD 4870 X2 ATOMICInno3D GeForce GTX 280Sapphire HD 4870 X2Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OC
95.1290.7792.9981.8


Company of Heroes: OF (high-end) 1,920x1,200 4xAA 0xAF
Sapphire HD 4870 X2 ATOMICInno3D GeForce GTX 280Sapphire HD 4870 X2Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OC
87.8176.1185.0368.09


Company of Heroes: OF (high-end) 2,560x1,600 4xAA 0xAF
Sapphire HD 4870 X2 ATOMICInno3D GeForce GTX 280Sapphire HD 4870 X2Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OC
66.5949.3562.744.49


No surprises here. An overclocked Radeon HD 4870 X2 is quicker than a stock-clocked alternative, who'd have thought?

As expected, the 4870 X2 shows off its excellent scaling ability and at 2,560x1,600, its huge 2GB framebuffer helps leave rival offerings in its wake.