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Review: XFX Radeon HD 4870 X2: the last performance bastion for AMD?

by Tarinder Sandhu on 26 March 2009, 10:41 3.35

Tags: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB (9.3), XFX (HKG:1079), PC

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Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

Company of Heroes: OF (high-end) 1,680x1,050 4xAA 0xAF
BFG GeForce GTX 285 1GBBFG GeForce GTX 295 1,792MBXFX Radeon HD 4870 XXX 1GBXFX Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GBInno3D GeForce GTX 260 iChiLL Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB
102.33119.9562.62101.9885.7259.55


Company of Heroes: OF (high-end) 1,920x1,200 4xAA 0xAF
BFG GeForce GTX 285 1GBBFG GeForce GTX 295 1,792MBXFX Radeon HD 4870 XXX 1GBXFX Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GBInno3D GeForce GTX 260 iChiLL Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB
85.52103.8954.0292.5872.8251.96


Company of Heroes: OF (high-end) 2,560x1,600 4xAA 0xAF
BFG GeForce GTX 285 1GBBFG GeForce GTX 295 1,792MBXFX Radeon HD 4870 XXX 1GBXFX Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GBInno3D GeForce GTX 260 iChiLL Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB
56.4276.0736.5760.346.9433.85


GeForce GTX 285 makes a comeback in Company of Heroes: OF, closing the performance gap between it and the XFX card. GeForce GTX 295 is comfortably faster than either, but an average 60fps ain't bad at 2,560x1,600.