4890 to MAX (1000/1200)

[skunksmash]

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well, ATI finally reached a 1ghz core......

, look how far in the distance the GTX285 is.... (on Warhead)

SK

 

[xguntherc]

lets see that same thing with the 285 overclocked though

:D

 

[thepizzaman]

:P oh come one guys..... how much is a 285? compared to a 4890?

 

[archie123]

impressive , still not upgrading ti ATI though

 

[thepizzaman]

hm............ i want quad crossfired 4890's........ wait make that 4 4890x2's :D

 

[sygnus21]

I picked up a 4890 last week. Wanted something a little more powerful than my 4850 and was going to get a 4870 but then I saw this and decided to get one. Wound up costing me $250. Very pleased with the performance thus far.

 

[thepizzaman]

hm... can ya send me one? i'll give ya a 3870 for it :D

 

[sygnus21]

$387.0 Dollars! - I'll take it, send me a certified check and I'll send you the card :D

 

[thepizzaman]

na i meant my HD3870 haha

 

[thepizzaman]

wait i'll give ya the $387.00 :D in monopoly money haha

 

[Everlong]

wait i'll give ya the $387.00 :D in monopoly money haha

You asked how much a 4890 is compared to a 285, and that price is more expensive than a lot of 285's.

 

[thepizzaman]

well i know that but....... for what a 4890 costs.... its the best bang for your buck :D
and isn't a 285 and 295 dual gpu's on the same card?

 

[Everlong]

A 285 is just a revised version of the 280, and still a single GPU card, but the 295 is a dual GPU card

 

[mattinahat]

look how far in the distance the GTX285 is....

I hardly think 4 (3.9) frames is "far in the distance".

 

[skunksmash]

look how far in the distance the GTX285 is....

I hardly think 4 (3.9) frames is "far in the distance".

well it is if its the difference between 26fps & 30fps.





SK

 

[mattinahat]

I hardly think 4 (3.9) frames is "far in the distance".

well it is if its the difference between 26fps & 30fps.

I do apologise. The difference is 6 FPS not 4. I must be going blind.

Still, it is not a huge difference when you consider the core clock increase of 17.65% and a 23% memory clock increase only equates to a 16% performance increase, not to be frowned upon though.

I was running Furmark last night and at stock speeds I was getting 90 FPS but I then overclocked my GTX to 730/1662/1300 which is a 12.6% core clock and shader increase and a 4.66% memory increase.

After overclocking I was getting 120 FPS which equates to a 33.3% performance increase.

EDIT: I found a power consumption graph. The 4890 uses less power overclocked than a GTX285 at stock.

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[sygnus21]

Here's the avarage price between the two cards...

GTX285 - $351 (Avarage) - gtx 285 price - Google Product Search
HD4890 - $258 (Avarage) - hd4890 price - Google Product Search

Price to performance...ATI HD4890

 

[thepizzaman]

as i said :D best bang for buck :D