ATI Radeon 4800 launch details

*polonyc2* · 05-15-2008, 02:14 PM

ATI's Radeon 4800 series will be introduced in three flavors - as 4850, 4870 and 4870 X2...The new boards will come with “physics processing capability” and prices that will start below $200 for a 512 MB board...the Radeon 4800 series will launch in week 25, which puts the day of the introduction somewhere between June 15 and June 22

Looking at features, ATI will promote DirectX 10.1, PCI Express 2.0, dynamic geometry acceleration and other functions that were introduced with the Radeon 3800 series....the Radeon 4800 series also includes 7.1 channel-via-HDMI support and color output also got a “significant” boost...

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**Sandog** · 05-15-2008, 03:05 PM

I will be first in line for the 4870. I can't believe how good my new monitor looks already and this card will make it better. I might have to look into using the HDMI ports.

*polonyc2* · 05-15-2008, 04:24 PM

Nvidia buys Aegia and ATI is the first to market with onboard physics capabilities?

this might be the card that puts ATI in the drivers seat again...lets see what Nvidia has up is sleeve...I recently bought an 8800GT but I might upgrade in June to whoever puts out the best single card

Ford Freak · 05-16-2008, 12:52 AM

Woohoo, I've been waiting for the 4870! My X1800XT has been a great card but it is time to upgrade since I've had the 1800 since it was released.

**Gorganzola** · 05-16-2008, 01:09 AM

Wow, my AIW 8500 is making me feel a bit out of date.

**Sandog** · 05-16-2008, 08:18 AM

I want a single ATI card with better performance than the 3870 and this one appears to be it. I want a card that uses less juice than my 8800GTS and the G280 will not be it from what I've read so far. The price for the 4870 is looking good to. I wish Sapphire would build a double slot cooler with their liquid heat transfer tech like the Toxic version.

fvbounty · 05-16-2008, 09:06 AM

The prices I've seen look really GOOD.....

*polonyc2* · 05-16-2008, 12:15 PM

I'm glad ATI is back to being very competitive with their pricing...the prices I'm hearing for their new high end models had me doing a double take to make sure that was not a misprint

**Sandog** · 05-16-2008, 03:36 PM

Around $229 for a single GPU card that supposedly beats the 3870X2. I've heard good then bad then good again on power. It looks like it will beat the 9800GTX and that is bad news for NVidia especially at this price.

XJ. · 05-16-2008, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandog

Around $229 for a single GPU card that supposedly beats the 3870X2. I've heard good then bad then good again on power. It looks like it will beat the 9800GTX and that is bad news for NVidia especially at this price.

Somehow, I have a bad feeling that nVidia will somehow beat ATI (games optimized for nV etc.). Still here's to rooting for a win from the boys red

.

I'm mainly a nVidiot, but I'd like to see some good competition again

Kedas · 05-17-2008, 06:41 AM

"physics processing capability"

DX11 will likely support physics processing.
Would ATI have put some partial DX11 hardware support in it?

**Sandog** · 05-22-2008, 08:37 AM

Latest pricing/power is $249/110W and $349/157W for the Pro and XT. Can't wait for benchmarks.

TQ · 05-22-2008, 08:39 AM

Yep...looking forward to them myself.

**Sandog** · 05-22-2008, 08:49 AM

I may take a hard look at the Pro version if it whoops up on my old 8800GTS.

ATINUT · 05-22-2008, 09:04 AM

Sandog, I'm personally loving my 3870X2, it whoops the two 8800GTS cards that I had before. Drivers for the 3870X2 could use some more improvement, but I've noticed so far they are getting better. It saves me from having to have two videocards in my machine.

Still the 4870 series of cards looks good.

05-15-2008, 02:14 PM	#1
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 7,009	ATI Radeon 4800 launch details ATI's Radeon 4800 series will be introduced in three flavors - as 4850, 4870 and 4870 X2...The new boards will come with “physics processing capability” and prices that will start below $200 for a 512 MB board...the Radeon 4800 series will launch in week 25, which puts the day of the introduction somewhere between June 15 and June 22 Looking at features, ATI will promote DirectX 10.1, PCI Express 2.0, dynamic geometry acceleration and other functions that were introduced with the Radeon 3800 series....the Radeon 4800 series also includes 7.1 channel-via-HDMI support and color output also got a “significant” boost... TG Daily - ATI Radeon 4800 launch details: Meet (Terry) Makedon and Trojan (Horse) __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** EVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB Intel E8400 * Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital RE2 500 GB WD5001ABYS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX620 AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Lite-On DVD-RW w/LightScribe LH-20A1L-06 * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Windows XP Pro w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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05-15-2008, 03:05 PM	#2
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 5,877	Re: ATI Radeon 4800 launch details I will be first in line for the 4870. I can't believe how good my new monitor looks already and this card will make it better. I might have to look into using the HDMI ports. __________________ Pending Upgrade Vista Ultimate 64bit Intel Q9650 Intel DP45SG SuperTalent D3 1600 4GB Sapphire HD 4850 TOXIC Edition Western Digital VelociRaptor Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP Logitech G5 MS Digital Media Keyboard 3000 Plextor PX-716SA Cannon MX700
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05-15-2008, 04:24 PM	#3
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 7,009	Nvidia buys Aegia and ATI is the first to market with onboard physics capabilities? this might be the card that puts ATI in the drivers seat again...lets see what Nvidia has up is sleeve...I recently bought an 8800GT but I might upgrade in June to whoever puts out the best single card __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** EVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB Intel E8400 * Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital RE2 500 GB WD5001ABYS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX620 AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Lite-On DVD-RW w/LightScribe LH-20A1L-06 * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Windows XP Pro w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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05-16-2008, 12:52 AM	#4
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05-16-2008, 01:09 AM	#5
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05-16-2008, 08:18 AM	#6
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 5,877	Re: ATI Radeon 4800 launch details I want a single ATI card with better performance than the 3870 and this one appears to be it. I want a card that uses less juice than my 8800GTS and the G280 will not be it from what I've read so far. The price for the 4870 is looking good to. I wish Sapphire would build a double slot cooler with their liquid heat transfer tech like the Toxic version. __________________ Pending Upgrade Vista Ultimate 64bit Intel Q9650 Intel DP45SG SuperTalent D3 1600 4GB Sapphire HD 4850 TOXIC Edition Western Digital VelociRaptor Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP Logitech G5 MS Digital Media Keyboard 3000 Plextor PX-716SA Cannon MX700
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05-16-2008, 12:15 PM	#8
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 7,009	I'm glad ATI is back to being very competitive with their pricing...the prices I'm hearing for their new high end models had me doing a double take to make sure that was not a misprint __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** EVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB Intel E8400 * Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital RE2 500 GB WD5001ABYS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX620 AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Lite-On DVD-RW w/LightScribe LH-20A1L-06 * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Windows XP Pro w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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05-16-2008, 03:36 PM	#9
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 5,877	Re: ATI Radeon 4800 launch details Around $229 for a single GPU card that supposedly beats the 3870X2. I've heard good then bad then good again on power. It looks like it will beat the 9800GTX and that is bad news for NVidia especially at this price. __________________ Pending Upgrade Vista Ultimate 64bit Intel Q9650 Intel DP45SG SuperTalent D3 1600 4GB Sapphire HD 4850 TOXIC Edition Western Digital VelociRaptor Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP Logitech G5 MS Digital Media Keyboard 3000 Plextor PX-716SA Cannon MX700
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05-22-2008, 08:37 AM	#12
Sandog Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 5,877	Re: ATI Radeon 4800 launch details Latest pricing/power is $249/110W and $349/157W for the Pro and XT. Can't wait for benchmarks. __________________ Pending Upgrade Vista Ultimate 64bit Intel Q9650 Intel DP45SG SuperTalent D3 1600 4GB Sapphire HD 4850 TOXIC Edition Western Digital VelociRaptor Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP Logitech G5 MS Digital Media Keyboard 3000 Plextor PX-716SA Cannon MX700
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05-22-2008, 08:49 AM	#14
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