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| Price | $181 to $219 at 5 stores | $189 to $228 at 4 stores | $199 at 1 store | ||
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| Average user rating | 0 stars No reviews, write one! | 4.0 stars out of 5 reviews | 3.5 stars out of 18 reviews | 0 stars No reviews, write one! | 3.0 stars out of 6 reviews |
| Release date | July 29, 2008 | June 25, 2008 | November 08, 2006 | October 31, 2008 | November 15, 2007 |
| The Bottom Line | AMD's new ATI Radeon HD 4850 is a solid midrange 3D card that will run pretty much anything, and it boasts some forward-looking features to boot. It might be worth waiting for the price to drop just a bit, at which point this card will become much more attractive. | This one is easy. Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GTX not only beats ATI to market with its next-gen 3D graphics hardware, it also eliminates ATI's image-quality advantage in current-generation titles. Throw in its sheer horsepower, and Nvidia gives the high-end enthusiast every reason to make this purchase. | Despite the usual caveats of an ever-fluctuating 3D market, for the moment, at least, ATI's new Radeon HD 3850 graphics card delivers the best bang-for-the buck in PC graphics hardware. Until now we haven't had an acceptable sub-$200 option for PC gaming this year. Thanks to AMD, now we do. | Basic specs |
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| Max resolution (external) |
2560 x 1600 |
2560 x 1600 |
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2048 x 1536 |
2560 x 1600 |
| Video RAM installed |
512 MB |
512 MB |
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1 GB |
256 MB |
| Video output interface type |
PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
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PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| Graphics Processor |
ATI Radeon HD 4850 |
ATI Radeon HD 4850 |
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NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT |
ATI Radeon HD 3850 |
| Max monitors supported | Info unavailable |
2 |
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PC |
PC |
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PC |
PC |
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