Diamond Viper ATI Radeon HD 4850 - graphics adapter - Radeon HD 4850 - 512 MB comparison

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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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3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
Editors' choice 4.5 stars Spectacular
    Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
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4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
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
Info unavailable 2048 x 1536
2560 x 1600
Video RAM installed 512 MB
512 MB
Info unavailable 1 GB
256 MB
Video output interface type PCI Express 2.0 x16
PCI Express 2.0 x16
Info unavailable PCI Express 2.0 x16
PCI Express 2.0 x16
Graphics Processor ATI Radeon HD 4850
ATI Radeon HD 4850
Info unavailable NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 3850
Max monitors supported Info unavailable 2
Info unavailable Info unavailable 2
Compatibility PC
PC
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