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Nvidia's true face saver is here ...

738MHz core @ 55nm
1836MHz shader
1000MHz (2000Mhz effective) GDDR3
Rate: $229 MSRP
Availability: Mid-July launch

Nvidia is not going down easily...

AMD's 4850HD better be good or 9800GTX+ will steal the show...

EDIT: Spelling mistake...

Considering NV pulls this trick every time ATI releases a competitive card I imagine the Red team has taken it into account.
DDR5 like big brother 4870 (because prices are falling as production ramps up),higher clocks (ATI is also on 55nm and early reports are they have headroom there) and time to optimize drivers for the current games would have to be on the table to counter this obvious move.
Hopefully NVIDIA can make another 8800GT or 9600GT type card and keep the excellent mid range bracket we now have progressing at the current decent prices we are seeing.
Here's the article about it:
http://www.pcper.com/comments.php?nid=5814

Jigar2speed5095 wrote:

Nvidia's true face saver is here ...

738MHz core @ 55nm
1836MHz shader
1000MHz (2000Mhz effective) GDDR3
Rate: $229 MSRP
Availability: Mid-July launch

Nvidia is not going down easily...

AMD's 4850HD better be good or 9800GTX+ will still the show...

you are right. they will don't be down never.

i think the specification are for 9800gt not gtx.
gt(112)<gtx<770(480 or 800 shaders ?) by 10% at least so...

I think bogbox has it right, unless I'm missing something as well.

Jigar2speed5095 wrote:

Availability: Mid-July launch

I thought that the 48xx series was to be released sometime next week?

Actually, the NDA on the HD4850 is to be / has been lifted today. There are numerous brands of HD4850 for sale outside the US, and there are at least four full reviews in existence.

Game_boy wrote:

Actually, the NDA on the HD4850 is to be / has been lifted today.

Where did you catch that?

Never mind, I'm seeing news all around the web on that. Guess they pulled the launch earlier.

morphine wrote:

Game_boy wrote:

Actually, the NDA on the HD4850 is to be / has been lifted today.

Where did you catch that?

X2

Roundup: Wipes the floor with Nvidia's 9800GTX


Fudo link. Good news so far.

MethylONE wrote:

Roundup: Wipes the floor with Nvidia's 9800GTX


Fudo link. Good news so far.

Link please...

Yeah link us!!!

http://fxvideocards.com/

Sapphire HD Radeon 4850
SKU: Sapphire 100-242L

See details

Our price: $189.99


$189 is an awfuly good price. Talk about attractive.

Here is a user who bought from here and "reviewed" it. Hmmmmmm.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=191096

TheEmrys wrote:

Our price: $189.99


$189 is an awfuly good price. Talk about attractive.

You can get a 8800GT for $130.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814121224

Jigar2speed5095 wrote:

MethylONE wrote:

Roundup: Wipes the floor with Nvidia's 9800GTX


Fudo link. Good news so far.

Link please...

Sorry, figured everybody knew Fudo (Fuad, Fud... whatever he gets called...)


http://www.fudzilla.com/

PRIME1 wrote:

TheEmrys wrote:

Our price: $189.99


$189 is an awfuly good price. Talk about attractive.

You can get a 8800GT for $130.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814121224

When 8800GT was launched it costed me, $320 each. (i have 2)

So given the current price of 4850HD, i am sure they will touch the same price base of 8800GT in some time soon...

BTW i have no doubt 2X HD4850 > 2X 8800GT

Jigar2speed5095 wrote:

When 8800GT was launched it costed me, $320 each. (i have 2)

Oh yeah well I once paid $100 for 4mb of memory

So given the current price of 4850HD, i am sure they will touch the same price base of 8800GT in some time soon...

These price wars are great, I should see if I can sell some of my equipment and get a newer video card.

BTW i have no doubt 2X HD4850 > 2X 8800GT

How about 9800GTX vs 4850?

PRIME1 wrote:

Jigar2speed5095 wrote:

BTW i have no doubt 2X HD4850 > 2X 8800GT

How about 9800GTX vs 4850?

How about 2X HD4850 > 2X 8800GT > HD4850 > 9800GTX > 8800GT

I already have 2X 8800GT, which i might sell, if i can get my hands on 2X HD4870

Is anyone else really enjoying this GPU war?

EDIT: Also has anyone actually tested what the 9800GTX performance is like at the new overclocked speeds? How much performance is gained? Basically anyone with an overclocked 9800GTX should be able to say right?

PRIME1 wrote:

TheEmrys wrote:

Our price: $189.99


$189 is an awfuly good price. Talk about attractive.

You can get a 8800GT for $130.

I'm thinking the 4850 is going to perform better than the $40 difference.

PRIME1 wrote:

Jigar2speed5095 wrote:

When 8800GT was launched it costed me, $320 each. (i have 2)

Oh yeah well I once paid $100 for 4mb of memory

So given the current price of 4850HD, i am sure they will touch the same price base of 8800GT in some time soon...

These price wars are great, I should see if I can sell some of my equipment and get a newer video card.

BTW i have no doubt 2X HD4850 > 2X 8800GT

How about 9800GTX vs 4850?

Not even close - my first big money machine had dual ppro200mhz and 256mb of RAM, 4 sticks, I paid $3400 for the RAM alone.

But yeeeee for graphics wars. My 3870 is getting older by the minute.

ah, as i thought. the 48xx series will be competing against the G92. the GTX200 series is just priced so high that it's not even worth considering. maybe it'll join the fray with it gets a 55nm shrink and yields are up, but for now, it's the Geforce 9 series that'll have to keep nVidia alive.

willyolio wrote:

ah, as i thought. the 48xx series will be competing against the G92. the GTX200 series is just priced so high that it's not even worth considering. maybe it'll join the fray with it gets a 55nm shrink and yields are up, but for now, it's the Geforce 9 series that'll have to keep nVidia alive.

We'll see.... until good, reliable benchmarks are out there, I'm making no assumptions about GTX2xx vs 48x0.

TheEmrys wrote:

We'll see.... until good, reliable benchmarks are out there, I'm making no assumptions about GTX2xx vs 48x0.

you don't need benchmarks that badly when the prices are already out. GTX200's = ridiculous, 4800's = within most budgets, 9800's = also within most budgets.

you don't even need to look at the GTX200's benchmarks unless you know you've got money to burn.

willyolio wrote:

TheEmrys wrote:

We'll see.... until good, reliable benchmarks are out there, I'm making no assumptions about GTX2xx vs 48x0.

you don't need benchmarks that badly when the prices are already out. GTX200's = ridiculous, 4800's = within most budgets, 9800's = also within most budgets.

you don't even need to look at the GTX200's benchmarks unless you know you've got money to burn.

You need benchmarks if you are going to compare performance. Price, is a bit easier.

TechReport/Damage wrote:

The Radeon HD 4850 kicks more ass than a pair of donkeys in an MMA cage match.

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This *is* sig-worthy. Best TR quote ever.

TheEmrys wrote:

PRIME1 wrote:

TheEmrys wrote:

Our price: $189.99


$189 is an awfuly good price. Talk about attractive.

You can get a 8800GT for $130.

I'm thinking the 4850 is going to perform better than the $40 difference.

Math?

TheEmrys wrote:

You need benchmarks if you are going to compare performance. Price, is a bit easier.

Not anymore it is.
nvidia is strong arming etailers to hide the price of their cards.

So while NVIDIA is not dictating sales prices, they are dictating the prices that you and I first see when shopping for video cards. The days of going to Newegg and TigerDirect and comparing prices of full GPU families is gone.

PRIME1 wrote:

TheEmrys wrote:

I'm thinking the 4850 is going to perform better than the $40 difference.

Math?

My degree was in history. Maybe I'll stick to last year's prices.