AMD ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2

Written by Tim Smalley

August 13, 2008 | 08:06

Tags: #4870 #card #crossfire #hd #multi-gpu #performance #r700 #radeon #review #rv770 #sideport #x2

Companies: #amd #ati #test

Crysis

Publisher: Electronic Arts

DirectX 9.0c


Crysis

1280x1024, 0xAA, 8xAF, DX9, Maximum Detail

  • ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
  • Nvidia Geforce 9800 GX2
  • ATI Radeon HD 4870
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+
  • ATI Radeon HD 4850
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
  • Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870
    • 79.2
    • 43.0
    • 54.6
    • 36.0
    • 54.5
    • 32.0
    • 46.7
    • 26.0
    • 45.0
    • 29.0
    • 44.0
    • 24.0
    • 40.0
    • 26.0
    • 36.9
    • 22.0
    • 36.9
    • 24.0
    • 31.0
    • 17.0
    • 24.5
    • 15.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Frames Per Second
  • Average
  • Minimum

Crysis

1280x1024, 2xAA, 8xAF, DX9, Maximum Detail

  • ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
  • Nvidia Geforce 9800 GX2
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
  • ATI Radeon HD 4870
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
  • ATI Radeon HD 4850
  • Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870
    • 68.3
    • 38.0
    • 50.0
    • 33.0
    • 48.8
    • 29.0
    • 41.1
    • 27.0
    • 39.0
    • 22.0
    • 33.8
    • 21.0
    • 33.6
    • 19.0
    • 31.4
    • 18.0
    • 29.8
    • 19.0
    • 26.8
    • 15.0
    • 18.3
    • 11.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Frames Per Second
  • Average
  • Minimum

Crysis

1280x1024, 4xAA, 8xAF, DX9, Maximum Detail

  • ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
  • Nvidia Geforce 9800 GX2
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
  • ATI Radeon HD 4870
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+
  • ATI Radeon HD 4850
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
  • Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870
    • 65.6
    • 38.0
    • 47.3
    • 32.0
    • 42.5
    • 25.0
    • 38.8
    • 26.0
    • 37.8
    • 21.0
    • 29.6
    • 14.0
    • 29.1
    • 18.0
    • 28.5
    • 17.0
    • 28.3
    • 17.0
    • 23.5
    • 12.0
    • 18.3
    • 10.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Frames Per Second
  • Average
  • Minimum

Crysis

1680x1050, 0xAA, 8xAF, DX9, Maximum Detail

  • ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
  • Nvidia Geforce 9800 GX2
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
  • ATI Radeon HD 4870
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
  • ATI Radeon HD 4850
  • Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870
    • 59.4
    • 36.0
    • 45.6
    • 27.0
    • 43.8
    • 31.0
    • 37.4
    • 22.0
    • 36.0
    • 24.0
    • 32.3
    • 21.0
    • 31.3
    • 19.0
    • 29.7
    • 20.0
    • 29.6
    • 19.0
    • 25.0
    • 15.0
    • 19.3
    • 12.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Frames Per Second
  • Average
  • Minimum

Crysis

1680x1050, 4xAA, 8xAF, DX9, Maximum Detail

  • ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
  • ATI Radeon HD 4870
  • Nvidia Geforce 9800 GX2
  • ATI Radeon HD 4850
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+
  • Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870
    • 48.3
    • 30.0
    • 38.0
    • 27.0
    • 30.9
    • 22.0
    • 29.4
    • 16.0
    • 23.3
    • 11.0
    • 22.2
    • 14.0
    • 20.6
    • 11.0
    • 19.6
    • 10.0
    • 19.1
    • 10.0
    • 17.1
    • 9.0
    • 14.6
    • 8.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
Frames Per Second
  • Average
  • Minimum

Crysis

1920x1200, 0xAA, 8xAF, DX9, Maximum Detail

  • ATI Radeon 4870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
  • Nvidia Geforce 9800 GX2
  • ATI Radeon HD 4870
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
  • ATI Radeon HD 4850
  • Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870
    • 39.7
    • 24.0
    • 35.7
    • 25.0
    • 32.1
    • 27.0
    • 30.1
    • 17.0
    • 29.0
    • 19.0
    • 25.9
    • 16.0
    • 25.1
    • 12.0
    • 23.8
    • 15.0
    • 23.7
    • 15.0
    • 20.0
    • 12.0
    • 15.3
    • 9.0
0
10
20
30
40
Frames Per Second
  • Average
  • Minimum

Crysis

1920x1200, 2xAA, 8xAF, DX9, Maximum Detail

  • ATI Radeon 4870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
  • Nvidia Geforce 9800 GX2
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
  • ATI Radeon HD 4870
  • ATI Radeon HD 4850
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
  • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
  • Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
  • ATI Radeon HD 3870
    • 38.7
    • 23.0
    • 32.5
    • 23.0
    • 30.9
    • 20.0
    • 26.3
    • 18.0
    • 24.0
    • 15.0
    • 18.4
    • 12.0
    • 18.3
    • 9.0
    • 18.2
    • 9.0
    • 17.5
    • 10.0
    • 15.7
    • 8.0
    • 11.3
    • 7.0
0
10
20
30
40
Frames Per Second
  • Average
  • Minimum

Yowzer! I thought the DirectX 10 results were impressive, but now having witnessed how fast this card chews through Crysis frames in DirectX 9.0c mode, it makes me wonder what Nvidia can possibly do to respond to the Radeon HD 4870 X2 in any sort of realistic timeframe. It looks like the only option will be to double up as well...
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