HD 4870 X2 Review

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Today on LavcoPriceTech we test a bundle of DX 10 video cards.

Scores
GTX260: Cryostasis-272.410 seconds, Heaven-508, Mafia II-34 fps, 3Dmark Vantage-p10869

GTX 280: Cryostasis-216.728 seconds, Heaven-639, Mafia II-42.6 fps, 3Dmark Vantage-p14278

GTX 280 SLI: Cryostasis-151.850 seconds, Heaven-1178, Mafia II-61.6 fps, 3Dmark Vantage-p23495

HD 4870 X2: Cryostasis-893.220 seconds, Heaven-1203, Mafia II-17.4 fps, 3Dmark Vantage-p17005

GTX 280 + 260 physx: Cryostasis-151.676 seconds, Heaven-1230, Mafia II-63.3 fps, 3Dmark Vantage-p23503

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• HD
• 4870
• X2
• GTX
• 280
• 260
• EVGA
• BFG
• ATI
• Radeon
• i7
• 920
• HAF
• 942
• Thermaltake
• Frio
• OCZ
• Vertex

[barfcoswill]

Tigerdirect is selling the 4870 x2 for $150. oem packaging, not a bad price point. Tom's hardware still has the card near the top of the radeon side of the graphics card heirarchy chart. Its is limited to direct x 10; Some commentators claim that dx 10 is just only now finding widespread implementation from dx9, nevermind dx 11.

[LavcoPriceTech]

@barfcoswill correct, DX 10 cards are still reliant but their performance is easily beaten by new cooler cards, its kind of hard to recommend something this old

-Price

[LordJummy]

Why would you review these cards in 2011? I can't help but watch all of your videos and cringe.

[LavcoPriceTech]

@LordJummy why not review it?

-Price

[shootout52]

Lol. You guys should be more popular. Watching other people review are very boring. You guys are the only ones I saw how adds humor while reviewing tech stuff. Keep making videos ^^.

[LavcoPriceTech]

@shootout52 Ha thank you!! And dont worry we will never stop this

[XxTheKevinxX]

no se pero los numeros no concuerdan la 4870x2 es mejor

[barfcoswill]

@LavcoPriceTech: The argument would be its raw horsepower, in terms of scalability to weird resolutions. Reviews noted that it offered no real advantage over x1 siblings until big multi-display res, as the memory bus x2 (512), etc. kicks in full throttle. Pairing up crossfire newer similar radeons ups the price to the mid 300s, but that card now appeals to needs geared more for torque, not speed; it hauls a lot of asses, but doesnt haul ass. The 4870 is still a decent processor, though.

[Lionheart1188]

Great video guys, I love how 1 GTX 580 will beat all 3 of those cards lmao.......^_^

[LavcoPriceTech]

@AlienPrime173 Yeah we figured that one out in the catalyst control center...