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ATI Sapphire HD4850 Video Card

Author:	Justin Washick
Date:	2008.08.29
Topic:	Video
Provider:	Sapphire
Manufacturer:	Sapphire

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850

From the Product Page

The ATI Radeon HD 4850 GPU brings the power of graphics supercomputing to gamers, setting a new standard for visual computing. Redefine the way you play and take HD gaming to the extreme with best-in-class performance. The new TeraScale graphics engine delivers an immersive, cinematic gaming experience. Add this GPU to your PC and watch Blu-ray movies and play HD content with incredible visual fidelity. Do it all with break-through efficiency that doesn't compromise performance.

GDDR3 memory 256-bit memory interface

DirectX® 10.1

24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering

ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU support for highly scalable performance

Use up to four discrete cards with an AMD 790FX based motherboard

PCI Express® 2.0 support

PCI Express® 2.0 supportDynamic geometry acceleration

Game physics processing capability

ATI Avivo™HD video and display technologyUnified Video Decoder 2 (UVD)

ATI PowerPlay™ technology

Redefine HD Gaming

The ATI Radeon HD 4850 Series GPUs deliver a cinematic gaming experience with unprecedented performance. The powerful new TeraScale graphics will propel you deep into your gameplay with seamless frame rates and high resolutions. Enhanced anti-aliasing (AA) and anisotropic filtering create striking graphics with unparalleled realism so you can max out the settings of the most demanding next-generation games or revitalize your favorite titles. Play today while preparing for tomorrow with tessellation, support for DirectX® 10.1 and scalable ATI CrossFireX™ technology.

TeraScale Graphics Engine
The powerful new TeraScale graphics engine features deliver high resolutions and fast frame rates.
Enhanced Anti-Aliasing & Anisotropic Filtering
High performance anisotropic filtering and 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) smooth jagged edges and create true-to-life graphics, for everything from grass to facial features.

DirectX 10.1
Play today while preparing for tomorrow with state-of-the-art DirectX 10.1 graphics capabilities.

ATI CrossFireX™ Technology
ATI CrossFireX™ technology with up to quad GPU support offers superior scalability so your system is ready to level up when you are.

PCI Express 2.0
Support for PCI Express 2.0 will prepare you for bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications.

Power to Spare
This GPU has the brute processing power needed for physics, artificial intelligence, stream computing and ray tracing calculations.

What you see here are attributes common to all 4850's but its important to note specific improvements which the 4800 series brings to the table. The question "what doesr this card have to offer over an 8800 series card or a 3800 series card?" for example is answered by the following:

PCI Express 2.0 which essentially gives your graphics card a much wider path for data.
Up to 24X CFAA which means your game graphics will look beautiful.
HDMI with 7.1 digital surround sound support.

A quick look at the specifications on the full range of 48XX Series cards:

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