Conclusion:
After a series of tests we found the card to be a stable GPU that runs cool, stays silent (for the most part) and handles quite a load graphics wise. The frame rate in the majority of games came out excellent. The card didn’t hit temperatures too far over 50 Celsius, even while gaming and the added silence of the fan at 50% was nice. At 100% the video card’s fan sounded like a mini pocket fan, if not quieter. With a price tag of about $200 – $230 there should be no reason to think twice about purchasing this video card, espeically if you are in need of an upgrade.
Because this card performed so well, and especially because of how silent and cool it remained even while under stress, the Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 4890 definitely deserves the TechwareLabs Approved Hardware Award.
Everything dynamic and very positively! 🙂
Thank you
Thanks Erik, made my decision on what 4890’s im putting in crossfire
Hi Dan, I’m very interested to hear if you indeed set 2 cards in CrossfireX.
I ran 2 in CrossfireX and was very disappointed with the temps (over 105° celcious) when playing COD4 multiplayer. Of course alll settings were maxed out but that shouldn’t be a problem for these cards. I hope you had a better experience.
I have a well ventilated cabinet and good fans, so I don’t think that is the problem.
I have sent them back and am now waiting on a result from the e-tailer.
I hope they are faulty, if not then I’m afraid I’m not vapor-X’s biggest fan.
Please let me know how you got on.
Rather interesting. Has few times re-read for this purpose to remember. Thanks for interesting article. Waiting for trackback