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Test Setup:
AMD 940 X4 Phenom II
MSI Dragon Platform
4GB (2x2GB)Mushkin DDR2 PC8500
Seagate 500GB 7200.11 Hard Drive
HIS ATI 4890
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64bit
Gaming and Benchmarks Used:
- 3D Mark Vantage
- Stalker- Clear Sky
- Unigine Tropics
- Left 4 Dead
- Devil May Cry 4
- Crysis Warhead
- Farcry 2
3D Mark Vantage:
ATI Radeon 4870 |
HIS Radeon 4890 OC |
|
| Performance | 10125 |
11005 |
| High | 6536 |
6755 |
| Extreme | 4430 |
4654 |
Stalker- Clear Sky:
ATI Radeon 4870 |
HIS Radeon 4890 OC |
|
| 1024 X 768 | 38.5 fps |
41.3 fps |
| 1200 X 1600 | 29.1 fps |
32.5 fps |
| 1920 X 1200 | 25.4 fps |
28.6 fps |
Unigine Tropics:
ATI Radeon 4870 |
HIS Radeon 4890 OC |
|
| 1024 X 768 8xAA 16x AF | 35.5 fps |
40.4 fps |
| 1200 X 1600 8xAA 16x AF | 27.2 fps |
33.3 fps |
| 1920 X 1200 8xAA 16x AF | 22.2 fps |
26.7 fps |
Left 4 Dead:
ATI Radeon 4870 |
HIS Radeon 4890 OC |
|
| 1024 X 768 8xAA 16x AF | 120.8 fps |
131.2 fps |
| 1200 X 1600 8xAA 16x AF | 101.6 fps |
111.3 fps |
| 1920 X 1200 8xAA 16x AF | 85.3 fps |
95.4 fps |
Devil May Cry 4:
ATI Radeon 4870 |
HIS Radeon 4890 OC |
|
| 1024 X 768 4xAA 8x AF | 95.5 fps |
98.4 fps |
| 1200 X 1600 4xAA 8x AF | 77.1 fps |
81.5 fps |
| 1920 X 1200 4xAA 8x AF | 62.5 fps |
68.7 fps |
Crysis Warhead:
ATI Radeon 4870 |
HIS Radeon 4890 OC |
|
| 1024 X 768 | 34.8 fps |
41.1 fps |
| 1200 X 1600 | 26.2 fps |
31.3 fps |
| 1920 X 1200 | 23.2 fps |
28.9 fps |
Farcry 2:
ATI Radeon 4870 |
HIS Radeon 4890 OC |
|
| 1024 X 768 4xAA 8x AF | 42.5 fps |
47.3 fps |
| 1200 X 1600 4xAA 8x AF | 38.9 fps |
43.0 fps |
| 1920 X 1200 4xAA 8x AF | 35.0 fps |
39.5 fps |
Analysis of Results:
It always amazes me how Crysis can bring a system to its knees. What we see across the board is as expected the ATI 4890 provides a consistent domination over the older 4870. In every case the 4890 comes out ahead and does so by a minimum of 3 to 10 fps. At the street price that AMD expects the 4890 to be selling at the 4890 will be THE card to have if you are an ATI fan.
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