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Sapphire HD 4870 Toxic Edition
Conclusion
As all of the many tests we ran should show, the Sapphire 4870 Toxic Edition is quite impressive. It looks sharp and the numbers it puts up look even better. I think without question this card is in the same ballpark as Nvidia’s 200 series of cards, but with a kicker. This card retails for a few hundred dollars short of what a current 280 goes for.
Let’s talk some economics now, this card is up on newegg for $299.99, whereas on newegg the cheapest 280 I could find was $429 and that’s the lower end models. That’s a considerable difference given the top end ones will run past $600.
That said, the 280 will out perform this card in most benchmarks or video games in a head to head contest. Here is a really nice review we did on a set of 280’s that will really let you see what those cards are capable of. However, this card is very close to the 280 in performance and its not even close in the cost. If you’re a gamer who can’t afford to bust out $600 for a video card I would recommend this card to you. The performance blows the older generation of cards out of the water. This card and the 200-series of cards are competing in a totally different ballpark. You won’t be disappointed (unless your SATA connectors are right behind where your PCI-E slot is…)
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