• ATI Radeon HD 4870

    ATI Radeon HD 4870

    Roydon Cerejo, Jul 18, 2008 1329 hrs IST

    The much awaited beauty is finally here and raises serious questions on the existence of the GTX 2xx series.

    Superb Performance, Good overclocker, Supports DX 10.1.

    Could be priced better.

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Here we have the CrossFire connectors for a CrosssFire -X setup. There is a sticker placed above it that warns the user about the heat generated. The red bracket that you see actually forms a framework for the heat sink and has a red powder coat on it giving it a really nice finish.



On its rear are two 6-pin PCI-E power connectors providing the Core and the Ram with enough power. This card consumes around 135W when idle and goes upto 230 on full load. This is still a lot less compared to the GTX 2xx series, which hovers around the 280-290W mark.



There's really nothing much to say here. We just have the aluminum retention bracket for the heat sink.

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bhavin
,ahemedabad, on Nov 03, 2008 12:16 PM
the page is not seen properly in firefox(ubuntu( and in opera the side table in right cuts the text of the preview Please check the errors and test it on opera for better preview of the page
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Anonymous
,BHOPAL, on Jul 21, 2008 09:05 AM
Plz, Can anybody tell me why in USA HD 4850 & HD 4870 are selling at 200$,300$ i.e approx Rs-8000 & Rs-12000 respectively. And here in India, these cards are selling at Rs-11000 & Rs-19000 respectively. why such a huge difference in price?? And who the hell behind that??? though if we talk about other products such as RAM,PROCESSOR, HARD DISK there is significant differece in pricess, here in India & USA!! So why with graphics Card??? why???why?? why???why?? (Nahi!! ye sunne se pehale mai mar kyo nahi gayaa?)
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Angst Against r
,Mum, on Sep 30, 2008 11:20 PM
It is sad that GPUs are overpriced in India but $200 isnt 8000 its about Rs 9382 and depreciating. Plus I believe prices also depend on Demand Supply ratio other than import duty and taxes. If more and more people start buying decent GPUs prices will come down.I Remember the days of voodoo very few ppl could look beyond low end graphic card in India then. Now slowly people are accepting early mid range GPUs. We here in India dont even buy original games. High end game copies sold is good indirect indicator of GPU demand. Single enquiries mean nothing. Plus we have real idiot people as hardware vendors in here. Give it some time.
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lawl
,lawl, on Jul 18, 2008 02:04 PM
Atleast get the title right....
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justin
,cochin, on Aug 05, 2008 11:20 AM
can i use the hd 4870 with my asus m2n mx?
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Krishna
,Bangalore, on Jul 23, 2008 11:46 AM
199$ is in online retail pricing (Direct by). But in India, when you import there is 20% duty on graphics card. THat is 240$. Then there is local taxes, VAT etc etc and not to forget partner margins....
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Anonymous
,BHOPAL, on Jul 21, 2008 09:25 AM
though if we talk about other products such as RAM,PROCESSOR, HARD DISK there is <NO> significant differece in pricess, here in India & USA!! So why with graphics Card??? why???why?? why???why??_______( Sorry i forgot putting NO in between sentance in my last Comment)
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vijayshimla
,Shimla 171001, on Jul 20, 2008 05:21 PM
18-19k for 4870 will really be loot of Indian consumer. Asus & other 4870(Retail ) cards from reputed mfrs are $ 254 shipped at Newegg. i.e. 10,8k INR. Then pray who is looking forward to raping us-manufacturers or distris ???
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Kurei
,Gurgaon, on Jul 19, 2008 07:50 PM
well reviewed... although i would love to know what temps were you running at when you occed.... also how is the stock cooling.... also how does it perform with F@H applications.... anyone else who has a decent graphics card should start folding.... its for a good cause.... what are the rated voltages... ? and also how good are the linux drivers...?
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roguegene
,mumbai, on Jul 19, 2008 12:09 PM
uncle what is read & black combo...lol...gud article none the less :)
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kel
,bangalore, on Jul 19, 2008 09:00 AM
I'll wait for it to get a little cheaper.
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