Radeon HD 4870 1GB

I think I did mention in a previous entry that AMD will release a few variants of HD 4xxx with higher onboard memory.

Now AMD has released Radeon HD 4870 1GB, which most probably benefit those who play games at ultra high resolution (I'm talking 1920x1200 and above!). The card probably is meant to respond to the release of GTX 260 Core 216 not so long ago.

AnandTech has it reviewed here!

I give a clue though: this card beats GTX 260 Core 216 in Crysis! Although that is not a good indication for an overall performance. I suggest you to head over to the review and compare it with GTX 260 Core 216, heck, better still, include GTX 280 as well! You'll be surprised..for a card that cost around MSRP$300, I can call it a winner, once again.

It's very mouthful: GeForce GTX 260 Core 216

The name above, added with the manufacturer's name and the amount of memory onboard can become a very long product name. It's NVIDIA's recent bad habit of adding a peculiar product in between the main ones, cluttering the product line-ups and confusing the customers.

So here we have GTX 260 Core 216, which obviously means that it has 216 SPs. That is 24 SPs more than the regular GTX 260. Purpose of existence? To pit it dead-on with HD 4870 in price-to-performance ratio competition.

Bearing $274 price tag, it is NVIDIA's hope to regain some market share from AMD, in the high end spectrum. Whether it works or not, only benchmarks will tell. AnandTech has it covered here.

Radeon HD 4670 - Sweet spot in the middle tier

I think I'm beginning to love the lower to midrange video cards now. At $79, this card is bang on! RV730 XT is the codename for HD 4670, which is the replacement for the previous series midrange card, HD 3650.

Read here for the full review.