BF2S Forums 4870 X2 pics (without cooler)

The ATI Radeon HD4870 X2 codenamed R700 is slated for a week 4, July release. This dual-GPU card which features two of the RV770 graphics processors which have been an overnight success for AMD/ATI in their single-GPU avatars, the HD4850 and HD4870, will be priced at US $499. AMD claims that this card will overwhelm the GeForce GTX 280. AMD will be in a position to supply samples for internal testing and quality evaluation by 15th of July and July 24th is slated for completion of testing following which, the product could start shipping. Partners will receive chip samples for non-reference designs. Volume shipments of the chips could commence sometime in August.

Wallpaper wrote:

Red PCB = teh poon

do I see a PCI-E 2.0 bridge chip between the GPUs.... and black pcb... teh secks tbh. I was thinking about getting SLi but that would need a decent SLi board for Nehalem. I can't wait to see the HD5 series.

.Sup wrote:

I just heard the X2 will be 512 bits wide, 2GB(256Bit、1GBx2)?? If thats true I'm getting the X2 for sure. Its a perfect beast for high resolutions. Btw it should be available at the end of July.

  linkage?

Edit: Is it shared memory right enough?  I generally wouldnt touch a dual GPU card because of the issues that go along with it.

Last edited by Bell (2008-07-02 14:32:56)

.Sup wrote:

http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=296463
Its shared but gig per GPU which is perfect for today's games. Btw what problems Martyn?

 

And well problems in general, the one most prominent to my mind is this problem of microstuttering, which benchmarks seldom show.  Take that 9800GX2, it matches if not beats the 280 in a lot of areas, but most of the benchmarks dont alot for this stuttering, which is essentially like lag spikes for lack of a better term.  Some people will say they dont mind that and tbh its not THAT much of an issue.  But, if your spending lots of money on these cards specifically for there performance and to limit the amount of slow down you get.  Multi core GPU's at the moment cant get away from this as yet so it begs the question, why pay over the odds for it when it still has the problem (too an extent).

Still, 4870X2 could be different, if it is I will almost certainly get it.

Martyn

.Sup wrote:

Is Martyn asleep?

Say hi to the new X2:

http://en.expreview.com/img/2008/07/04/ … bCi5_1.jpg

http://en.expreview.com/img/2008/07/04/ … 0mF9_1.jpg

Looks same as the older X2 just sexier color scheme.

Holy shit it's black.

Thank GOD.

That'll look good in a Cosmos S...now only to find a good looking Crossfire board...

Its confirmed, this baby has 2x1GB of memory. Hi-res king!

Bell wrote:

.Sup wrote:

http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=296463
Its shared but gig per GPU which is perfect for today's games. Btw what problems Martyn?

 

And well problems in general, the one most prominent to my mind is this problem of microstuttering, which benchmarks seldom show.  Take that 9800GX2, it matches if not beats the 280 in a lot of areas, but most of the benchmarks dont alot for this stuttering, which is essentially like lag spikes for lack of a better term.  Some people will say they dont mind that and tbh its not THAT much of an issue.  But, if your spending lots of money on these cards specifically for there performance and to limit the amount of slow down you get.  Multi core GPU's at the moment cant get away from this as yet so it begs the question, why pay over the odds for it when it still has the problem (too an extent).

Still, 4870X2 could be different, if it is I will almost certainly get it.

Martyn

What are these 'microstutters' that you speak of?

Not something I've read about.

Could you provide a good linky for the curious?

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

Bell wrote:

.Sup wrote:

http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=296463
Its shared but gig per GPU which is perfect for today's games. Btw what problems Martyn?

 

And well problems in general, the one most prominent to my mind is this problem of microstuttering, which benchmarks seldom show.  Take that 9800GX2, it matches if not beats the 280 in a lot of areas, but most of the benchmarks dont alot for this stuttering, which is essentially like lag spikes for lack of a better term.  Some people will say they dont mind that and tbh its not THAT much of an issue.  But, if your spending lots of money on these cards specifically for there performance and to limit the amount of slow down you get.  Multi core GPU's at the moment cant get away from this as yet so it begs the question, why pay over the odds for it when it still has the problem (too an extent).

Still, 4870X2 could be different, if it is I will almost certainly get it.

Martyn

What are these 'microstutters' that you speak of?

Not something I've read about.

Could you provide a good linky for the curious?

I just quickly googled, this article seems to explain it fairly well:

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/?article_id=631668

.Sup wrote:

Bell wrote:

Martyn > .Sup

U gay!

no u

Bell wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

What are these 'microstutters' that you speak of?

Not something I've read about.

Could you provide a good linky for the curious?

I just quickly googled, this article seems to explain it fairly well:

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/?article_id=631668

Supposedly 4870 does not suffer from microstuttering as much as the 3870x2 did/does.

The#1Spot wrote:

Sydney wrote:

The#1Spot wrote:

Imagine if Nvidia made a gtx280x2. 1000$ card anyone? I cant wait for some ATI benchmarks.

$1000 cards are nothing new outside of the US.

I seriously doubt you use US dollars in most of Europe.

He was told you suck at converting currencies so he converted it for you.

It seems i forgot this at the end: