All tests were conducted in the 64-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium SP1, and in lieu of the driver's provided with the card, version 8.7 of the ATI Catalyst Control Center software was used.
For comparison purposes the following four cards were tested head to head with the Sapphire 512MB Radeon HD4870:
The following table summarizes the key technical data of all the cards to be compared.
What we have is a cross section of the top cards from the last two generations of ATI Radeon GPUs. Anyone considering an upgrade from a card that they bought in the past year will get an idea of whether it is worth it or not.
The screenshot below shows the "Overdrive" tab from the ATI Catalyst Control Center, as well as the "Graphics Card" tab from Techpowerup.com's GPU-Z. All of the specifications and information listed in the table above are confirmed, so it is time to see what this card can do!
