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joystiq.com - 8/12/2008

AMD touts the ATI Radeon HD 4870 x2 as the 'world's fastest graphics card'

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AMD (ATI) has just launched its newest assault against competitor Nvidia in the ever-continuing graphics arms race. It is touting the awkwardly-named ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 as the fastest graphics card ever made, with 2.4 teraFLOPS of processing power. (In comparison, Nvidia's RSX GPU found in the PS3 promises performance of 1.8 teraFLOPS. ATI's chip in the Xbox 360 promises 1.0 teraFLOPS.) The ...

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amd.com - 8/12/2008

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— amd.com — “Our gameplay experiences with the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 were phenomenal, especially once we raised the... antialiasing setting to high levels... Who would have thought we’d ever be seeing Oblivion at 2560x1600 with 24X AA? This means you can load up old ... (more) News Room Home

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tweaktown.com - 8/12/2008

Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 in CrossfireX :

— tweaktown.com — Introduction It's hard to turn around and say that the HD 4870 X2 is one of the... most anticipated cards of recent times, due to the plain fact that there have been so many cards released over the last three months. While some had thought that the new ... (more) Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 in CrossfireX :

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gizmodo.com - 8/12/2008

Fastest Graphics Card Alive ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Gets Official Tomorrow [Ati]

— gizmodo.com — ATI's Nvidia-slaying Radeon HD 4870 X2, previewed last month , will get official tomorrow at SIGGRAPH says... the WSJ, who notes that some reviewers are calling it the most powerful card around. It's an interesting test of ATI's graphics card strategy: ... (more) Fastest Graphics Card Alive ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Gets ...

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The Fastest Graphics Card In The World
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide — ... processing power. Currently Nvidia’s RSX GPU found in the PS3 delivers performance of 1.8 teraFLOPS, while ATI’s chip in the Xbox 360 delivers 1.0 teraFLOPS. AMD achieved this performance by combining two ATI Radeon HD 4800 series GPUs into a single card, with a whopping 2GB of onboard memory. The ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 will be available with MSRP $549. A cheaper, less powerful little model, the ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2, will be available in September at approximately $399. [Joystiq] ...

AMD brings the game to Nvidia’s doorstep
Coolest Gadgets — ... its way into future AMD products. Some observations lean toward using a similar graphics processor in Fusion - the upcoming family of processors that AMD plans to roll out from next year onwards. Well, it remains to be seen whether the mainstream gaming market will give more momentum to the new 4870 X2, but I have no doubt Nvidia will sleep easy as they begin their quest of regaining the performance crown and bragging rights that come along with it back from AMD. Image courtesy of Joystiq. ...

ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 World Fastest Graphics Card
Today Gadgets — ... holds a tittle as a world fastest graphics card today. It is uses an AMD’s single video card solution with a whopping 2GB of onboard memory for the high-end gaming enthusiast crowd. Just to remain you, Nvidia’s RSX GPU already found on PS3 that promises performance of 1.8 teraFLOPS, while ATI’s chip in the Xbox 360 promises 1.0 teraFLOPS. The ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 should be available from various “e-tailers” soon at an MSRP of $549. [ VIA ] ShareThis