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Sapphire HD 4890 review

ATI's mid-range bruiser gets the once-over

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2009-09-23September 23rd 2009

Price at launch £154.00
Product Type Graphic Card
Chipset Manufacturer ATI
Chipset Model 4890
HDMI Yes
Chipset Line Radeon
Chipset Series HD 4000
Maximum Resolution 2560 x 1600
Brand Name Sapphire
Standard Memory 1 GB
Host Interface PCI Express 2.0 x16
Bus Width 256 bit
Multi-GPU Technology CrossFireX
Analog Signal Yes
Digital Signal Yes
Dual Link DVI Supported Yes
DVI Yes
VGA Yes
Number of VGA Outputs 1
Number of DVI Outputs 1
Number of HDMI Outputs 2
Memory Technology GDDR5 SDRAM
Manufacturer Sapphire, Inc
Memory Speed 1050 MHz
Product Model 11150-05-20R
Product Name Radeon HD 4890 Graphics Card
Processor Speed 870 MHz
Manufacturer Part Number 11150-05-20R
Manufacturer Website Address www.sapphiretech.com/en/
Marketing Information

The SAPPHIRE HD 4890 Vapor-X model is a new SAPPHIRE original design. It has SAPPHIRE's Vapor-X cooling module on the GPU together with a heat sink and profiled fan venting heat out of the case. It is quieter and significantly faster than the standard reference model, with core clock speed of 870MHz and 1GB of DDR5 memory clocked at 1050MHz.

API Supported DirectX 10.1

Product Summary

Radeon HD 4890

Sapphire HD 4890

Price at launch

£154.00

For

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Best AMD single chip performance for under £200

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Occassionally outperforms GT275...

Against

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...but not often enough

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HD4870 is much cheaper

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