Reviews of the Diamond Viper Radeon HD 4850
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CNET Review
The Good: Respectable price-performance, more so in dual-card mode; flexible, single slot design.
The Bad: Competing (and pricier) Nvidia card is faster; runs very hot.
The Bottom Line: AMD's new ATI Radeon HD 4850 is a solid midrange 3D card that will run pretty much anything, and it boasts some forward-looking features to boot. It might be worth waiting for the price to drop just a bit, at which point this card will become much more attractive.
Manufacturer: Diamond Multimedia
Part number: 4850PE3512
General
- Device Type Graphics adapter
- Enclosure Type Plug-in card
- Vista Capability This is a modern video card capable of running all the new features in Windows Vista, including the upcoming DirectX 10.
- Interface Type PCI Express 2.0 x16
- Width 9.2 in
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 3.9 in
- Weight 2.8 lbs
Processor / Memory
- Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Radeon HD 4850
- Core Clock Speed 625 MHz
- Graphics Card Performance This card is compatible with the new rendering features of DirectX 10, which is featured in the Windows Vista operating system.
- RAMDAC Clock Speed 400 MHz
- Video Memory Installed 512 MB
- Technology GDDR3 SDRAM 256-bit
- Features ATI CrossFireX Technology
Video Input
- Type None
Video Output
- Max Resolution (external) 2560 x 1600
- Supported Display Graphics 2560x1600, UXGA (1600x1200)
- API Supported OpenGL 2.1, DirectX 10.1
- Max Monitors Supported 2
- TV Interface HDTV out
- Digital Video Standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
- HDCP compatible Yes
- Video Compression Standards H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces 2 x DVI-I (dual link) - 29 pin combined DVI, 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( With adapter ), 1 x HDMI - 19 pin HDMI Type A ( With adapter ), 1 x HDTV output ( On supplied cable )
- Compatible Slots 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x DVI-VGA adapter, 1 x S-Video cable, 1 x HDMI-DVI adapter, 1 x S-Video - composite adapter
- Compliant Standards CE, UL, FCC
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
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