Reviews of the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 (PCI-e 2.0, 2GB, GDDR3)
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CNET Review
The Good: Best-performing card in the $300 price range; four DVI outputs let you connect up to four LCDs.
The Bad: Worst power efficiency in its class.
The Bottom Line: Even if it's a relative power hog, the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 brings so much speed and utility to the table it's hard for us to recommend another midrange 3D card. Only the particularly power conscious or those who play games with known multichip scaling issues should look elsewhere.
Manufacturer: Sapphire Technology Limited
Part number: 11139-00-40R
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
Processor / Memory
- Graphics Processor / Vendor 2 GPUs - 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 2 GB
- Technology GDDR3 SDRAM 256-bit
- Memory Clock Speed 993 MHz
- Features Avivo HD Technology, ATI CrossFireX Technology, Integrated HD Audio controller
Video Input
- Type None
Video Output
- Max Resolution (external) 2560 x 1600
- Supported Display Graphics 1152x864, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1600, VGA (640x480), SVGA (800x600), XGA (1024x768), HDTV (1920x1080), QXGA (2048x1536), SXGA (1280x1024), UXGA (1600x1200)
- API Supported OpenGL 2.0, DirectX 10.1
- TV Interface HDTV out
- Digital Video Standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
- HDCP compatible Yes
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces 4 x DVI-I - 29 pin combined DVI, 1 x HDMI - 19 pin HDMI Type A ( With adapter ), 1 x HDTV output
- Compatible Slots 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x HDMI-DVI adapter
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Compliant Standards RoHS
- Package Type Retail
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 2 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 2 years
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
- Peripheral / Interface Devices Adjacent PCI slot, Two additional power connectors
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