ATI Radeon HD 4670 and 4650 released, tested
By Nilay Patel 
posted Sep 10th 2008 1:04PM
posted Sep 10th 2008 1:04PM
Read - ATI Radeon HD 4600 series PR
Read - HotHardware test
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Released, tested...fried, recalled, RMA'd, lost, partially refunded, rinse, repeat.
This is ATI, not NVIDIA... oh wait NVIDIA doesn't recall or partially refund any of their cards. 3 ATI cards and counting and I've never had an issue.
NVIDIA is for n00bs who don't know anything about graphics cards
Umm...I think you are confused for an nVidia card. I've had a Radeon 9200 (still do), and an X1600...and never had a problem even ONCE. I also sadly happen to have an 8600M GT on my MacBook Pro....while it's still a good card, I've noticed a lot of uncalled glitches in games. Same goes with my GeForce 7600GT on my desktop at home. Cheap.
PM, see previous post
@ iRawr
I meant my comment towards "Markus"
The question is, will it run for president?
Well, I had both Nvidia and ATI and never had a problem with either.
Fanboyism is stupid
Yes, common ATI/AMD. I still have hope.
what are you waiting for, they already rocked with the $200-$300 HD 4850/70
now this card kills the $100 9500GT
$20 cheaper, double the performance
Seconded on the 4850/4870. At that price point (got my 4850 for $150), they're way out in front of nvidia.
Please, no Crysis or Doom affiliated comments....
But will Doom play Crisis in a blender?
I think you just made one.
@ burriot_avatar
No, please no, just stop, for the sake of saving your intelligence.
I can't help it. It's an addiction.
That's what she said
What else have we missed out? First?
@Cal
I for one welcome our DoomCrisisiPhone overlords first.
After being an Nvidia fanboy for quite a while, I've finally switched to ATI, their current cards are fantastic, especially for the price, great value.
I'm also waiting for their ATI XGP tech to come out, external graphics for notebooks but sadly, they'll need a proprietary connector and will only be on AMD Puma notebooks for now.
ATI yes, AMD not really. : /
I think these cards offer a tremendous value considering what nvidia charges. J&R has some great prices on them btw!!
ATI FTW!!!
http://www.jr.com/diamond-multimedia/pe/DDD_4850PE3512/?JRSource=RealNY
http://www.jr.com/diamond-multimedia/pe/DDD_4870PE5512/?JRSource=RealNY
Eh not really, newegg beats the price on the '50 by 30 bucks and ewiz by like $20 on the '70.
Will is play Starcraft 2?
As long as you stick with ATI not NVIDIA
This will make you laugh
http://antispore.com/
AT her, or WITH her?
Preferably at her but everybodys different.
Take a look at this
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I truly mean this in the nicest way possible, but, what a nagging bitch.
Yes, naggy... and a bitch. I don't think I'm better than anyone, but when I hear about close-minded, brain-washed, bible-thumpers - I cannot free myself from the overwhelming feeling that yes, I am better than someone.
I was going to say the exact same thing as Dr. Zoidberg but eh.. I didn't want to offend anybody
So I have 2 1950 pros in a crossfire config. But my multi-monitors (I have 3 wide screens running at 1680x1050) and I really would like Crossfire X, should I go for this card, or just buy two 4850s?
This is a midrange mainstream card, not a gaming card. Running in Crossfire may be better than your 1950, but it might be better to get 1 4850 x2 or something like that.
@AlphaTeam
Still, looking the benchmarks for games like Crysis, and Half life, a Crossfired 4670, was coming close in benchmarks to a single 4850.
Yes I'm a gamer, but I also use my PC for work, and I really don't want to break the bank here.. Gaining CrossfireX is important so that all my monitors take advantage of both cards. With my current 1950s, only one screen can take advantage of the two cards (because they only use the older crossfire).
The way I see it:
Crossfire X with 4870s, near $600
Crossfire X with 4850s near $400
Crossfire X with 4670s near $160 (and you get near the performance of a single 4850)
Also look, and the diminishing return you get with Crossfire X on the 4850 or 4870 as compared to the 4670... It's significant.
Thoughts?
Which are the ATI Cards which OEM's sell with the CableCard functionality?
Thanks
CableCard has little to nothing to do with Video Cards. ATi just happens to make the TV Tuner you plug a CableCard into. You can mix a CableCard tuner and a decent nVidia card, such as a 8600GT.
I would bet these will be the next ATI parts that Apples uses in the iMac.
HDMI 7.1 audio for less than $80 FTW! This is the perfect card for a non-gaming HTPC.
Whoa whoa whoa!1!!1
What's up with the sudden fading out of the Low Ranked and the bold-faced type of the Highly and Highest Ranked? Were the blaring red and green letters just not enough?
@burriot_avatar: I was joking, he was playing and you killed it.
U KILLJOY
Now will these be crossfire compatible with the 4850/4870? I was wondering cause i want to build a pc but really will only use the 4650 now and maybe add a 4850 later to it when the time comes. I know the 4650 won't help the 4850 that much but I would feel like I didn't throw $80 away by doing that
Does anyone know where I can find the 4670? I can't find it or when it's released anywhere...
They have them on Newegg.com. That is the only place I have been able to find them thus far. Hopefully, there will be more vendors soon with a lower price. Anyone know of a vendor other than Newegg selling them currently?
if my motherboard only has PCI Express x16
not 2.0 x16
will this still work? and will it work good?
or do i have a better option?
thanks!
I don't have PCIe 2.0, and I got this card installed today (Sapphire-branded 4670 from NewEgg). I just tried Bioshock again, and yes, it's worth it to upgrade. I'm running on the 'high' profile... and I can play this game as it was envisioned... FINALLY.
*flips 'Geforce 7900GS Go' the bird and kicks sand over it* It looks like my XPS 410 factory mobo has found the video-card with which it will be buried... unless I can somehow eke better performance out of this little guy in a new rig.