AMD Radeon HD 4830 512MB - Do we need another sub-$150 GPU?

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Turns out the answer is yes. The new AMD Radeon HD 4830 512MB graphics card

competes with NVIDIA's GeForce 9800 GT and is actually a better overall

choice in my opinion. Budget and mid-range cards are getting a BIG boost in

validity this fall and it doesn't seem to be slowing down yet.

 

URL: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=629&type=expert

 

Quote: "The HD 4830 512MB is obviously a strong contender in this area and

puts the GeForce 9800 GT on notice becoming the best card you can get for

less than $130. In our gaming tests I saw the HD 4830 clearly outpace the

GeForce 9800 GT in both Call of Duty 4 and Crysis, two games that are

usually quite favorable to NVIDIA's GPUs and drivers. Bioshock also

performed well on the HD 4830 but the tests at 2048x1536 indicate to me that

the cards are about equal in this title."

 

Thanks for a post!

 

Ryan Shrout

PC Perspective

rshrout ( -at -) pcper.com