Faster Graphics For Lower Prices: ATI Radeon HD 4770
by Derek Wilson on April 28, 2009 5:15 AM EST- Posted in
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And there you have it: 40nm has arrived, and it looks pretty good. The Radeon HD 4770 always outperforms the older 4830 and sometimes gives the 4850 a run for its money.
As for the competition, the 4770 comes out on top in the games we tested. The more expensive GTS 250 leads in Call of Duty World at War, while the 4770 blows the doors off everything in Age of Conan. As for the other benchmarks, they come out pretty close with the 4770 generally ahead. But the clincher is Far Cry 2 performance which shows the Radeon HD 4770 leading the GTS 250 fairly well in a heavy hitting graphics engine.
Our expectations for the hardware were a little higher while our idea of price was also a little lower, but from our perspective, the extra $10 isn't out in left field as this card generally leads a competitive part that costs even more and sometimes pushes up toward the Radeon HD 4850. At the same time, you can spend a little bit less and get some very good performance if you are into the value option.
We still don't like the fact that the AMD decided to name this the 4770 despite the fact that it consistently outperforms the 4830. Unfortunately, we can't do any more about it than we are already doing. So we'll have to make do in the meantime.
NVIDIA should have 40nm parts out this year as well, and both camps have their own way of rolling out new process technology. AMD continues to be a little bit more aggressive on that front, seemingly making the move on the earliest viable hardware whether it's low or high end. NVIDIA looks to play it a little more cautiously. It's all about cost benefit. Certainly it's a benefit to have smaller GPUs as they cost less to make. But early on in the life of a manufacturing process, yields can suffer driving price up. Timing the move well can have its advantages, and NVIDIA is counting on that this time around.
It isn't clear when NVIDIA will have a part in this generation of their architecture that competes in the near $100 market. For now, the best option is clear: the Radeon HD 4770 is the way to go.
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- Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - link
ATI will discontinue the 4830 cards in favour of the 4770.http://www.dailytech.com/ATI+Launches+Radeon+HD+47...">http://www.dailytech.com/ATI+Launches+R...+Using+4...
Zingam - Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - link
60+ fps at resolutions above 3000x2000 for $150-200 that I would call modern and good graphics until then I'd rather wait. It's about time for that to happen!strikeback03 - Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - link
Why? Is there even 0.01% of the possible market with a display of that kind of resolution?SiliconDoc - Sunday, June 7, 2009 - link
ATI IS LOSING M0NEY ON EVERY CARD THEY SELL - SO MUCH FOR PROFIT FROM TINY GPU CORES! GREAT LIE THO RED ROOSTERS AND BOOSTERS... GOSH YER SO DANG SMART !" AMD's graphics division (ATI) reported net revenue of $248 million (PDF, page 3) and an operating loss of $38 million in Q2. Revenue fell $14 million from Q1, but was up 17.5 percent compared to the equivalent period in 2007. For the six months ended June 28, 2008, graphics revenue was $510 million with an operating loss of $25 million, compared to revenue of $422 million and an operating loss of $65 million through the same period in 2007. "
READ THAT AS IN THE RED, RED ROOSTERS !
http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2008/08/ati-p...">http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/20...t-market...
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NOW FOR NVIDIA PROFITS! YOU KNOW, THAT'S $$$$ LEFT OVER AFTER MAKING AND SELLING, SOMETHING ATI DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT WITH THEIR PATHETICALLY CHEAP TINY CORE YOU YAPPERS LIKE DEREK KEEP PUSHING ON LOSERS !
" For the three months that ended October 26, profit sank 74 percent to $61.7 million, or 11 cents a share, from $235.7 million a year earlier. Excluding costs from stock compensation and other expenses, earnings were 20 cents a share. This exceeded the average estimate of 11 cents projected by First Call. "
THAT'S CALLED A PROFIT AND STOCK INCREASE THERE RED ROOSTERS, AND ONLY NVIDIA HAS IT ! YOUR RED ATI LOST MONEY - DUHH !
Better make that tiny overheating core MUCH MUCH SMALLER !
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10084168-64.html">http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10084168-64.html
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YES I HATE THE LYING RED ROOSTERS! OF COURSE, THEY ARE LIARS LIARS LIARS !
philosofool - Thursday, September 3, 2009 - link
I never read anything in all caps.Fluxzx - Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - link
Amen.SiliconDoc - Monday, June 8, 2009 - link
Don't you love it - the paper launch with just a tiny trickle of 4770's for sale - you still can't get any at newegg and the parts rans out initially with 2-5 reviews (meaning a tiny part supply).--
Same at Tigerdirect - NOT AVAILABLE
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Same at Amazon - NOT AVAILABLE
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The greatest paper launch scandal ever - and NOT A WORD OF COMPLAINT FROM ANANDTECH BECAUSE IT'S ATI AND NOT NVIDIA !
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Welcome to the ultimate BIAS.
aeternitas - Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - link
My friend got his and loves it. Best deal since Voodoo II.Maybe you just suck?