Faster Graphics For Lower Prices: ATI Radeon HD 4770
by Derek Wilson on April 28, 2009 5:15 AM EST- Posted in
- GPUs
Age of Conan Performance
For our first test, the Radeon HD 4770 actually leads the pack. Now, we can't be sure this is all hardware, as we are using two different drivers for the AMD hardware. It could be that some architectural enhancement helped boost performance, but it is more likely that the difference in the driver revisions we are using is what causes this jump in performance. Whether this is a driver level improvement or some hardware tweak, this is a pretty impressive performance.
Regardless of the cause, looking at competitive data shows that the Radeon HD 4770 has a clear advantage over NVIDIA hardware in Age of Conan. This is nothing new, as AoC favors AMD hardware. We will be moving to the DX10 version in future articles, and that might shake things up a bit.
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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?