AMD’s Radeon HD 5830: A Filler Card at the Wrong Price
by Ryan Smith on February 24, 2010 12:00 AM EST- Posted in
- GPUs
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Since we don’t use anti-aliasing on Batman, this benchmark lets the framerate fly through the roof and reduces some of the pressure on the ROPs. Even so, the 5830 is a consistent 10-15% slower than the 4890/GTX275, and barely any faster than the 4870. The gap between it and the 5850 stays between 20% and 25% in favor of the 5850.
For 2560 in particular, even without the use of anti-aliasing, our data indicates that we may still be held back the most by the ROPs.
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philosofa - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
Shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup.BTW - I own a 5870, STFU - just, S.T.F.U.
You clearly haven't read the review, are a fanboi or are paid by ATI. I don't give a flying frack what other reviews have said - you clearly haven't read the facts as this is an overpriced, strangely slow, power hungry card.
Why does there always have to be some muppet with rose-tinted goggles on who feels facts are subservient to his pathetic allegiance to a design house? JUST SHUT UP. God...
Parhel - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
I also thought the 5870 review here was very negative. Anandtech gave it the worst reception of any major reviewer. It was the only time I remember being disappointed by a review on Anandtech in the maybe 8 years I've been a reader.Expecting a $349 MSRP card (at the time) to outperform last generation's $600 dual GPU card across the board is unrealistic. And then, disregarding price, power consumption, heat, noise, and new features, and basing the conclusion solely on FPS isn't the type of thoughtful product review I've come to expect from Anandtech.
Believe it or not, I'm not a fanboy or someone with a huge emotional investment in these products either. Hell, I don't even play PC games.
DominionSeraph - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
Hey, people with no accomplishments of their own have to get a self-image from somewhere.Just sit back and let them be inferior. It's not like there's any other option open to them.
DominionSeraph - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
Needlessly negative? It's 4890 performance for $40 more than a 4890. Where's the upside in paying more for the same performance?This is a new generation of cards. A new generation is supposed to bring a reduction in the price of performance, not an increase.
medi01 - Friday, February 26, 2010 - link
It was actually mentioned in the article.Voldenuit - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
I wouldn't buy it even at $180.Sorry, ATI. NO SALE.
Paladin1211 - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
May be you should get a GTX480 for $810?PhysX, CUDA are waiting for you :)
xeopherith - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
I agree. I just bought two 5770's for $264 from the egg. How can you charge so much for a 5830! To get me to buy the card it would have to be priced around the 5770's current price so that I could run in crossfire. Maybe put the price of two 5830's just slightly above the 5850. Maybe $165.I mean buying the two 5770's saved me a bunch of money over a 5850 and can be better performance in the tests. Why make things look even worse for the higher end.
AznBoi36 - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
You guys are just too spoiled and have short term memories. You can blame the prices on lack of competition from Nvidia.gumdrops - Thursday, February 25, 2010 - link
oh ok cool