ATI cuts graphics pricesSomething over the weekendBy Charlie DemerjianTuesday, 5 May 2009, 20:00OVER THE WEEKEND, we heard rumors that ATI was going to drop the price on a few parts by an average of 12-18 per cent. A quick check on several etail sites shows that the 4770 dropped ~$10 in a day from most vendors.We think a few other cards did drop, or will soon, but tracking prices at etailers is much akin to herding cats. In any case, the HD 4770 is now a $89-99 card instead of a $99-109 card - one that has no real competition in the marketplace.Until the currently MIA NV 40nm desktop parts come out, the only thing they can fight back with is the much more expensive G92b die. That part barely does not keep up with the 4770 until you get into the higher SKUs with much more memory, and more expensive memory at that. µ
i dont think we can get a rebates so i think that 90 usd card is pretty much out of the way
Quote from: Kraeoss on May 05, 2009, 05:33:43 PMi dont think we can get a rebates so i think that 90 usd card is pretty much out of the wayDude it's 110USD without rebate... even with tax and shipping that is in the 1500TT range tops
Still the 4770 just a bit better than the 4850. Seen an Asus model which can oc to 900MHz core/4.3ghz memory too.4770 FTW!(Waiting for dual slot cooler version though)
i wonder if HD4770 in 3way crossfire would be faster than a GTX 285
Quote from: Wa_DoDem on May 05, 2009, 11:00:40 PMi wonder if HD4770 in 3way crossfire would be faster than a GTX 285 That's an interesting question. I too would like to see how three of these would scale.You would need one of those kickazz 790FX/GX boards to run that config though.
Quote from: Arcman on May 06, 2009, 12:22:27 AMQuote from: Wa_DoDem on May 05, 2009, 11:00:40 PMi wonder if HD4770 in 3way crossfire would be faster than a GTX 285 That's an interesting question. I too would like to see how three of these would scale.You would need one of those kickazz 790FX/GX boards to run that config though.Time to order and test it out guys who whatWa_DoDem - beers and rumArcman - 4-6GB DDR3-1333Hard O/C - 1 HD 4770W1nTry - CPU
AMD has hit another megahertz milestone record today.ZoomAMD boasted today that it has delivered the world’s first 1 GHz GPU. Is this a new product? Not exactly.What AMD has done is that it has taken an ATI Radeon HD 4890 graphics card, which normally runs at 850 MHz, and overclocked it to 1 GHz at the factory – air cooled – and voila, you have yourself the world’s first shipping 1 GHz GPU part.In fact, if you had your own Radeon HD 4890, you might be able to reach 1 GHz too. Of course, AMD does have the advantage of binning parts to make sure that those with the most headroom get separated for this new SKU.The flip side of that equation also means that any GPUs that aren’t able to hit the 1 GHz mark on just air cooling will be relegated to just the old “regular” pile, which will cap speeds at which the Radeon HD 4890 will run.Look out for these juiced up video cards from Asus, Club 3D, Diamond Multimedia, Force3D, Gecube, Gigabyte, HIS (Hightech Information Systems), ITC, Jetway, MSI, Palit Multimedia, PowerColor, Sapphire Technology and XFX.Stay tuned for our hands on with one of these cards where we'll put it up against a 'vanilla' reference board.Interestingly enough, this is the second time that AMD has beat an arch rival to the 1 GHz milestone. Back in 2000, AMD beat Intel to the 1 GHz punch with its Athlon. Remember that? Take a trip with us down memory lane as we look back on Chris Angelini’s review of the AMD Athlon 1 GHz during his more innocent and much younger days.Source : Tom's Hardware US
Radeon HD 4730 surfacesBy Hilbert Hagedoorn, May 21, 2009 - 8:19 PMWell that didn't take long. It is reported that AMD is planning to release a new 55nm RV770 based graphics card, the Radeon HD 4730. This part is basically a cut down down version of the Radeon HD 4830 with 512MB GDDR5 memory.The Radeon HD 4730 is an attempt to ease the supply problems of the popular Radeon HD 4770.The thing is, this card isn't based on the 40nm RV740 part but the 55nm RV770. In fact, it is a strip down version of the HD 4830 (RV770LE) codenamed RV770CE but boosted with GDDR5 memories. However, you may not be seeing mass availability as it is only available in limited quantities for certain regions whose HD 4830 stocks have ran dry.www.guru3d.com
