[v][AGIC']need benches, think it will be worth dropping my 8800gt for?
Looking at the AMD promo slides on the links posted at the end of the article, performance is anywhere from 10% to 50% more depending on the game and the resolution. Without any real numbers it could mean anything from 3 fps to 20 fps in games or more. So it's too early to tell. I do know my 8800gt is still playing all the games I throw at it. I plan to get another year out of it.
Check the links and you'll see ATI's promo benches. You can take it from there, albeit with a grain of PR salt. I'll do my best to get one here for the release.
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Mt_GoatHead Cheezy KnobPflugerville (north of Austin)Icrontian
edited April 2009
I don't see it as all that great except for the benefits of being a 40nm part with less heat and current draw. Otherwise its specs look like the 4830 which has a 256 bit memory bus and the new 4770 is only a 128 bit memory bus. So in the end it should not even equal the 4830/4850 or 9800GT on the NVidia side. Also cost wise the 4830 cards are currently running $90 to $130 and the 4850 cards are as low as $130 and likey to get cheaper soon. So as far as performance for the dollar goes I am not so impressed. As for debuting a 40nm GPU, I am very interested as well as impressed!
I don't know that I would tell someone to switch from a current 8800/9800 card, and like others have said, a 4850 is not much more and outperforms them.
Where I think this card is a winner application wise is as a true gamer step up for OEM systems that have an open PCIE slot, and a less than desirable power supply (these systems are common).
At 80 watts maximum draw, you should be able to run this off the lousy 300 watt PSU many of OEM's use. For guys like us, we have options, swapping out the PSU does not scare us, so it may not be the best option for us, but if marketed as a real bump up for OEM systems, this is going to be a major upgrade for allot of people who thought they could never have really good 3D acceleration.
I'm already thinking about the upgrade potential for my customers. I see allot of Dell machines running the board graphics with a 350 watt PSU and open PCIE slot. The 4770 looks like the right upgrade for that scenario.
I've been planning to get a 9800 forever, but at so much less power usage, this may finally bring me back to ATI. Looking forward to getting some OpenCL on, too.
BuddyJ
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Kids with awful OEM system PSU's will be able to upgrade to this thing.
LOL good one. Looks like another winner.
Looking at the AMD promo slides on the links posted at the end of the article, performance is anywhere from 10% to 50% more depending on the game and the resolution. Without any real numbers it could mean anything from 3 fps to 20 fps in games or more. So it's too early to tell. I do know my 8800gt is still playing all the games I throw at it. I plan to get another year out of it.
I definitely want to see some real benches though.
Where I think this card is a winner application wise is as a true gamer step up for OEM systems that have an open PCIE slot, and a less than desirable power supply (these systems are common).
At 80 watts maximum draw, you should be able to run this off the lousy 300 watt PSU many of OEM's use. For guys like us, we have options, swapping out the PSU does not scare us, so it may not be the best option for us, but if marketed as a real bump up for OEM systems, this is going to be a major upgrade for allot of people who thought they could never have really good 3D acceleration.
I'm already thinking about the upgrade potential for my customers. I see allot of Dell machines running the board graphics with a 350 watt PSU and open PCIE slot. The 4770 looks like the right upgrade for that scenario.