Upcoming ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 from AMD fastest ever
Claiming the world’s fastest computer graphics card title is something of an arbitrary crown, but one well worth fighting for. The new the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 is it, fact. It is based on the new RV770 GPU chip-set, and packs two graphics cards into one.
Over 3 times faster than the AMD ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2, the 4870 X2 offers 21.8GB/sec inter-card communication thanks to a move to PCI Express 2.0. Theoretically, the new 4870 X2 should be 1.8 times faster than the original single HD 4870. Incidentally, if you decide to add another HD 3870 X2 to your set up for some four-way CrossfireX action, you will be able to see similar performance gains. To accompany the cutting edge of graphics hardware, driver updates will ensure that the dual 4870 X2 is worth your while and the performance gains transfer over to the games you play too.
In comparison, the 4870 X2 obliterates the nearest competition from nVidia, the GeForce GTX 280. For some ideas on specifications and pricing, see the table below:
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