AMD mid-range Shot (4830) for sub 150$

comp_ali · Sep 29, 2008, 12:26 AM

256-bit, fewer pipes

ATI is about to release a new old card called Radeon HD 4830. It is based on the well-known RV770 chip, and this card will have a 256-bit memory interface.

The key difference from Radeon 4850 will be the pipeline numbers, as ATI plans to cut the pipeline count. We don't know how many branches will be cut, but it will end up will fewer pipes than Radeon 4850 and 4870.

ATI still hasn't made up its mind on the price of such a card, and it will be positioned below Radeon HD 4850 and above HD 4670. It is meant to fight Geforce 9800GT-based cards, which are priced slightly above €100.

VR-Zone : Technology Beats - Radeon HD 4830 Has 640SP, Launch On
Oct 21st

comp_ali · Oct 1, 2008, 02:56 PM

No comments..
I comment myself Ati is playing well as far it strained Nvidia to lower its skyscrapers prices

Cow_160483 · Oct 3, 2008, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by comp_ali

No comments..
I comment myself Ati is playing well as far it strained Nvidia to lower its skyscrapers prices

tell me about it dude Nvidia's prices are crazy, here in bots the price for an 8800 GT is twice that of a HD3870 X2 i have no idea how they came up with that ???

IvanV · Oct 3, 2008, 09:36 AM

If it has fewer shaders than 4850 and 4870, there goes their numbering scheme where marks of the two cards from the same generation have the same second digit if they are based on identical cores. It may be physically based on the same chip as those two cards, but if the number of active subunits is different then it means nothing to the end user and we get back to where we started when an X800 card could have anywhere between 8 and 16 pipelines. It's still a little better than having all those suffixes such as "", "SE", "GT", "GTO", "GTO²", "GTO-16", "Pro", "XL", "XT" and "XT PE" (these were all used for the X800), as it is clear that 70>50>30, but I think they ought to give it a different marketing name like 4770.

Sep 29, 2008, 12:26 AM	#1
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,441 Rep Power: 331 System Specs	AMD mid-range Missle (4830) for sub 150$ 256-bit, fewer pipes ATI is about to release a new old card called Radeon HD 4830. It is based on the well-known RV770 chip, and this card will have a 256-bit memory interface. The key difference from Radeon 4850 will be the pipeline numbers, as ATI plans to cut the pipeline count. We don't know how many branches will be cut, but it will end up will fewer pipes than Radeon 4850 and 4870. ATI still hasn't made up its mind on the price of such a card, and it will be positioned below Radeon HD 4850 and above HD 4670. It is meant to fight Geforce 9800GT-based cards, which are priced slightly above €100. VR-Zone : Technology Beats - Radeon HD 4830 Has 640SP, Launch On Oct 21st Last edited by comp_ali; Sep 29, 2008 at 06:34 PM.

Oct 3, 2008, 09:36 AM	#4
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,651 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	If it has fewer shaders than 4850 and 4870, there goes their numbering scheme where marks of the two cards from the same generation have the same second digit if they are based on identical cores. It may be physically based on the same chip as those two cards, but if the number of active subunits is different then it means nothing to the end user and we get back to where we started when an X800 card could have anywhere between 8 and 16 pipelines. It's still a little better than having all those suffixes such as "", "SE", "GT", "GTO", "GTO²", "GTO-16", "Pro", "XL", "XT" and "XT PE" (these were all used for the X800), as it is clear that 70>50>30, but I think they ought to give it a different marketing name like 4770. __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

Oct 1, 2008, 02:56 PM	Thread Starter #2
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,441 Rep Power: 331 System Specs	No comments.. I comment myself Ati is playing well as far it strained Nvidia to lower its skyscrapers prices