Gigabyte 4850 1GB
Test Setup
Testing was run on what we would consider a good mid range rig, the sort of rig we can see this card living within. The CPU was overclocked to alleviate bottlenecking and we used the same system to test all the cards on test today.
Intel Core2Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.6 Ghz
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Deluxe (P45)
Memory
Cellshock DDR2 PC-2 6400 5-5-5-18 @ 800mhz
Power Supply
Tuniq Ensemble 1200w
Graphics Drivers
Nvidia Forceware 180.48
ATI Catalyst 8.12.72276
Operating System
Windows Vista 64bit SP1
The tests were run using our standard selection of test games, which gives readers a good perspective of how the card performs in a selection of games. We also test at a variety of resolutions, to give you an idea of how well the card scales and which one would suit you best.
1024×768 / 0xAA
1680×1050 / 4xAA
1920×1200 / 4xAA
3DMark06
1280×1024 / 0xAA
1680×1050 / 4xAA
1920×1200 / 4xAA
3DMark Vantage
Performance Mode
High Mode
Extreme Mode
ET:Quake Wars
1440×900 / High / 4xAA
1680×1050 / High / 4xAA
1920×1200 / High / 4xAA
Unreal Tournament III
1440×900 / DX10
1680×1050 / DX10
1920×1200 / DX10
Call of Duty 4
1440×900 / Max / 4xAA
1680×1050 / Max / 4xAA
1920×1200 / Max / 4xAA
Farcry 2
1440×900 / Max / 4xAA
1680×1050 / Max / 4xAA
1920×1200 / Max / 4xAA
Racedriver GRID
1440×900 / High / 4xAA
1680×1050 / High / 4xAA
1920×1200 / High / 4xAA
Crysis
1440×900 / DX10 / High / 4xAA
1680×1050 / DX10 / High / 4xAA
1920×1200 / DX10 / High / 4xAA
So, how does it perform…..
