Gigabyte 4850 1GB
Test Setup
Published: 24th February 2009 | Source: Gigabyte | Price: £143.69 |
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.
CPU
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
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.
3DMark05
1024x768 / 0xAA
1680x1050 / 4xAA
1920x1200 / 4xAA
3DMark06
1280x1024 / 0xAA
1680x1050 / 4xAA
1920x1200 / 4xAA
3DMark Vantage
Performance Mode
High Mode
Extreme Mode
ET:Quake Wars
1440x900 / High / 4xAA
1680x1050 / High / 4xAA
1920x1200 / High / 4xAA
Unreal Tournament III
1440x900 / DX10
1680x1050 / DX10
1920x1200 / DX10
Call of Duty 4
1440x900 / Max / 4xAA
1680x1050 / Max / 4xAA
1920x1200 / Max / 4xAA
Farcry 2
1440x900 / Max / 4xAA
1680x1050 / Max / 4xAA
1920x1200 / Max / 4xAA
Racedriver GRID
1440x900 / High / 4xAA
1680x1050 / High / 4xAA
1920x1200 / High / 4xAA
Crysis
1440x900 / DX10 / High / 4xAA
1680x1050 / DX10 / High / 4xAA
1920x1200 / DX10 / High / 4xAA
1024x768 / 0xAA
1680x1050 / 4xAA
1920x1200 / 4xAA
3DMark06
1280x1024 / 0xAA
1680x1050 / 4xAA
1920x1200 / 4xAA
3DMark Vantage
Performance Mode
High Mode
Extreme Mode
ET:Quake Wars
1440x900 / High / 4xAA
1680x1050 / High / 4xAA
1920x1200 / High / 4xAA
Unreal Tournament III
1440x900 / DX10
1680x1050 / DX10
1920x1200 / DX10
Call of Duty 4
1440x900 / Max / 4xAA
1680x1050 / Max / 4xAA
1920x1200 / Max / 4xAA
Farcry 2
1440x900 / Max / 4xAA
1680x1050 / Max / 4xAA
1920x1200 / Max / 4xAA
Racedriver GRID
1440x900 / High / 4xAA
1680x1050 / High / 4xAA
1920x1200 / High / 4xAA
Crysis
1440x900 / DX10 / High / 4xAA
1680x1050 / DX10 / High / 4xAA
1920x1200 / DX10 / High / 4xAA
So, how does it perform.....
Most Recent Comments
I hate the look of bare graphics cards as they just look untidy.
Though for the person who likes his money, this would be cool.
Though for the person who likes his money, this would be cool.
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Originally Posted by name='zak4994'
I hate the look of bare graphics cards as they just look untidy.
Though for the person who likes his money, this would be cool. |
However. I really like the fin arrangement Gigabyte have on that sink.
However2. Blowing down on a card and letting the hot air go where it wants is not the best idea.
£143 looks good. I'd still opt for a £100 9800gtxyzabc+++ after the afternoon I just had with ATI's drivers. Thank u very much.
Great review.
Nice review, Tom!
One thing though, for an extra £20 odd you can have a Sapphire 4870, so why spend £143 on a 4850? Anyways, nice review. Keep 'em coming!
One thing though, for an extra £20 odd you can have a Sapphire 4870, so why spend £143 on a 4850? Anyways, nice review. Keep 'em coming!
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Originally Posted by name='°TheMadDutchDude°'
Nice review, Tom!
One thing though, for an extra £20 odd you can have a Sapphire 4870, so why spend £143 on a 4850? Anyways, nice review. Keep 'em coming! |
I recommended a friend to buy one of these for his build, but it turns out that it doesn't come with an onboard fan controller, and the fan was running at 100% all the time (No amount of driver hacks, rivatuner, BIOS mods would do anything to change that). He had to fight to get a refund (as it wasn't faulty per-say, apparently it's default behaviour from gigabyte), but fortunately they took it back in the end.
Although the zalman cooler used on this is quieter than the stock cooler would have been (which is what drew me to this card in the first place), it's still to noisy to run at 100% all the time.
So if noise bothers you, avoid this card!
Dan
Although the zalman cooler used on this is quieter than the stock cooler would have been (which is what drew me to this card in the first place), it's still to noisy to run at 100% all the time.
So if noise bothers you, avoid this card!
Dan
Or buy an aftermarket air cooler 
I have a sapphire hd4850 512 which had a noisy little bugger on it. After having replaced it with a scythe musashi (€32) it was dead quiet. If you have an additional PCI slot to sacrifice the arctic cooling accellero s1 with a 120mm fan tiewrapped onto it is about €25.
I have a sapphire hd4850 512 which had a noisy little bugger on it. After having replaced it with a scythe musashi (€32) it was dead quiet. If you have an additional PCI slot to sacrifice the arctic cooling accellero s1 with a 120mm fan tiewrapped onto it is about €25.
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