4850 X2...

[Shantei]

I'm thinking of buying this GPU for another comp, however .. I'm not sure whether to dish out an extra £40 ($80 obv) for the 2GB version, or stick with the 1Gb... Would there be much performance gain from the 2Gb or should I stick with the 1Gb and save money?

 

[MNI-SmellyCakes]

I've heard some gooood reviewd from the x2. The HD 4850 itself is a greeeeat card, no doubt..but it just depends on your budget.

If you have the extra money, go for it!

 

[Shantei]

Thanks .. but does anyone know of the performance gain? If any?

 

[GhostGT]

I've read online that the 4850 X2 falls right in between the 4870 and the 4870 X2. Don't know if it's true, but you can expect it to be a little better than the 4870.

 

[Captain Pooka]

I'm having some problems some times.. don't know if it's my graphics card or not, but it's a 4870. Just be aware.. the card is HUGE.. takeing up two pci slots, and it's really tall. this is a 4870, not sure about the 50...

 

[tom-knox]

Don't know if you've been watching the economy over the last 6 months but £40 aint $80 no more. It's around $58 now. I would stick with the 1gb version but that's because i aint got much money to throw about. Get the 2gb if you want but at the moment it won't be major. The 4850 x2 is a great card though, from what i've heard about it.

 

[worshipme]

No, I don't think it's worth it. In fact, I don't think the card is worth it at all, only Sapphire makes them so it's going to come at a premium. I would rather have a GTX 280 for the same price TBH.

 

[MNI-SmellyCakes]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NVbMgJP34Zs&feature=related

I disagree, worshipme.

Watch that video, it beat the GTX 280 in all the benchmarks.

 

[Atomic Rooster]

That's just one review MNI.

Here's one that shows just the opposite: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 Video Card Review

 

[worshipme]

They are more or less the same, but I'd take a single GPU card over a dual GPU if they were the same price.