Go To Latest Video ReviewsRefine search for Graphics
AMD ATI Radeon HD 4890 Review
| Author | Edward Chester |
| Published | 2nd Apr 2009 |
| Manufacturer | ATI |
| Price | £204.34 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £234.99 (Inc VAT) |
| Latest Price |
| Features |  |
| Performance | |
| Value |  |
| Overall | |
8 comments
Email
TrustedReviews NewslettersRace Driver: GRID is the newest game in our testing arsenal and it's currently one of our favourites too. Its combination of arcade style thrills and spills with a healthy dose of realism and extras like Flashback makes it a great pick-up-and-go driving game. It's also visually stunning with beautifully rendered settings, interactive crowds, destructible environments, and stunning lighting. All that and it's not the most demanding game on hardware, either.
We test using the 64-bit version of the game, patched to version 1.2, and running in DirectX 10 mode. FRAPS is used to record frame rates while we manually complete one circuit of the Okutama Grand Circuit, in a Pro Tuned race on normal difficulty. We find a frame rate of at least 40fps is required to play this game satisfactorily as significant stutters can ruin your timing and precision. We'd also consider 4xAA as a minimum as the aliasing on the straight lines of track, barriers, and car bodies is a constant distraction. All in-game settings are set to their maximum and we test with 0xAA and 4xAA.
Finishing off a clean sweep, the HD 4890 again shows itself to be well and truly the best in class. So nVidia's challenge in this price segment really does ride on how the GTX 275 performs when we look at it tomorrow.
Newsletters
Register to receive the latest Reviews and News Headlines directly to your Inbox every day, and enter our regular competitions. More Info.
Latest 4 of 8 Comments
Have your say: Leave a comment below about this article.
Sean Groarke said on 3rd April 2009
stranded said on 4th April 2009
"...nothing revolutionary enough here to tempt me from my HD3870 :)"
"You do realise even the HD 4870 is significantly faster than the HD 3870?"
<... more
DrkZ said on 17th April 2009
So, whats better; HD 4870 or HD 4890?
Lucian Proctor said on 28th August 2009
Actually, you can reduce the memory clock manually at idle with CCC. It reduces the idle power by about 30 watts.
See all 8 comments on this article.
Add your comment
You must be logged in to comment. Login or register here.
On the one hand I sympathise with the difficulty of getting all the elements of a comparative review lined up, but plenty of other review sites had 4890 versus GTX 275 ready on Day... more