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Asus EAHD4870X2 comparison

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Product name	Asus EAHD4870X2	Asus EAHD4870X2 Top graphics card	Nvidia GeForce GTX 295	Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 (PCI-e 2.0, 2GB, GDDR3)	EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked
Price	Check Prices	As shown: $529.00	Check Prices	$244.86 to $1,064.29	$226.98 to $254.99
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
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Release date	August 12, 2008		January 09, 2009	November 08, 2008	September 22, 2008
The Bottom Line	Asus's EAHD4870X2 falls just short of the speed and relative value offered by Nvidia's competing high-end 3D card. Unless you have certain very specific needs, you'll get better performance and better power efficiency with Nvidia.		Nvidia's GeForce GTX 295 is the single fastest 3D card on the market, and for a relatively aggressive price. Added bonuses like power efficiency and PhysX support sweeten the deal, but even without those extra benefits, we'd still recommend this card for its processing power and comparative value.	Even if it's a relative power hog, the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 brings so much speed and utility to the table it's hard for us to recommend another midrange 3D card. Only the particularly power conscious or those who play games with known multichip scaling issues should look elsewhere.	We don't think most gamers shopping for a midrange 3D card are looking for power efficiency, but for those conscientious few, the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked is the card for you. Otherwise, you can get noticeably more performance and capability from an only slightly more expensive ATI card.
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Max resolution (external)	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600
Video RAM installed	2 GB	2 GB	1792 MB	2 GB	896 MB
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16
API Supported	OpenGL 2.1 DirectX 10.1	OpenGL 2.1 DirectX 10.1	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.1	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 10.1	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.1 OpenGL 3.0
Video interface(s) provided	DVI-I (dual link) VGA HDMI HDTV output	DVI-I (dual link) VGA HDTV output HDMI	DVI-I (dual link) HDMI	DVI-I HDMI HDTV output	DVI-I (dual link) HDTV output VGA
Graphics Processor	ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2	ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295	ATI Radeon HD 4850	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Compatibility	PC	PC	PC	PC	PC
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	E-mail me when this product is available	Reference product review See products in this family starting at: $475	Amazon.com $244.86 In stock: See Site Amazon.com Marketplace $1,064.29 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com $226.98 In stock: Backorder TigerDirect.com $229.99 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $229.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 4 CNET Certified stores
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