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SAPPHIRE HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E
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Relentlessly Pursuing Performance
Tear through the latest games with seamless frame rates and go beyond HD1 with the power of the ATI Radeon™
HD 4890 graphics processing unit (GPU). Building on the strength of the ATI Radeon™ 4800 series award-winning
architecture, this GPU stands out from the rest with massive graphics processing muscle. Take ultimate control over
your game and crank it up with scalable performance. Go ahead, max out the settings and put the ATI Radeon HD
4890 through its paces.
- 1. HD capable monitor required.
- 2. AMD’s product warranty does not cover damages caused by overclocking, even when overclocking is enabled via AMD software.
- 3. ATI CrossFireX™ technology requires an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard, an ATI CrossFireX™ Bridge Interconnect and may require a specialized power supply.
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| Specification | | Output | 2 x Dual-Link DVI
1 x TV-Out
| | GPU | 850 MHz Core Clock
55 nm Chip
800 x Stream Processors
| | Memory | 1024 MB Size
256 -bit GDDR5
3600 MHz Effective
| | Software | Driver CD
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All specifications and accessories are subject to change without notice. Please check with your supplier for exact offers. Products may not be available in all markets.  | Advanced GDDR5 Memory Technology GDDR5 memory provides twice the bandwidth per pin of GDDR3 memory, delivering more speed and higher bandwidth.
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 | ATI Stream Technology Accelerate the most demanding applications with ATI Stream technology and do more with your PC. ATI Stream Technology allows you to use the teraflops of compute power locked up in your graphics processer on tasks other than traditional graphics such as video encoding, at which the graphics processor is many, many times faster than using the CPU alone. |
 | ATI Avivo HD (DVD/HD-DVD/Blue-ray Playback) Watch the hottest Blu-ray movies or other HD content at full 1080p display resolution and beyond and enjoy a more feature rich experience with enhanced Unified Video Decoder(UVD) |
 | ATI CrossFireX™ Multi-GPU Technology Triple or Quadruple with gaming power withATI CrossFireX™ Multi-GPU Technology.ATI CrossFireX technology supports up to four graphics cards to be used in a single system. |
 | PCI-Express 2.0 The latest PCI-Express 2.0 specification doubles data throughput from 2.5Gbps to 5Gbps allowing you to exploit the full performance potential of your graphics card. |
 | Dual-Link DVI Equipped with the most popular Dual Link DVI (Digital Visual Interface), this card is able to display ultra high resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz. |
 | TV-Out Connect the TV OUT connecotor on your graphics card to the devices like TV and PVR, and you are able to have your PC experience on the TV.
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 | Microsoft DirectX® 10.1 With DirectX® 10.1 support you can play the latest HD games with unrivalled visual quality, astonishing realism and ultra-fast frame rates.Get unrivalled visual quality and intense gaming performance and for today and tomorrow with support for Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1
►For Microsoft DirectX® 10.1 support, Windows Vista® Service Pack 1 is required. |
 | OpenGL® 2.0 Support OpenGL standard specification defining cross-language. Using OpenGL API to speed up application software,such like Adobe,AutoDesk 2D/3D graphic design.
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 | Shader Model 4.1 Shader Model 4.0 feature set including vertex texture fetch (VTF)-a key feature used in many of today's shipping games. GPUs that don't support this feature will not be able to run these games or will have to default back to Shader Model 3.0, resulting in the loss of cool effects and details made possible by Shader Model 4.0. |
 | ATI Catalyst Control Center™ The ATI Catalyst Control Center™ software application gives you complete control over the performance and visual quality of your SAPPHIRE ATI Radeon™ based graphics card allowing for the best experience on your PC. |
 | Accelerated Video Transcoding Massively parallel architecture and support for common shader transcoding instructions accelerates video encoding / transcoding way beyond what was possible with the CPU only.
(Requires application support for ATI Stream technology and Digital rights management restrictions may apply) |
 | Dolby® TrueHD and DTSHD Master Audio™ Support Support for copy protected, high bandwidth, 7.1 channel surround sound over HDMI. Get a fully immersive, high definition audio experience with the latest Blu-ray movies. (Requires a DVI to HDMI dongle on some models, an HD capable monitor and a Blu-ray drive) |
 | Anti-aliasing features Supports advanced AA (Anti-aliasing) features to maximise your enjoyment of high definition gaming.
- Multi-sample anti-aliasing (2, 4 or 8 samples per pixel)
- Up to 24x Custom Filter Anti-Aliasing (CFAA) for superior quality
- Adaptive super-sampling and multi-sampling
- Gamma correct
- Super AA (ATI CrossFireX™configurations only)
- All anti-aliasing features compatible with HDR rendering
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 | Physics processing support Accelerates the performance of Fluid Dynamics, Cloth Simulation, Soft or Rigid Body Dynamics, Universal Collision Detection, Hair Simulation and Finite Element Analysis for the most lifelike gaming experience. |
 | ATI PowerPlay™ Dynamically manage power efficiency and take control of your performance with AMD’s revolutionary ATI PowerPlay TM power management technology delivering high performance features when needed and conserving power when the demand on the graphics processor is low. This seemless technology dramatically reduces the overall power consumption allowing for break-through energy efficiency. |
 | Windows® Vista support Integrate with Windows Vista to deliver the best 3D graphics control.
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- PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard.
- 500 Watt Power Supply is required.
- 600 Watt Power Supply is recommended for CrossFireX™ System.
- 2 X 75Watt 6-pin PCI Express power connector is required.
- 4 X 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express power connector is required for CrossFireX™ system.
- Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products.
- 1024 MB Minimum of system memory.
- Installation software requires CD-ROM drive.
- DVD playback requires DVD drive.
- Blu-ray™ / HD DVD playback requires Blu-ray / HD DVD drive.
- For an ATI CrossFireX™ system, a second same ATI Radeon™ graphics card, an ATI CrossFireX™ Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per graphics card (optional) are required.
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| | Recommended by TheTechlounge | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E |  I would consider getting this card for any mainstream gaming machine. It's priced in a good spot, it's a very even-keeled performer, and with regards to the 4870, the 4890 is in almost every way improved. And what I was really looking for was better antialiasing and it certainly wins there. |  |
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| | Golden Bear Award | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E | | The HD 4890 does all that ATI promised it would, it fills a gap in ATI's lineup, competes with the new GTX275, and puts ATI on the map for high graphics overclocking. The price is also great. All said, the HD 4890 is a terrific peice to the ATI puzzle, and is worthy of the title the most powerful single GPU from ATI. | |
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| | Gold Tachometer Award | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E | | Beginning with the performance rating, our expectations for the Radeon HD 4890 during gaming operation were thoroughly exceeded. In conclusion, the ATI Radeon HD 4890 is exactly what consumers have wanted for more than a year: ultra-high performance graphics that costs less than the competition. Now AMD/ATI returns to put NVIDIA back in line, and offers the HD4890 to compete against the GTX 285... but at a much lower price. | |
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| | Recommended by Club Overclocker | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E | | In all categories that batter, it is either better or the same as the 4870. The Crossfire setup for the 4890s really shows its muscle, taking a 15% lead over the 4870X2. The 4890 Crossfire pretty well obliterated the 4870X2, for the most part gaining 17-28%. Playability was maintained all the way through the 1920x1200 resolution. I am impressed. Overall, I feel the card is yet another winner from AMD and Sapphire.
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| | DAM Good Value Award | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E | | Sure, at face value the HD 4890 looks a hell of a lot like the HD 4870 but this isn’t a rebadge folks; the RV790 core and the card’s components combine to make this card a different beast altogether. Its higher clocks meant that it retained a good 10-20% performance advantage over a stock-clocked HD 4870 1GB and it placed a serious beat down on the GTX 260 216. The HD 4890 1GB is the first card we have seen that can clock to 1Ghz (and beyond) on nothing but stock cooling. Not only does ATI now have a card that bridges the gap between the HD 4870 1GB and the HD 4870 X2 but it has also put the screws to Nvidia as evidenced by their rushed GTX 275 release and its subsequent paper launch.
- Amazing performance
- Huge overclocking headroom
- Good accessory package
- Efficient under load
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| | Recommended by Neoseeker | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E | | The HD 4890 offers very good, all-around performance, and is another great addition to the HD 4800 series. And while the more price-sensitve video card buyers might be able to find a better-bang for buck with some models than have been out a bit longer, the HD 4890 is a real contender offering good value from the get-go, and is a nice (presumed) finish to the HD 4800 series. | |
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| | OCC Silver | | | SAPPHIRE HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E | | With a new generation core based on the architecture of the R770 and improved memory management, the R790 based HD 4890 offers higher clock speeds and better performance against the previous generation ATI video cards across the board. If you are running a poor overclocking stock HD 4870 1GB video card, the Sapphire HD 4890 offers a substantial increase in performance over these cards. The Sapphire HD 4890 can output high definition video as well as 7.1 sound through HDMI via the supplied adapter so you can enjoy full 1080p content. If you need a new video card, the HD 4890 offers great performance at a price that won't break the bank at $249. Considering the price point of past high end launches, the HD4890 offers performance both stock and overclocked for a reasonable amount of your hard earned money. | |
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