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SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
The ATI Radeon HD 4850 GPU brings the power of graphics supercomputing to gamers, setting a new standard for visual computing. Redefine the way you play and take HD gaming to the extreme with best-in-class performance. The new TeraScale graphics engine delivers an immersive, cinematic gaming experience. Add this GPU to your PC and watch Blu-ray movies and play HD content with incredible visual fidelity.* Do it all with break-through efficiency that doesn't compromise performance.
 
 
 
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Redefine HD Gaming

The ATI Radeon HD 4850 Series GPUs deliver a cinematic gaming experience with unprecedented performance. The powerful new TeraScale graphics will propel you deep into your gameplay with seamless frame rates and high resolutions. Enhanced anti-aliasing (AA) and anisotropic filtering create striking graphics with unparalleled realism so you can max out the settings of the most demanding next-generation games or revitalize your favorite titles. Play today while preparing for tomorrow with tessellation, support for DirectX® 10.1 and scalable ATI CrossFireX™ technology.

  • TeraScale Graphics Engine
    The powerful new TeraScale graphics engine features deliver high resolutions and fast frame rates.

  • Enhanced Anti-Aliasing & Anisotropic Filtering
    High performance anisotropic filtering and 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) smooth jagged edges and create true-to-life graphics, for everything from grass to facial features.
  • DirectX 10.1
    Play today while preparing for tomorrow with state-of-the-art DirectX 10.1 graphics capabilities.
  • ATI CrossFireX™ Technology
    ATI CrossFireX™ technology with up to quad GPU support offers superior scalability so your system is ready to level up when you are.
  • PCI Express 2.0
    Support for PCI Express 2.0 will prepare you for bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications.
  • Power to Spare
    This GPU has the brute processing power needed for physics, artificial intelligence, stream computing and ray tracing calculations.

 

Go Beyond HD Video

Add an ATI Radeon HD 4850 Series GPU to your PC and watch the latest Blu-ray and HD movies play with incredible fidelity –upscale to nearly twice the display resolution of HD content.* Take full advantage of Blu-ray functionality with dual-stream, picture in picture (PIP) capabilities. Sophisticated new features within ATI Avivo™ HD technology provide a truly responsive experience. Support for the latest audio visual interconnects ensures you can take advantage of the latest display technology.

  • Unified Video Decoder 2
    Unified Video Decoder 2 frees up your CPU for other tasks so you get The Ultimate Visual Experience™ for even the most processing-intensive content, including VC-1, H.264 and now MPEG-2. Also, take full advantage of Blu-ray functionality with dual-stream, picture in picture (PIP) capabilities.
  • Upscale Beyond 1080p
    Watch the hottest Blu-ray movies or other HD content at full 1080p display resolution and beyond.
  • On-chip HDCP
    On-chip HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) makes life easier by allowing you to playback HDCP protected content.**
  • HDMI
    Enjoy the latest audio technologies using HDMI with 7.1 digital surround sound support. Also, xvYCC support allows the user to enjoy a wider range of color when connected to a capable HDTV.

*Note: HD capable monitor required

** Note: Playing HDCP content requires additional HDCP ready components, including but not limited to an HDCP ready monitor, Blu-ray or HD DVD disc drive, multimedia application and computer operating system.

 

Break-through Efficiency

Like its predecessors, the ATI Radeon HD 4850 Series GPUs offer optimal performance and break-through efficiency with platform-independent intelligent power management. ATI PowerPlay™ delivers the power needed to blaze through even the most intense games while intuitively conserving energy at idle or when demand is low.

  • ATI PowerPlay™ Technology
    ATI PowerPlay™ Technology delivers high performance when needed and conserves power when the demand on the graphics processor is low.
  • Energy Efficient Manufacturing Process
    Second generation 55nm chip uses the industry‟s most energy efficient manufacturing process.

System Requirements

–PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard

–450 Watt or greater power supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express® power connector recommended (550 Watt and two 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)

–Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products

–1GB 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 a complete ATI CrossFireX™ system, a second ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 graphics card, an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per board (included) are required.
GDDR3 memory 256-bit memory interface

DirectX® 10.1

24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering

ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU support for highly scalable performance

Use up to four discrete cards with an AMD 790FX based motherboard

PCI Express® 2.0 support

PCI Express® 2.0 supportDynamic geometry acceleration

Game physics processing capability

ATI Avivo™HD video and display technologyUnified Video Decoder 2 (UVD)

ATI PowerPlay™ technology
Display Output: Dual DL-DVI-I+HDTV

Core Clock: 625 MHz

Memory Clock: 993MHz, 1986 Mbps.

PCI Express 2.0 x16 bus interface

512MB /256bit GDDR3 memory interface

Single Slot Active Cooler

HDMI compliant via dongle

7.1 Audio Channel Support

Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 support

Shader Model 4.1 support
Nov 4, 2008
Computer Shopper
Computer Shopper Best Buy
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
As well as great performance, the HD 4850 provides all the additional extras as well as smooth Blu-Ray playback. Its a great mid-range card at a bargain price.
Sep 15, 2008
XSReviews.co.uk
XSR 9 out of 10
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
We haven't seen anything this good since the 8800GT last year
Sep 15, 2008
CustomPC
Custom PC Approved
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
ATI finally unveils the Radeon HD 4850. It's the best Radeon since the 9800 Pro - cheaper than its Nvidia rivals, and faster in many games
Sep 15, 2008
Hexus.net
Hexus Gaming Speed
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 receives the HEXUS Gaming Recommended award for combining an excellent architecture to a surprisingly low price. It's our best buy for ~£125
Sep 15, 2008
CPU3D.com
CPU3D Recommended
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
The Sapphire Radeon HD4850 is a very capable mainstream gaming card. It's one of the cheapest Radeon HD4850s on the market
Sep 15, 2008
Elite Bastards
Elite Bastards Performance
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
Radeon HD 4850 offers absolutely fantastic value for money that simply can't be rivalled right now
Sep 15, 2008
Fudzilla.com
Fudzilla Recommended
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
in some cases the $199 priced Radeon HD 4850 can win against the 9800GTX and it clearly wins against the previous price performance king, the Geforce 8800GT
Sep 5, 2008
ASE Labs
High Performance Award
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 costs around $200 which is a great price for a mid range product such as this. Think about this, the card should be able to stand near the Radeon HD 3870 X2 and that was a pretty expensive card. If you already own a 3800 series card, you're best bet it to wait till the 4870s are out in force before jumping on the 4800 series. Even so, the 4850 has amazing performance with a good price point. The bundle that Sapphire provides is icing on the cake
Sep 5, 2008
Benchmark Reviews
Silver Tachometer Award
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
Sapphire has always offered the most influential ATI graphics products available, and the new Radeon HD 4850 is no different. The most likeable part of the Radeon HD 4850 is that it debuted at under $200, forcing NVIDIA to drop the price of their GeForce 9800 GTX to meet with competition.
Sep 5, 2008
Bios Level
#1 Recommended by Bios Level
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
Honestly, the Radeon HD4850 has blown me away over the last week or so. While this card is not even the flagship of the HD 4800 series, the performance offerings are enough to attract me. Through our series of benchmarks, I saw the Radeon HD4850 beat the competition in Windows, and not fall far from the top score in Linux. All in all, I have absolutely no complaints about the Sapphire Radeon HD4850.
Sep 5, 2008
Club Overclocker
Recommended by Club Overclocker
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
The first test I ran for CoD4 was what I figured to be the "best case" scenario for the 4850. Finally, I let out all the stops and maxed out everything I could, and here is how it did: 21fps minimum, 83fps max, and an average of 51fps. Here we are just touching on the very edge of the limit; the 4850 is still mostly playable at these settings. Not bad at all for a "mid-range" card.
Sep 5, 2008
Hardware Secrets
Golden Award
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
AMD raised the performance of the new Radeon HD 4850 to a completely new level. Sapphire HD 4850 has, today, the biggest advantage, even with nVidia pushing their partners to drop GeForce 9800 GTX’s price down to USD 200. Sapphire HD 4850 is the video card that brings the best cost/benefit ratio for the savvy user looking for a high-end video card: it costs at least half the price of GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce GTX 260 and GeForce GTX 280 and still brings a high-end gaming performance to your PC.
Sep 5, 2008
Hardware Canucks
DAM Good Value Award
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
Even though there are plenty of competitors on the market, Sapphire has delivered a HD4850 which they should be proud of. They are able to stand above other ATI board partners by offering an extremely complete package with everything from DVD viewing & creation software to game demos to a copy of 3DMark06. The HD4850 offers users the best bang for their buck at this point in time and ATI should be proud of themselves for keeping costs down while bringing some amazing performance to the table. Thus, we are proud to present the Sapphire HD4850 512MB with our Dam Good Value Award.
Sep 5, 2008
Hi-Tech Reviews
Editor's Choice
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
There you have it, a video card that will run you approximately $200.00 and is able to handle everything we tossed at it in remarkable fashion. I admit it is not a 3870 X2 video card, but it also does not cost as much as one either. If you are in the market for a video card that will work just a good as a HTPC component or a gaming card then the Sapphire HD 4850 is the card for you.
Sep 5, 2008
Overclockers Club
OCC Gold
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
From the first look at the Sapphire HD4850 package, you are going to begin to want this card, this is because of the sheer design of the package. I had expected to see some great numbers from the new card, however what I saw was way beyond what I expected. I would suggest picking up and trying a Sapphire HD4850; especially at the price, you should be able to pick up a few of them to get the best scores you possibly can.
Sep 5, 2008
Techware Labs
Approved by Techware Labs
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
The ATI Radeon HD4800 series of cards marks a significant step forward in graphics computing, with the HD4850 holding its own very well and outperforming its cousin, the HD3870. Finally, I let out all the stops and maxed out everything I could, and here is how it did: 21fps minimum, Simply put, the Sapphire delivers a high quality product that simply works after a very simple driver install and provides a robust gaming environment at a very affordable price. We feel the HD4850 is sure to provide best bang for your hard earned buck.
Sep 5, 2008
XBit Labs
Editor's Choice
SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
The Radeon 4800 series enjoyed a successful debut, proving the worthiness of the developer’s new strategy. Thanks to the thought-through and thoroughly optimized architecture, the relatively simple and inexpensive Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 cards delivered high performance in games. The junior model was especially brilliant. Officially priced at only $199 it easily competed with the GeForce 9800 GTX that had been originally designed as a top-end product.
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