Guru3D.com
  • HOME
  • NEWS
    • Channels
    • Archive
  • DOWNLOADS
    • New Downloads
    • Categories
    • Archive
  • GAME REVIEWS
  • ARTICLES
    • Rig of the Month
    • Join ROTM
    • PC Buyers Guide
    • Guru3D VGA Charts
    • Editorials
    • Dated content
  • HARDWARE REVIEWS
    • Videocards
    • Processors
    • Audio
    • Motherboards
    • Memory and Flash
    • SSD Storage
    • Chassis
    • Media Players
    • Power Supply
    • Laptop and Mobile
    • Smartphone
    • Networking
    • Keyboard Mouse
    • Cooling
    • Search articles
    • Knowledgebase
    • More Categories
  • FORUMS
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT

New Reviews
ASRock Z590 Extreme review
Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming OC review
Corsair K70 RGB TKL keyboard review
Corsair RM650x (2021) power supply review
be quiet! Silent Loop 2 280mm review
Corsair K55 RGB PRO XT keyboard review
Guru3D Rig of the Month - March 2021
Intel Core i9-11900K processor review
Intel Core i5-11600K processor review
ASUS ROG Maximus XIII HERO review

New Downloads
GeForce 466.11 WHQL driver download
Guru3D RTSS Rivatuner Statistics Server Download 7.3.2 Beta 2
MSI Afterburner 4.6.4 Beta 2 Download
HWiNFO Download v7.02
Intel HD graphics Driver Download Version: DCH 27.20.100.9316
Corsair Utility Engine Download (iCUE) Download v4.9.350
Quake II RTX Download 1.5.0
GeForce 465.89 WHQL driver download
AIDA64 Download Version 6.33
AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 21.3.2 driver download


New Forum Topics
Need ppl with 1440p 144hz+ and Warhammertotalwar 2 to troubleshoot microstutter issue Fine Utilise Power of RadeonPRO Software & SweetFX Part 2 Why isn't "Resizable Bar"/SAM supported for the RTX 2000 & Super GPUs? AMD Radeon Software - UWP - v27.20.21001.7005 What does "Fast Sync" do when G-Sync is enabled? Intel Core i5-11600K processor review 4K ASUS ROG Swift PG32 UQX Game Monitor Details Surface Doom Eternal bad performance NVIDIA Indicates GPU shortages to last for the bigger part of the year GeForce 465.89 WHQL driver download




Guru3D.com » News » The Radeon 4870 review on Guru3D

The Radeon 4870 review on Guru3D

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 06/25/2008 10:01 AM | source: | 0 comment(s)

Hey Guys,

Just a quick heads up on the fact that our Radeon HD 4870 review has been delayed.

Let me tell you a bit what is going on. AMD initially prevented 4850 & 4870 boards from being send out by it's board-partners to the press as AMD wanted to have full control over the launch. Last week at a press-briefing, AMD indeed handed out 4850 samples to the press, yet did not have 4870 samples available. These boards will definitely be available in very low volume at launch.

We where informed that these would be send out by AMD soon. Now originally today the 4850 should have been released and the 4870 at the 3rd of next month. Yet last week AMD's partners already had the 4850 board in store and on sale. Therefore AMD decided to lift the embargo, move forward the 4850 launch (which we reviewed for you) and then also move forward the 4870 launch, yet that one to be released today.

The board partners again where not allowed to ship out 4870 samples to the press, while they have them. Therefore last Monday AMD send out a 4870 board to Guru3D, yet .. it's missing somewhere in the mystic shipping mages. AMD can't even provide as much as a tracking number.

That's enough nonsense for a week AMD, I've arranged samples through board-partners which should arrive soon after which we'll have our review ready, yet I refuse this article to be another quickie / fast written review so with the 4870 we'll go in depth and wide.

More soon. Until then, check out our Radeon Series 4000 (4850) review.







« review: GeForce GTX 260 test (Point of View) · The Radeon 4870 review on Guru3D · Funny story about NVIDIA and The Inquirer »

Related Stories

Overclocking the Radeon HD 4770 (Guide) - 05/01/2009 09:20 AM
Being a budget card with a lot of punch, overall performance of the Radeon HD 4770 is to be found in the mid-range segment. We here at Guru3D.com would like to teach you how to get even more out of yo...

Overclocking the Radeon HD 4890 - 04/04/2009 11:34 AM
This week the Radeon HD 4890 was released and as our reference article showed, it has a lot of overclocking potential, really it has a lot of headroom there which could results in 10% better performan...

Overclocking the Radeon HD 4770 (Guide) - 05/01/2009 09:20 AM
Being a budget card with a lot of punch, overall performance of the Radeon HD 4770 is to be found in the mid-range segment. We here at Guru3D.com would like to teach you how to get even more out of yo...

Overclocking the Radeon HD 4890 - 04/04/2009 11:34 AM
This week the Radeon HD 4890 was released and as our reference article showed, it has a lot of overclocking potential, really it has a lot of headroom there which could results in 10% better performan...



Guru3D.com © 2021