AMD ATI today launches a sub-$150 HD 4000 series video card that will take on NVIDIA, in the shape of the Radeon HD 4830, which really is a 4850 but slightly neutered.

We expect its price to settle at 119-129 USD. This card will have 640 stream processors, a 256-bit memory interface and GDDR3 memory, and slot in-between the Radeon HD 4850 and HD 4670. What is The HD 4830 targeted against ? Well, considering the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT and 9800 GT retail for around $130, it seems likely AMD would continue the pressure by also aiming for those products.

We have both the reference sample yet also a retail sample in house. The retail sample comes from HIS technology, and that thing just is really cool ...

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