The HD 4830 just moved in and is looking for friends.

Posted By: Steve McBarnes - 01:21:03 Thu, October 23, 2008

It is time to meet the new kid on the block. Will the HD 4830 be accepted by the community, or will the community ignore it and force it to eat lunch alone? Only time will tell.

AMD is "resetting" the performance bar below $150 with this launch. Did you notice how they decided to choose the word "resetting" instead of "lowering"? Lowering the bar is always a bad thing, but resetting the bar that is something that the consumer can live with.

Here are some reviews to tide you over while I get everything setup and ready for the new kid in town.

Legit Reviews Reference HD 4830

Neoseeker Reference HD 4830

PC Perspective Reference HD 4830

techPowerUP! Reference HD 4830 and PowerColor HD 4830

UPDATE: The HD 4830 page is ready and I have entered all the cards I could find.

5 Comments

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 10:50:34 AM

unclesharkey
n00b

What? No news on the new Radeon 4830?

Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:15:52 PM

Headfoot
Senior Member

Exact same performance as 8800 GT. Comes down to the fringe benefits: 8800 GT: PhysX CUDA Great overclocker4830: Integrated HDMI out CrossFireX capable

Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:01:53 PM

Steve
The Progenitor

@unclesharky

Yeah what gives! Steve needs to get with the program. I don't pay $15 a week to read this site for my health.

Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:12:34 PM

Casecutter
Member

What was up with powerUpTech... are they posting their B-M with only the 560 shaders for the ATI Referance Card? One disclaimer at the begining of the review will have a ton of guy taking that skewed data as gospel. PowerUp is always through but have seen little things like that in the past that makes me go hmmmm!
The 4830 dukes it out for 12 rounds and we come to an inconclusive decision as to the winner against a 8800GT. What this means is watch ATI squeeze them on price in 3 weeks... That will put the hurt on Nvidia as I don't see them cutting their margins any more on a 9800GT.

Thursday, October 23, 2008 6:21:15 PM

unclesharkey
n00b

This card looks like a winner but they better lower the price. The 8800GT and even versions of the 9600GT are a better bang for the buck IMO. After rebate you can get some 9600GT's for close to 50 bucks. I hate mail in rebates but everyone seems to have them.

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