AMD Lifts 4850 N.D.A Allows Benchmarks and Reviews

Even though Radeon HD 4850 was still covered by the NDA, stores all over the world (such as FXVideocards.com) started selling the card early. Since it was already out, AMD decided to lift the embargo and let reviewers publish benchmarks.

Over the next day or two expect an influx of data on the new cards, but here are a few of the early reviews.

• Guru3d.com - AMD ATI Radeon HD 4850 Crossfire Force 3D & PowerColor
• XtemeSystems.com - Vision Tek 4850 Review | ATI 4870/4850 Volt Mod
• PCPerpective - AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB Preview
• techPowerUp - PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512 MB | MSI R4850 Radeon HD 4850 512 MB
• Hexus - AMD Radeon HD 4850 - the preliminary benchmarks!
  
• Legit Reviews - Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Review
• VR-Zone - Radeon HD 4850 Single & Crossfire Quick Test

Current Newegg pricing:

• SAPPHIRE Radeon Toxic HD 4850 100242TXSR
  Current price $199.99
• SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4850 100245L
  Current price $159.99
• GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4850 GV-R485OC-1GH
  Current price $219.99
• DIAMOND Radeon HD 4850 4850PE3512
  Current price $169.99
  
• ASUS Radeon HD 4850 EAH4850/HTDI/512M
  Current price $154.99 After $30 MIR exp 10/31
• ASUS Radeon HD 4850 EAH4850 TOP/HTDI/512M
  Current price $149.99 After $30 MIR exp 10/31
• GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4850 GV-R485ZL-512H
  Current price $149.99 After $20 MIR exp 10/31
• MSI Radeon HD 4850 R4850-512M
  Current price $164.99 After $30 MIR exp 10/31
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