Introduction
This is simply a copy of the introduction and conclusions from the full review on HEXUS.net.
With last week's launch of the Radeon HD 4850 and HD 4870 ATI declared itself not only back in the game, but willing to play by its own rules; increasing our expectations of both performance and value for money.
At approximately £125, the HD 4850 brings high-end performance to a mainstream price-point.
As a result of this epoch-changing event NVIDIA has been forced to counter by significantly dropping the price of the GeForce 9800 GTX to compete with the HD 4850.
The soon-to-launch GeForce 9800 GTX+ will fill the void between the £130 HD 4850/9800 GTX and the £179 HD 4870.
Today we’re going to look at a card that’s been able to scare the mighty NVIDIA into cutting the price of its former halo product by a third – let's welcome the PowerColor HD 4850.