Review: Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OC vs. Gigabyte Radeon HD 4870: the aftermath

by Parm Mann on 27 January 2009, 12:57 2.8

Tags: GeForce GTX 260 OC, Radeon HD 4870 1024MB (Cat 9.3), Gigabyte (TPE:2376), AMD (NYSE:AMD), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Inno3D, PC

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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (high-end) 1,680x1,050 4xAA 16xAF
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2Gigabyte Radeon HD 4870XFX GeForce GTX 280Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OC
100.8383.73104.8395.4


Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (high-end) 1,920x1,200 4xAA 16xAF
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2Gigabyte Radeon HD 4870XFX GeForce GTX 280Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OC
9070.8387.9379.33


Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (high-end) 2,560x1,600 4xAA 16xAF
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2Gigabyte Radeon HD 4870XFX GeForce GTX 280Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OC
61.244.9756.7750.7


NVIDIA claims to work closely with game developers to ensure its drivers offer the best possible performance, and that's evident once again in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.

Despite superior on-paper credentials, the Radeon HD 4850 X2 isn't able to clearly dominate until we reach ultra-high resolutions - at 2,560x1,600, its dual-GPU scaling shows its worth.

Note, too, that at 1,920x1,200, all four cards offer perfectly-acceptable performance of above 60fps. If you're not planning on gaming on a 30in high-res screen, the cheapest of the four may suffice.