Wednesday, April 1st 2009
XFX Readies Radeon HD 4890 XXX, XT OC Editions
XFX is starting its Radeon HD 4890 lineup with three models graded by the core clock-speed they come with. The base-model will carry reference clock speeds of 850/975 MHz (core/memory), the XFX HD 4890 XT, with clock speeds of 875/975 MHz, and the XFX HD 4890 XXX, with clock speeds of 900/975 MHz.
Something about the XXX model is interesting: almost every other AMD partner has a Radeon HD 4890 variant with the same core clock-speed: A certain ASUS Radeon HD 4890, Sapphire HD 4890 Toxic, HIS HD 4890 Turbo, and MSI HD 4890 OC, and a recent AMD slide exposé showing two distinct grades of Radeon HD 4890, with the second one being a "Radeon HD 4890 OC". This grade, according to Expreview, is believed to have high clock speeds, to increase competitiveness against the upcoming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 accelerator.
Coming back to the XFX HD 4890 XXX, the card (not pictured yet) comes in a peculiar "X"-shaped box. It comes with a free copy of Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X., and is backed by the company's "5-star support". It is expected to be priced above US $250, which is supposed to be the base-price for Radeon HD 4890.
Source:
Expreview
Something about the XXX model is interesting: almost every other AMD partner has a Radeon HD 4890 variant with the same core clock-speed: A certain ASUS Radeon HD 4890, Sapphire HD 4890 Toxic, HIS HD 4890 Turbo, and MSI HD 4890 OC, and a recent AMD slide exposé showing two distinct grades of Radeon HD 4890, with the second one being a "Radeon HD 4890 OC". This grade, according to Expreview, is believed to have high clock speeds, to increase competitiveness against the upcoming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 accelerator.
Coming back to the XFX HD 4890 XXX, the card (not pictured yet) comes in a peculiar "X"-shaped box. It comes with a free copy of Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X., and is backed by the company's "5-star support". It is expected to be priced above US $250, which is supposed to be the base-price for Radeon HD 4890.
57 Comments on XFX Readies Radeon HD 4890 XXX, XT OC Editions
And we all know its the box your paying for anyway....something that ugly doesn't just drop out of a tree, it takes years of design work to come up with a box that looks like someone took a hammer to a gerry can. :laugh:
the box is the last thing that could persuade me to buy any gfx card!
The box will be a pain to deck up in shelves.
Then i broke my joystick, so its a moot point fixing it.
you know, so you can line them up to spell XFX.
See how much fun we can have with words, everyone?
Thank you, XFX :)
I'm not bothered by this 4980 malarkey now. :P
;)
if it was me id wait for the next set of cards which will be around the corner, i plan to keep this gtx for a while or id just by current cards like the 4870 1gb or the gtx 260