Checked all the scores... the 8800 Ultra beats the Radeon HD4850 in all the tests!!!
I live in Pune, and i went to many shops today to get the price listings. But unfortunately was very disappointed in what i got in response. All the shop keepers said no biostar, no abit and no msi mobo available in Pune. Only Intel original or Asus mobos. Moreover they quoted the price of HD4850 512MB at Rs. 14,300 and 1GB at Rs. 17,100. They have never heard of Corsair PSU. What do i do now?
u are confused about 8800 ultra here..... its the highest end model of 8800 series and when it was launched in India last year,june 2007 it was for 45k......its not 8800 GT which was stripped down version.....moreover its not even available in market even if it had been it would cost about 30 k there were two more versions for 8800 series called 8800 GTX 768 Mb DDR3 which will cost u 34k today...and another one 8800gts 640 which will cost u 26 k today....they are different from 8800 gt which cost 9k these days ....so they are all different model here 8800 ultra,8800gtx,8800gts and 8800 gt ....and leaving 8800 gt all were high ends and were very costly ....
now coming to what u saw in scores ...
first thing understand that performance means high frame rates @ high resolution with AA/AF on.we will choose 1920x1200 with AA/AF on ...
1.*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4850,1957-12.html
COD4 1920x1200 (AA/AF on)
GF8800 ultra -39.7
HD4850-47
difference = +7.3(18.38% inc) for hd4850
2. *www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4850,1957-13.html
test drive (1920x1200 with AA/AF on)
GF8800 ultra -42.2
HD4850-53.3
difference = + 10 (23.6% inc ) for hd4850.
3.*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4850,1957-14.html
crysis(1920x1200 with AA/AF on)''
GF8800 ultra-18.4
HD4850-20.9
difference = +2.5 (13.5% inc) for HD4850
4.*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4850,1957-15.html
world in conflict (1920x1200 with AA/AF on)
GF8800 ultra -24.1
HD4850-26.3
difference = +2.2 (9.1% inc) for HD4850
5.*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4850,1957-16.html
supreme commander (1920x1200 with AA/AF on)
GF8800 ultra -53.7
HD4850-59.1
difference = +5.4 (10 % inc) for HD4850
6.*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4850,1957-17.html
unreal tournament III (1920x1200 with AA/AF on)
GF8800 Ultra -47.5
HD4850-40.5
difference= -7 ( 17% dec) for HD4850
7.*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4850,1957-18.html
GF8800Ultra - 32.5
HD4850-23.6
difference = -8.9 (27.3% dec ) for HD4850
i hope u see them again ...in most of the games HD4850 (a 10k ) card outperforms a 8800 Ultra ( which is discontinued and if available will cost about 30 k) ....i hope u get the point its all about value for money ..(VFM)...a 10k card performs as good as a 13k (9800gtx+) or any of 8800 series card)
u are confusing 8800 Ultra with 8800 GT ..8800Ultra was 20-25% faster then 8800 gt....so please don't make judgment rashly ...go around see more reviews and read them rather just seeing the graph and u will know more ....
I live in Pune, and i went to many shops today to get the price listings. But unfortunately was very disappointed in what i got in response. All the shop keepers said no biostar, no abit and no msi mobo available in Pune. Only Intel original or Asus mobos. Moreover they quoted the price of HD4850 512MB at Rs. 14,300 and 1GB at Rs. 17,100. They have never heard of Corsair PSU. What do i do now?
now thats what i would call welcome to reality ....thats the case of all the big cities in India u will not get any good graphics card.or good components if u look around in ur city ...best thing is to buy it from mumbai as its very close by.....if u go to mumbai u can easily get HD 4850 for 10.5k ...i don't know how u will travel ..but considering u go by train..it will be cheaper for u than buying in ur place ...or better buy it from a online shop ...
