Asus Radeon HD 4850 Graphics Card

ATi Radeon HD 4850 625MHz - 512MB GDDR3 SDRAM 256bit - PCI Express 2.0 x16 - DVI-I - Retail - MPN: EAH4850HTDI512M See Product Details

Product Details of Asus Radeon HD 4850 Graphics Card

Description

Experience the power of HD with graphics processing designed for entertainment and productivity with ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB DDR3 PCI Express Graphics Card from ASUS. Equipped with DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 2.1 it provides the experience of HD game performance and life-like realism. Additionally enjoy efficiency and energy saving features that enable cool, quiet PCs.

Quick Glance

Interface Type: DVI Yes

Video Chipset: ATI Radeon 4850

Slot Type: PCI Express 2.0 x16

Functionality: 2 Monitors, HDCP Yes, CrossFireX

Installed Memory: 512

Summary

Product Title: Asus Radeon HD 4850 Graphics Card

Manufacturer: Asus

Power Score: 4.7 | 8 Reviews

Graphics Chipset

Video Chipset: ATI Radeon 4850

Core Clock Speed: 625 MHz

Memory

Installed Video Memory: 512 MB

Memory Technology: GDDR3 SDRAM

Effective Memory Clock Speed: 1986 MHz

Connectivity and Additional Features

Interface Connection: DVI Yes

Functionality: 2 Monitors, HDCP Yes, CrossFireX

Compatibility

Slot/Port Type: PCI Express 2.0 x16

System Requirements: 6 Pin Power Connector Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista

System Type: PC

Slot Space Required: 1

Dimensions

Height: 4.38 in

Warranty

Warranty Information: 3 Year

More Info

URL: Manufacturer Link

Additional Specifications

Software Included: ASUS Utilities & Driver

Product Series: A

Bus Width: 256 bit

Shader Model: 4.1

Number of Stream Processors: 800

RAMDAC Speed: 400 MHz

Analog Signal: Yes

Digital Signal: Yes

Dual Link DVI Support: Yes

Chipset Line: Radeon

Chipset Series: HD 4000

Number of DVI Output: 2

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Reviews on Asus Radeon HD 4850 Graphics Card

  • 4
  By member: in_awe - Aug 26, 2008

A great card for the price, but has a few issues

Strengths: Very fast, great deal for the price, 3 year warranty

Weakness: Runs hot, loud fan, PowerPlay not fully enabled, high idle power usage

This card is really fast. It has handled every game I've thrown at it so far at 1920x1200 with no problems. It's a great value for under $200, especially since ASUS cards come with a three year warranty. It does have a couple of issues, though. The default firmware doesn't spin the fan up fast enough and doesn't implement PowerPlay fully. The result is that the card idles at over 80C and uses...

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  • 5
  By member: neogoh - Sep 6, 2008

ATI 4850

Strengths: Best value for the amount of processing power

Weakness: Runs hot!

A very fast card. Beats Geforce 8 & 9. SO much power for $200ish. Runs hot because of single slot construction. Can be remedied by a registry mod, bios mod or the ASUS fan control tool. I choose bios mod for long term reliability of the card. Aftermarket cooler is also recommended.

  • 4
  By member: kgivens - Feb 8, 2009

Terrific bang for the buck. Heat/fan issues like...

Strengths: Aggressive pricing from the start, terrific performance as single sub-$200 cards go

Weakness: Wish ATI could have come up with a better cooling solution for the reference design

Got this card last summer. It replaced two nVidia 7900GS cards that were running in SLI, and it handily beat them on a bunch of benchmarks. Heat production is an issue, so you are well-advised to google "4850 fan" or something along those lines to find out how to adjust your fan speed. The lack of a decently quiet and transparent cooling solution on the reference design definitely warrants a...

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  • 4
  By member: stockshowgypsy - Oct 25, 2008

Radeon HD 4850

Strengths: good price/performance ratio, single slot for crossfire

Weakness: Runs hot, poor drivers

The fan speed needs to be increased using Asus software or edited text file in CCC. Aftermarket coolers would also improve situation. Very powerful card for the money. It is a good value if the drivers mature. Heat is the primary issue with this card.

  • 5
  By member: flamedduck - Sep 9, 2008

Best 4850 So Far

Strengths: Best performance for the $$. 3dMark06 score 13210. Crysis w/ Very High at 1280x1024 w/ no AA at 30-45 fps.At 1600x1200 the fps drops to about 25. COD4 at 1600x1200 runs at around 70fps.

Weakness: Runs Very Hot! Default Fanspeed is too low. Asus Smartdoctor allows OC & auto/manual fan ctrl. At 40% fan speed (quiet), and temps (idle-55, load-68) are pretty good.

This card delivers as promised, very fast at an outstanding price. I have not had the card for very long but everything I have thrown at it, Crysis, Oblivion, COD4, even older games, Doom 3, UT, Fable, it plays with no issues on the highest sets the game allows. LOVE THIS CARD. Use Asus Smart Doctor Utility to adjust fan speed in Vista 32. In Vista 64 you can use the profile edit trick to...

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  • 5
  By member: SDTechDeals - Sep 7, 2008

Great performance for the money

Strengths: Works great; dual-monitor support; fast

Weakness: Three year warranty only; terrible tech support; runs hot; single slot cooling, so kind of loud

I decided to give ATI/AMD a chance, as they are really giving nVidia a kick in the pants competition wise. This is a fantastic value for only $150 (after rebates). It performs great with the Orange Box games and Call of Duty 4. I maxed them out as much as I could. I downloaded all the software instead of using the bundled disc, and I've got to say it's kind of bloated. Took a looooong time to...

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  • 4.5
  testseek.com - Nov 3, 2008

Asus Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCIe EAH4850/HTDI/512M

TestSeek.com has collected 11 expert reviews for Asus Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCIe EAH4850/HTDI/512M and the average expert rating is 89 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use TestSeek.com to find all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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  • 5.0
  Techspot - Sep 1, 2008

GeForce GTX 260/280 versus Radeon HD 4850/4870

Gamers looking to purchase a new generation graphics card today have quite a few options available ranging in price from $180 to $450.

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