SlashGear Japan
Palit have released a quad-output graphics card based on ATI’s Radeon 4870 HD. The Palit Radeon HD 4870 1GB Sonic Dual Edition consists of an overclocked ATI chipset with a sizable dual-fan cooler and switchable dual-BIOS for ’sonic’ and ‘turbo’ modes. The output options are twin HDCP-compliant DVI and a DisplayPort socket, with included converters for DVI-to-VGA and DVI-to-HDMI.
The sonic/turbo switch – which requires a reboot to take affect, so no on-the-fly changeovers possible – flips between two BIOS settings. Sonic leaves the CPU at 750MHz but boosts the 1GB GDDR5 RAM speed to 3800MHz; Turbo takes the core to 775MHz and the memory to 4000MHz.
HardwareZone have been testing out the Palit card, and rated it highly: 4.5 out of 5, in fact. Their main criticism appears to be their test unit’s 512MB of RAM, and how the card could do with more – something Palit seems to have taken on board, as a 1GB version is available. Where it really scores is the price: the Sonic Dual Edition benchmarks better than the standard Radeon HD 4870, but costs around the same.
Look to pay around €230 or $270 for the card, which is available now.
4 Responses to “Palit Radeon HD 4870 1GB Sonic Dual Edition: overclocked bargain”
Greg September 29, 2008
The picture you have posted for this 1gb model, is to my knowledge inaccurate. The 1 gig sonic version has 1 dsub 2 dvi 1 hdmi and 1 display port.
+1Greg October 2, 2008
sorry it has 1 d-sub 1 dvi 1hdmi and 1 display port.
NeutralJaY_III October 10, 2008
The pic posted is the Radeon HD 4870 Sonic Dual Edition 512MB card
NeutralHC1Gunner October 23, 2008
I wish I could just find the Palit HD 4870 1GB Sonic Dual Edition for sale somewhere. Couple of weeks ago a found a couple on the net for sale, now that I have enough $$ in my piggy bank, I cant find a 1GB card for sale anywhere, just the 512mb card is available. The cards rebate offer ends Oct. 31, which I like to take advantage of.
Neutral