Yes, you read that right, TWO X2 parts based on the HD 4000-series chip. Now get this, the 4850 X2 will be priced at $399, and the 4870 X2 will run $599 and is rumored to be the same speed as SLI nvidia GTX 280's in most games.
The reason why could be explained because AMD stuck in a gen. 2 PCIe bus so their overhead is only 20% for on-card SLI. Meaning there is a 180% performance boost on the X2 cards versus the standard cards, unlike the typical 130%-150%.
No official benchies yet, but those should be hitting soon(TM).
Time to start saving up those pennies.
The reason why could be explained because AMD stuck in a gen. 2 PCIe bus so their overhead is only 20% for on-card SLI. Meaning there is a 180% performance boost on the X2 cards versus the standard cards, unlike the typical 130%-150%.
No official benchies yet, but those should be hitting soon(TM).
Time to start saving up those pennies.
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