Zaključak

Cijena HD4870 kartica u našim dućanima se u prosjeku kreće oko
1850kn, dok ćete za HD4850 u prosjeku platiti 1200kn. Sapphireov HD4850 model
će vas koštati oko 1250kn, no bogati budle je nešto zbog čega će ovo pakiranje
definitivno privući kupca. Ako pričekate Toxic verziju dobiti ćete i bolje
hlađenje. MSI-evu karticu nismo našli a našim cjenicima, a zamjerku jedino
možemo uputiti nešto siromašnijem bundleu. Performanse HD4870 kartice
su odlične u odnosu na količinu novca koji je potrebno izdvojiti za nju. Ukoliko
se okrenemo prema konkurenciji, zapaziti ćemo da se cijena 9800GTX vrti oko
cijene HD4870. Kada pogledamo ogromnu razliku u performansama zaključak koju
karticu nabaviti je jasan. GTX260 smo izbacili iz ove jednadžbe jer je znatno
skuplji.

Ukoliko se ne možete odlučiti kojeg Radeona kupiti situacija
je i tu jasna. Ako je ušteda novca imperativ preporuka je svakako HD4850 model,
no ukoliko ste planirali uzeti dvije HD4850 za CF polje razumniji izbor bi
svakako bila jedna HD4870. Manje košta, troši manje struje, ima malo bolje
riješeno hlađenje a performanse su tek neznatno niže. Kako god odlučili, nikada
do sada niste bili u boljoj situaciji prilikom kupovine nove grafičke kartice.

Conclusion

HD4870 in Croatian stores is worth around 260 €, while HD4850
is worth around 170 €. For Sapphire’s HD4850 package you will have to pay
10 € extra, but it is worth every extra cent. Sapphire really knows how to
satisfy a customer, and we would only recommend that you wait for the Toxic
edition because of the better cooling solution. MSI HD4870 board is still
not sold in Croatia and the only objection we had is a rather weak bundle.
MSI could have done better. HD4870 has a great performance/value ratio and
if we look towards the 9800GTX which in Croatia has the similar price with
much lower performance the conclusion is simple. Worthy opponent could be
GTX260 but it is over 50 € more expensive.

If you have thrown Nvidia out of the equation and can not decide
on which Radeon to buy, situation is clear here also. If you want to save
money but still want decent performance you should buy HD4850. If, on the
other hand you were planning to buy two HD4850 for CF, more reasonable choice
would be HD4870. Its cheaper, consumes less energy, has a slightly better
cooling solution and the performance are just slightly lower. Whichever you
decide one thing is certain. You have never been in a better position for
buying a graphics card.