Futuremark 3DMark Vantage 1.0.1	Source: FutureMark

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Futuremark 3DMark Vantage 1.0.1 (no Physx) Performance Overall: (P) Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 9116 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 8852 Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 8358 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 5579 MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 5149 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 6572 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 8383 Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A 6560 Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 6327 ASUS EAH4550 512M 1184 Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I 695 ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 8290 Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 8490 Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 8286 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 6600 ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 9986 ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 4346 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 5335 ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 1006 GPU Score: Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 12983 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 12252 Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 9471 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 5905 MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 5269 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 6701 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 9462 Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A 6690 Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 6418 ASUS EAH4550 512M 932 Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I 536 ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 9318 Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 9711 Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 9321 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 6694 ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 12508 ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 3949 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 4266 ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 787 CPU score: Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 4814 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 4830 Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 6180 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 4786 MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 4821 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 6213 Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 6246 Asus EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A 6202 Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 6070 ASUS EAH4550 512M 6197 Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I 6160 ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 6226 Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 6165 Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 6217 ASUS ENGTS250 DK 6334 ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 6223 ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 6220 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 6255 ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP 6138

In 3DMark Vantage the Asus EAH4770 FORMULA outperforms the Radeon HD 4850. Thanks to some creative price drops on ATI's part, the Radeon HD 4850 is nearly the same price as the 4770, although given the volatility of the videocard market it's unlikely to stay that way.