Can ATi make a comeback from the dead? The new 4870 has been getting rave reviews all over the internet, and for good reasons. It has a price tag of only $340au and is said to come close to the $1000 GTX280 in performance. ...

I'm not going to introduce every game in these tests, I’m going to run all the benchmarks I can and let you decide what is the best Graphics Card on the market, so lets get down to business.

ver the next few weeks I am going to be testing all these cards in a number of different configurations, from Single card set ups, SLi & Crossfire X as well as the GTX280 in 3-Way SLi. Stay Tuned.........

The Test

Bottom to top: GTX280, 9800GTX,9800GX2,3870X2 & 4870.

The Test System

Maxishine's Gaming Machine.......

-QX9650 @ 4ghz

-XFX 790 Ultra M/B

-Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600

-2 x Velociraptors Raid 0

-Silverston DA1200w PSU

-Vista 64bit

-4870, GTX280, 9800GX2, 9800GTX

-Drivers: ATi Catylist 8.7 & Nvidia 175.16, 177.41