copy paste text: According to AMD, even its watered down he version of the R700 with DDR3 memory will make short work of Nvidia'a flagship GTX280.
The company claims a performance lead of anywhere from 8 to 34 percent in current titles against the GTX280. As the HD4850 X2 is set to sell at $399, or around _270-290 in the EU, this sounds like an impressive score. The card runs at 625MHz, and unlike the HD4870 X2 it features 2GB of cheaper DDR3 memory, which goes a long way in keeping the cost down.