AMD are claiming that its ATI Radeon 4890 is the most powerful graphics processor in the world in terms of compute power, flexibility and performance. <\/p>\n
The 4890, which is capable of overclocking speeds of up to 1GHz also boasts 1.36 teraflops of computing power, GDDR5 memory and with 1024MB onboard RAM is certainly a formidable entity in the world of high-end gaming.<\/p>\n
The statement that it is the most powerful graphics processor in the world, however, is likely to spark a large amount of controversy among gamers.<\/p>\n
When compared with the GTX 285, a graphics card that exists within the same sphere of quality and performance, the average user would be hard pressed to find any significant differences between the two. Although the 4890 runs at a higher core speed the GTX 285 takes the prize when it comes to memory clock and memory interface. <\/p>\n
The GTX 285 runs at 1300MHz as opposed to the 4890’s 1100MHz, and in terms of memory interface the GTX 285 boasts 512-bit in comparison to the 4890’s 448-bit capacity.<\/p>\n
If AMD are referring directly to the core clock capacities then yes the 4890 does take the prize as the most powerful graphics processor in the single core range. The statement may however be easily misconstrued by readers to imply that it is indeed the most powerful, fastest GPU in the world. This title is held by the ASUS GeForce GTX 295.<\/p>\n