AMD 4850 X2 and 4870 X2 mutli-chip graphics cards launched. Looks good.

AMD has launched is second round of cards based on its efficient R700 architecture. As their names indicates, the 4850 X2 and 4870 X2 are multichip versions of the 4850 and 4870 boards. The memory and GPU clocks are the same. The 4870 X2 seem like a great product: there's more bandwith, AMD has promised that their driver is better than ever and it's priced very competitively. Here's the data:

• 2GB of memory*
• 3x chip to chip communication speed
• 230GB/Sec of memory bandwidth
• Competitive pricing ($549)
• Quad-GPU possible by adding a second card

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