Test System Specs & 3Dmark Vantage

Core i7 Test System Specs
- Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition (LGA1366)

 

- x3 2GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-12800 (CAS 9-9-9-24)

 

- ASUS P6T Deluxe (Intel X58)

 

- OCZ GameXStream (700 watt)

 

- Seagate 500GB 7200-RPM (Serial ATA300)

 

- Radeon HD 4770 (512MB)
- Radeon HD 4670 (512MB)
- Radeon HD 4830 (512MB)
- Radeon HD 4850 (512MB)
- GeForce 9600 GT (1GB)
- GeForce 9800 GT (512MB)
- GeForce 9800GTX+ (512MB)

 

Software
- Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 (64-bit)
- Nvidia Forceware 185.68 BETA
- ATI Driver 8.60 BETA

The 3Dmark Vantage results serve as great openers for the Radeon HD 4770, trailing behind the Radeon HD 4850 by only a small margin. What's more surprising is that the Radeon HD 4770 is 17% faster than the Radeon HD 4830 at 1920x1200, delivering a score of 3946pts.

This means that the Radeon HD 4770 also outscored the GeForce 9800 GTX+ in 3Dmark Vantage.