Asus 4850 Matrix Videocard

Published: April 17, 2009

Editor: Amber Lupala

Provider: Asus

Asus 4850 Specifications

Today we are taking a look at the 4850 Matrix videocard from Asus that is very similar to the other 4850 cards Asus offers but this one comes with a lower clock frequency and hopefully a lower price. We are going to see how this card can handle high resolutions and also share our overclocking results from our testsl Lets have a closer look.

About Asus:

http://www.asus.com/ContentPage.aspx?Content_Type=AboutASUS&Content_Id=9

Specifications:

Graphics Engine	ATI Radeon HD 4850
Bus Standard	PCI Express 2.0
Video Memory	DDR3 512MB
Engine Clock	625 MHz
Memory Clock	1.986 GHz ( 993 MHz DDR3 )
RAMDAC	400MHz
Memory Interface	256-bit
CRT Max Resolution	2048 x 1536
DVI Max Resolution	2560 x 1600
D-Sub Output	Yes x 1 (via DVI to D-Sub adaptor x 1 )
DVI Output	Yes x 2 (DVI-I)
HDMI Output	Yes x 1 (via DVI to HDMI adaptor x 1 )
HDTV Output (YPbPr)	Yes
HDCP Support	Yes
TV Output	Yes (YPbPr to S-Video and Composite)
Adapter/Cable Bundled	1 x DVI to D-Sub adaptor 1 x DVI to HDMI adaptor 1 x HDTV-out cable 1 x CrossFire cable 1 x Power cable
Software Bundled	ASUS Utilities & Driver
ASUS Features	Matrix Series
Note	The card size is 4.376 inches x 9 inches

The Product:

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Looking at the box Asus has printed a big shield and a sword where the videocard is the handle of the sword. Lets see if this card is as sharp as a sword. Inside the box you will find several different adapters and accessories, for example you get a VGA to DVI, HDMI to DVI, Crossfire bridge and also some power adapters.

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The manual explains installation and some minor functions but they have also included a multi language manual for your convinience. The driver cd holds some software and drivers although I prefer to download the latest drivers from the net.

The card itself is very similar to a 9800 GX2 card with the same PCB color and cooler.