Posted 06/27/08 at 06:26:47 PM by Pulkit Chandna
Buoyed by the early promise of its ATI Radeon HD 4850 card, AMD expects its discrete graphics card market share to reach 40% in Q3, 2008 up from 30% at the beginning of this year. The performance-oriented HD 4850 is an absolute steal for $199 and most industry watchers expect it to tear into the market held by $200-300 card.
The launch of the HD 4850 left Nvidia with no choice but to drop the price of its GeForce 9800 GTX+ from $229 to $199. But when AMD decides to cut Radeon HD 4850’ price – a long way off – sales will get a huge boost.
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Links:
[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/opulent_rigs_0
[2] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/amds_hd_4850_launches_ahead_schedule
[3] http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20080627PD209.html
[4] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/[primary-term]/amd_gives_graphics_partners_green_light_overclock_radeon_hd_4850_videocards
[5] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/asetek_first_offer_liquid_cooling_for_radeon_hd_4870
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