Getting a budget GPU

[kershner]

So, I hear that the Radeon 4850 is a straight up awesome card, but it's a tiny bit out of my price range.

Is there any card that will give me anywhere near the performance/quality of a 4850 for around $30-$50 less? I know this is asking a lot and I'm prepared for a 'not possible' answer, but just let me know guys, thanks!

I know I won't be getting the exact same performance for that much less, but anything at all comparable would be awesome.

 

[aaronkupen]

Well look at the card right under it ... the 4830.

 

[kershner]

How comparable is the performance to a 4850?

 

[aaronkupen]

It's still powerful, hence the 48xx prefix. 48 designates enthusiast, 46 is mainstream, etc...

It is more than enough to play any game you want at very nice settings.

 

[kershner]

Sounds great, thanks!

 

[aaronkupen]

Enjoy.

 

[Hussein19891]

CPU3D.com / ATI Radeon HD 4830 (512Mb DDR3) Sapphire vs HIS / Introduction

Since all I do is look at benchmarks all day : P

 

[BongWizard]

if you OC it nicely, it should give performance as good as (maybe better than) a stock 4850... definitely a solid card for the price range