FiringSquad reviews the latest Radeon from Sapphire, the Radeon 4870 Vapor-X. Currently available in both a 512MB and 1GB version, with a low price point of $200, it’s an attractive offering to people looking to upgrade on the cheap. But is it worth it?
Sapphire’s Radeon 4870 Vapor-X doesn’t perform as fast as the Toxic, nor does its cooler run as cool, but the Vapor-X card sports a distinctive look that we actually prefer over the Toxic Edition, and with a little bit of overclocking, the card can be clocked to run just as high if not higher than the 4870 Toxic.
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