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Futuremark released 3DMark Vantage, on April 28, 2008. It is a benchmark based upon DirectX 10, and therefore will only run under Windows Vista (Service Pack 1 is stated as a requirement) and Windows 7. For today we will be testing focusing on both Performance and Extreme resolutions. The default setting that most people use to compare their scores world wide is 1280×1024 which is referred to as the Performance level.
Looking at the results from the first 2 GPU tests in Vantage we have the HIS 5830 only 3-4 frames per second behind our HIS 5850 at Extreme testing presets. At the lower Performance settings the gap spreads a bit further falling 5-6 frames per second behind the 5850. Considering the 5830 is as much as $100 less expensive it could serve as a very viable option for someone that cant afford to drop $300+ to purchase a 5850. The money saved by purchasing the HIS 5830 could easily score you a small SSD drive or an additional 4GB of DDR III for your system build.
They aint bad cards but the 460 has just killed them, as stated on the conclusion. still ive noticed some 5830s selling cheap locally so they might be picked up cheap in the next month, especially with the new range hitting shortly.
My brother has a 5830 and it was a good buy then, it doesnt seem such a good buy now. then again with the 460 pricing, neither really does the 5850.
Saw this in a local store for $50 off recently. might be worth it at that price. full price ? no thanks.
Interesting. I heard one of the v turbo coolers and they are pretty loud. not a great design from HIS sadly. card isnt bad. overpriced.
The 460 has killed the place for the 5830 IMHO but all and all it’s not a bad card
Wow this card looks huge and bulky compared to my gtx 460 which is barely longer than the pcie connector……just looks old.
Can somebody upload the vga bios for this model?