Triplex Designs Radeon HD 4830 Without Auxiliary Power Connector

A relatively unknown company, Triplex, has designed a Radeon HD 4830 graphics accelerator that does not require the 6-pin PCI-Express power connector. This is especially interesting for two reasons: that it is RV770, and that it runs at reference clock speeds despite shedding its traditional power design. Spotted on XtremeSystems, this engineering sample PCB features a 2+1 phase power design, that draws all its power from the PCI-Express slot.

Also featured are 512 MB of 256-bit GDDR3 memory, DVI-D, HDMI and D-Sub outputs, and a seemingly two-slot cooler design that is yet to be pictured. The card lacks CrossFireX fingers. The GPU has 640 stream processors, DirectX 10.1 compliance, and a 256-bit memory interface. It has AMD reference clock speeds of 575/900 MHz (core/memory). For reference the third picture shows a Radeon HD 4670 accelerator of the same make, and PCB length.

Source: techpowerup|xtremesystems

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ATI’s HD 4830 is a goner

According to what we’ve managed to find out, ATI’s HD 4830 is as good as dead. ATI apparently already sent out the last batch of these chips and some partners didn’t even want it, as once the RV740 comes into play we are pretty sure that this card will go the way of the dodo.

The reason is pretty obvious as the RV740’s price will be very close to that of the HD 4830. If the info about two versions of the RV740 is correct, HD 4830 is definitely a goner, as the RV740 with GDDR3 memory might even be cheaper than the original rumored US $99 price. The RV740 with GDDR5 memory is also close to the HD 4850 perfomance, at least according to that engineering sample that Guru3D had a chance to test.

ATI partners are getting rid of the HD 4830 and the remaining stock might be really dirty cheap once RV740 hits the market shelves. The cheapest HD 4830 currently sells for €85, which really isn’t a bad deal considering an HD 4850 would set you back €120+.

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