AMD has recently unleashed a high performance less expensive graphics card ATI Radeon HD 4830 giving potential challenge to the unimpeded demand for Nvidia’s GeForce 9800 GT. With introduction of the new AMD 3D card, price range for the products has stayed limited within $140-$150, giving a competitive choice for the consumers.

The new budget 512 MB AMD 3D card ATI Radeon HD 4830 brings a bundle of smart features that include 256 bit memory-interface, 32 texture units, 640 stream processors, 16 ROPs, and GDDR3 memory that operate at 1,800 MHz ensuring superior performance over the other at par cards within the price range.

The ATI HD Radeon 4830 has been designed making compatible with PCI Express 2.0 interface and DirectX 10.1 to stay ahead of DirectX 10 offered by the 9800 GT of Nvidia. Though, Radeon 4830 has the same 512 MB GDRR3 memory, but it supports higher stream processing units as compared to its rival 9800 GT.

Designed with state-of-the-art ATI CrossFireX and picture-in-picture technologies, the new AMD HD 4830 3D card has excellent next-generation gaming applicability. The card will permit making combination of 4 cards on a single computer in order to enhance gaming efficiency significantly. Surround sound 7.1 HD multi channel audio is the integral part of this new AMD graphics card. Other vital features that form primary basis of Radeon 4830 include TV-Out, 1 HDMI port via adapter, and 2 DVI ports, capability of delivering 30 fps.

Expressing sheer joy and happiness on the new product launch, Rick Bergman, senior VP and general manager of AMD’s Graphics Products Group said, “The ATI Radeon HD 4830 graphics card is another example of how AMD’s scalable design strategy is paying off. With a single chip, we have been able to quickly and efficiently bring to market graphics card designs ranging from below $150 through $549 SEP, with leading performance in every segment. The ATI Radeon HD 4830 continues that great trend, providing tremendous value to gamers for less than $150.”