First Radeon HD 4730 Card To Hit Retail Soon

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The situation right now seems a little unfavorable for AMD as the Radeon HD 4770 stocks ran dry the moment the cards hit the market. Switching over to Radeon HD 4850 and HD 4830 might help a little but it seems HD 4830 stocks are running dry too.

As such, AMD is planning on releasing a new Radeon HD 4730 card into the market. However, this card isn't based on the 40nm RV740 part but the 55nm RV770. In fact, it is a strip down version of the HD 4830 (RV770LE) codenamed RV770CE but boosted with GDDR5 memories. However, you may not be seeing mass availability as it is only available in limited quantities for certain regions whose HD 4830 stocks have ran dry.

Pricing is unclear yet but it is certainly going to be cheaper than the current HD 4830 cards out there. If you do a search in VR-Zone shopping portal, you will find that HD 4830 cards are selling for US$90.

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