Conclusion:

The AMD Radeon 4830 is probably the least exciting of the 4800 cards being the lowest-end of the 4800 series. That said is still a very solid card and somewhat comparable to a GeForce 8800 or 9800 GT though the two seem to trade off at times. But ATI has lower power consumption and DX 10.1 support which is a bonus. This one isn't quite as clear though as others as a GeForce 9800 GT is a little cheaper than a Radeon 4830. You can pick up a GeForce 9800 GT for $100 after rebate. However, immediately at launch you can get a Radeon 4830 for $120 after rebate. This shows that there's probably some room to go down which these cards go down. $120 is still a fantastic value but under $100 for a card like the Radeon 4830 is just fantastic for the sub-$100 market and graphics technology. Congrats to ATI, they've filled out their product line nicely. There's still the hole between a $300 1GB Radeon 4870 and the $450 4870 X2, hopefully there might be some room to work in another card there soon. Also, the 4800 series of cards have now been out for four months, I'm hoping ATI has something else up it's sleeve in the next few months.

Pricing:

The Radeon 4830 is launched right now with the cheapest price of $120. A GeForce 9800 GT can be had from MWave for $135.

Score: 90%