Conclusion:

Overall we're very pleased with Sapphire's Radeon 4890 Vapor-X, it offers a good alternative to the standard 4890 design and does so at the same price point of $229. This is what 4890 cards go for right now so that means there is no price increase. Unfortunately, we thought we'd see more gains at higher resolutions from the extra memory clock but it doesn't seem to be that large although in our testing Crysis did show some better results. The card overclocks well but so did our standard 4890 card so there it is a wash. It does run quieter, features a good bundle, and looks great so it is a card we can highly recommend. If you find a deal on a 4890 and the Vapor-X offers nothing extra you like you can't really go wrong with the 4890 but at the same or similar price or if you're looking for a non-standard or quieter card, the Vapor-X is a great choice.

Pricing:

We don't see the Vapor-X in our pricing system yet but you can buy the Sapphire reference 4890 for $199 after rebate from Amazon.

Score: 96%