Radeon HD 4890 2GB GDDR5

2GB GDDR5. Documented release: July 2009.

THE RECORDED NUMBERS

HD 4890 2GB GDDR5 benchmark

Benchmark FPS at 1080p: 19 FPS
Our rating: 27.2 /100
HD4890s we've tested: 1
Recorded benchmark rank: #204 of 257 variants

Historical total for this model.

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GPUSED’S TAKE

The verdict

The 2GB HD 4890 was a late, generously equipped version of AMD's fastest single-GPU HD 4800 card. Sapphire's Vapor-X board was documented in shops in July 2009; it is a single HD 4890, not one of the dual-GPU X2 cards with a similar 2GB label.

GPUsed Legend Rating

4.8 /10

4.8 out of 10

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THE EXACT VERSION

Identity and release

Model: Radeon HD 4890 2GB GDDR5
Memory: 2GB GDDR5
Documented release: July 2009
Release event: documented exact-variant availability
Release scope: Japan; Sapphire Vapor-X 2GB single-GPU card priced in shops by 18 July

Contemporary shop reporting identifies the single-GPU Sapphire Vapor-X HD 4890 with 2GB GDDR5. It is not an HD 4870 X2; GPUsed's board SKU is unknown.

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Profile sources

Reviewed 4 October 2026. The release date above uses the documented event and scope shown in this profile.

Source 1: akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp Release reference
Source 2: overclockersclub.com

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