Typical price: £350
What is it: Graphics card with 512MB of GDDR3 memory
What we think: It brings all of the requisite features to the 3D gaming table, but its clunky design prevents it from besting Nvidia's top dog
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 6 February 2006
Tags: ATI, ATI Radeon X1800 XT (512MB), LCD, PCs, family
We like:
Supports Shader Model 3 and high dynamic range lighting; fast DirectX 9 performance; Avivo video decoding
We don't like:
Takes up two expansion slots; lags on OpenGL-based games such as Doom 3; dual graphics card support depends on a special CrossFire Edition card with a murky release date
CNET UK judgement:
ATI's latest, greatest graphics card brings all of the requisite features to the 3D gaming table, but its clunky design prevents it from besting Nvidia's top dog
Full review:
ATI shot a blank with its dual-card CrossFire release recently, and while its next-generation Radeon X1800 XT (around £350 online) is a powerful Direct3D gaming tool, it doesn't hold up in design elegance or dual-card flexibility when compared with Nvidia's competing GeForce 7800 GTX cards. Continue Reading...
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