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ATI Radeon X1650PRO Graphics Cards Compared - TechAmok
ATI Radeon X1650PRO Graphics Cards Compared - [hardware] 11:26 AM EDT - Oct,23 2006 - post a comment
The chaps over at
TweakTown take
a look at the new X1650PRO from ATI and four of its partners - GeCube,
PowerColor, Sapphire and HIS:
GeCube when it came to performance today was the real stand out
card, which was to be expected though with the highest core and memory speed
on offer. With that said though, it isn't the cheapest cards on the market like
we quite often find with the GeCube cards and with one of the lighter packages,
it is a little disappointing in that respect.
PowerColor performance was down again like the X1300XT round up. With the
lowest core and memory speed out of the bunch and also the cheapest X1650PRO
DDR-3 available, we thought at the beginning we would find it at the bottom of
the pack. There isn't a huge difference between the slowest and fastest card but
there is a difference none the less.
Sapphire again comes with an overclocked card though not quite as
aggressive as what the GeCube card offered. Performance was up there with
the top card but it consistently trailed just behind due to the slightly lower
core and memory speed. While the Sapphire performance is number two, it clearly
has one of the best packages out of the box but this does come at a price.
Lastly we have the HIS offering which we looked at in our Crossfire on a
budget article. It has one of the best coolers available out of the bunch but
one of the lower clock speeds. It would have been nicer if HIS made better
use of the cooler by increasing the core and memory speed up and beyond what
GeCube offered. HIS bundle as always is quite good as well, though we have no
doubt that people are becoming tired of the same DVD bundle and hopefully HIS
will step it up a notch with a new game with new cards like the Radeon X1650XT.
All cards have their pros and cons - GeCube offer the best out of the box
performance but with no real bundle, PowerColor while being the slowest is
also the cheapest so its good for people who want a DDR-3 X1650PRO but aren't
all that concerned about not necessarily having the fastest. Sapphire
performance is up there as usual and also has a good little bundle, it is the
most expensive though out of the four cards, you will have to see if you can
justify the game for those extra hard earned dollars. Finally there is the HIS -
it is quiet and priced well but the lower clocks force it to sit down the bottom
of the pack when compared to some of the other brands.
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