POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO REVIEW
"In this reader requested review we compare the Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro against the Leadtek GeForce 6600, Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT and Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900. We used a wide range of software including:- Area 51, Aurora Watching, Earth 2160, Far Cry, GT Legends and Quake 4."

POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO SPECIFICATIONS
ATI Radeon® 9700 Pro is the most advanced graphics board in its category, featuring ATI's Radeon 9700 Pro Visual Processing Unit (VPU), supporting AGP design specifications. Through a combination of incredible 3D rendering performance, sophisticated real-time visual effects, industry-leading image quality, processing speed, and cutting-edge video features, it takes the PC entertainment experience to a new level.
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AREA 51
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO LEADTEK GEFORCE 6600 SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900
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COMMENT - "This is the first of our game benchmarks and is a shader intensive game called Area 51. Both of the ATI cards do well and the Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro outperforms the Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT by 16%."
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AURORA WATCHING
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO LEADTEK GEFORCE 6600 SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900
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COMMENT - "Aurora Watching is another clear victory for the two ATI video cards and the Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro outperforms the second placed Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT by between 5% to 30%. The Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro is the only video card which is playable at the high quality setting."
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EARTH 2160
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO LEADTEK GEFORCE 6600 SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900
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COMMENT - "Earth 2160 is another victory for the two ATI video cards and the Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro outperforms the Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT by between 8% to 15%. The Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900 does especially poorly with Earth 2160 and is only playable using low quality settings."
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FAR CRY
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO LEADTEK GEFORCE 6600 SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900
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COMMENT - "The Far Cry results are fairly close and all of the video cards are playable upto medium quality but only the Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro is playable at high quality. Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro beats the Leadtek PX6600 by 4% to 17%."
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GT LEGENDS
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO LEADTEK GEFORCE 6600 SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900
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COMMENT - "The Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro is the clear winner where GT Legends performance is concerned, it beats the other video cards by between 20% to 33%. GT Legends is a mixed result for the Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT and the Leadtek GeForce 6600 change places depending on the quality setting used."
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QUAKE 4
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO LEADTEK GEFORCE 6600 SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900
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COMMENT - "Quake 4 is another clear victory for the Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro and it beats the Leadtek GeForce 6600 by between 10% to 13%. Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro and Leadtek GeForce 6600 are the only video cards which are playable using high quality settings."
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POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO REVIEW INDEX
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