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SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 REVIEW

"Sapphire Radeon x800 review featuring Sapphire Radeon x700 Pro, Sapphire Radeon 9700 Pro and Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT. Software:- 1944, Doom 3, Farcry, GT Legends and Quake 4."

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800


GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

PROCESSOR AMD ATHLON64 3000
VIDEO CARD SAPPHIRE RADEON X800
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT
ATI DRIVER ATI CATALYST v6.6
MOTHERBOARD ASROCK 939 DUAL SATA 2
MEMORY 2 x 512MB OCZ GOLD XTC PC3200 DDR
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2
DIRECTX VERSION v9.0C


1944 - BATTLE OF THE BULGE

MEDIUM QUALITY SETTINGS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X80059
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO41
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO35
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT30

HIGH QUALITY SETTINGS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X80032
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO23
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO17
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT17

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x800 delivers 29% to 31% better performance compared to the Sapphire Hybrid x700 Pro."

MEDIUM QUALITY SETTINGS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X80071
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO60
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO49
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT27

HIGH QUALITY SETTINGS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X80033
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO25
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO25
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT11

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT

COMMENT - "Doom 3 is a game ATI video cards don't usually perform very well but the Sapphire Radeon x800 is more than a match for Doom 3 and beats the Sapphire Hybrid x700 Pro by 16% to 25%."

FARCRY

MEDIUM QUALITY SETTINGS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X80081
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO71
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO62
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT50

HIGH QUALITY SETTINGS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X80060
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO36
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO31
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT23

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x800 puts in a good performance using medium quality beating the Sapphire Hybrid x700 Pro by 13%. The demanding high quality setting is where the Sapphire Radeon x800 really shows it's power when it beats the Sapphire Hybrid x700 Pro by a very impressive 40%. I am sure the 12 pixel pipelines and 256bit memory interface have really helped the Sapphire Radeon x800 get this result."

GT LEGENDS

MEDIUM QUALITY SETTINGS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X80053
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO45
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO38
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT26

HIGH QUALITY SETTINGS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X80042
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO23
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO21
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT16

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT

COMMENT - "Sapphire Radeon x800 has no problem running GT Legends, the Sapphire Radeon x800 outperforms the Sapphire Hybrid x700 Pro by 16% using medium quality and by 46% using high quality."

QUAKE 4

MEDIUM QUALITY SETTINGS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X80078
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO61
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO44
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT32

HIGH QUALITY SETTINGS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X80056
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO43
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO31
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT21

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9700 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT

COMMENT - "Sapphire Radeon x800 delivers great Quake 4 performance beating the Sapphire Hybrid x700 Pro by between 22% to 24%."
PAGE 1 - SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 INTRODUCTION
PAGE 2 - 1944, DOOM 3, FARCRY, GT LEGENDS AND QUAKE 4
PAGE 3 - SCOOTER WAR3Z, SCRAPLAND, TRACKMANIA SUNRISE AND FINAL RESULT

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