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SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO REVIEW
"Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO review featuring Sapphire Radeon x800, Sapphire Radeon x700 Pro and MSI NX 6600 GT. Software used was:- 3dmark 2003, 3dmark 2005, 3dmark 2006 including games."
 INVOKE YOUR IMAGINATION! - Merging the blistering frame-rates of the enthusiast realm with the frugality of the mainstream is where the perfect blend of Hybrid lies, the next generation Sapphire Radeon X800 GTO! Built upon industry acclaimed tech and tweaked to perfection is the moniker of any Sapphire product and the X800 GTO does not disappoint with it is 12 Pixel Pipelines and 256MB / 128MB of onboard memory while utilizing a 256-bit memory interface. The only limit to the power you wield is your imagination and the hardware in your PC! Push your PC’s performance threshold and realize the true potential of PCI-Express and the Sapphire Radeon X800 GTO!
GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION |
| VIDEO CARD |
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO |
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SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 |
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SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO |
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MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT |
| ATI DRIVER |
CATALYST v6.6 |
| NVIDIA DRIVER |
FORCEWARE v91.31 |
| PROCESSOR |
AMD ATHLON64 3000 |
| MOTHERBOARD |
ASROCK 939 DUAL SATA 2 (BIOS v2.20) |
| MEMORY |
2 x 512MB OCZ GOLD XTC PC3200 DDR |
| OPERATING SYSTEM |
WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2 |
| DIRECTX VERSION |
v9.0C |
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| BENCHMARK SETTINGS:- We use three different image quality and resolution settings when we benchmark computer hardware for review. Low quality setting uses a resolution of 1024x768 (unless otherwise stated) and all of the game settings are set to low, this setting will mostly test for processor rather than video performance. Medium quality setting uses a resolution of 1280x1024 (unless otherwise stated) and all of the game settings are set to medium, this setting will test both the processor and video performance. High quality setting uses a resolution of 1600x1200 (unless otherwise stated) and all of the game settings are set to high, this setting is a very demanding test for video rather processor performance! |
3DMARK BENCHMARKS
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO SAPPHIRE RADEON X800
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT |
COMMENT - "3dmark 2003 shows a clear victory for the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO of 17% over second placed Sapphire Radeon x800. When using the more advanced 3dmark 2005 the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO is able to increase it's lead over the Sapphire Radeon x800 to 19%. The trend continues with 3dmark 2006 with the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO increases it's lead over the Sapphire Radeon x800 to 20%. 3dmark 2006 is not really designed for video cards which don't support SM3.0 so I was surprised to see the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO beat MSI NX 6600 GT by 27% which unlike the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO can complete ALL the tests."
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3DMARK 2003 GAME BENCHMARKS
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO SAPPHIRE RADEON X800
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT |
COMMENT - "We are now showing the 3dmark 2003 game benchmarks and the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO storms ahead beating the Sapphire Radeon x800 by between 18% to 23%."
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3DMARK 2005 GAME BENCHMARKS
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO SAPPHIRE RADEON X800
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT |
COMMENT - "Although the frame rates are lower for the more demanding 3dmark 2005 game benchmarks the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO is clearly faster than the Sapphire Radeon x800 by between 20% to 22%."
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