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SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT REVIEW

"The lastest mainstream video card from ATI's Radeon x1000 family of video cards the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT is reviewed against the MSI NX 7300 GT. The Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT is closer related to the x1600 Pro than the x1300 Pro which should make for a good battle with the MSI NX 7300 GT. The x1300 XT should be the ideal card to bridge the gap between the x1300 Pro and the x1650 Pro.
Software used:- 3dmark 2005 including games, 3dmark 2006 including games and Shadermark."

"THE ABSOLUTE IN MAINSTREAM GAMING PERFORMANCE - A tool for the performance oriented, the Sapphire X1300 XT comes equipped with the hardware muscle to deliver an entire realm of fantasy right to your desktop due in large part to the awesome feature-set of the RADEON X1600 core, robust onboard memory configurations and 12 pipeline architecture. An impressive hardware compilation supporting CrossFire™ paired with support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 ensures future compatibility and the advent of the ATI Avivo™ Video and Display Platform ensures that you will not have to be limit your fantasies to just your desktop."

GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

VIDEO CARD	SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT
	MSI NX 7300 GT TD256EH
ATI DRIVER	CATALYST v6.8
NVIDIA DRIVER	FORCEWARE v91.47
PROCESSOR	AMD ATHLON64 3500
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

BENCHMARK SETTINGS:- We use two different image quality and resolution settings when we benchmark computer hardware for review. 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!

NOTE:- THE SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT AND MSI NX 7300 GT ARE BEST SUITED TO OUR MEDIUM QUALITY SETTING WHICH USES 1280x1024. WE HAVE INCLUDED THE HIGH QUALITY SETTING WHICH IS SUITED TO MORE EXPENSIVE VIDEO CARDS LIKE THE ATI RADEON X1800 GTO OR NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600 GT. IF THE SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT OR MSI NX 7300 GT ARE PLAYABLE USING THE HIGH QUALITY SETTING THEN THAT IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE RESULT!

3DMARK 2005

FINAL SCORE

	3896
	2904

RETURN TO PROXYCON

	17
	13

FIREFLY FOREST

	12
	8

CANYON FLIGHT

	19
	14

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT has a great start beating the MSI NX 7300 GT by an impressive 26%. The Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT also beats the MSI NX 7300 GT by 24% to 34% with the game benchmarks Return to Proxycon, Firefly Forest and Canyon Flight."

3DMARK 2006

3DMARK SCORE

	1735
	1517

SM2.0 SCORE

	666
	599

SM3.0 SCORE

	676
	554

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

COMMENT - "Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT good performances continue and it beats the MSI NX 7300 GT by 13%. Using SM2.0 the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT is 11% faster and with SM3.0 the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT is 13% faster."

3DMARK 2006 GAMES

RETURN TO PROXYCON (SM2.0)

	4.97
	4.92

FIREFLY FOREST (SM2.0)

	6.12
	5.06

CANYON FLIGHT (HDR SM3.0)

	6.21
	4.77

DEEP FREEZE (HDR SM3.0)

	7.29
	6.31

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

COMMENT - "Return to Proxycon benchmark gives the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT a small 2% victory over the MSI NX 7300 GT. The Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT manages to increase it's performance with Firefly Forest and it beats the MSI NX 7300 GT by a very good 18%. It appears that the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT can handle advanced features like HDR and SM3.0 better than the MSI NX 7300 GT. Using Canyon Flight benchmark the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT outperforms the MSI NX 7300 GT by 24% and using Deep Freeze by 14%."

SHADERMARK

	5700
	5071

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT REVIEW

GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

3DMARK 2005

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT has a great start beating the MSI NX 7300 GT by an impressive 26%. The Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT also beats the MSI NX 7300 GT by 24% to 34% with the game benchmarks Return to Proxycon, Firefly Forest and Canyon Flight."

3DMARK 2006

COMMENT - "Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT good performances continue and it beats the MSI NX 7300 GT by 13%. Using SM2.0 the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT is 11% faster and with SM3.0 the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT is 13% faster."

3DMARK 2006 GAMES

SHADERMARK

COMMENT - "Using Shadermark with SM3.0 enabled the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT beats the MSI NX 7300 GT by 12%."