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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.
Benchmark Games Software used:- Doom 3, Farcry, GT Legends and Prey."

"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
ATI DRIVER	ATI CATALYST v6.8
NVIDIA DRIVER	FORCEWARE v91.47
PROCESSOR	AMD ATHLON64 3500
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

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!

DOOM 3

MEDIUM QUALITY

	57
	62

HIGH QUALITY

	26
	35

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

COMMENT - "Doom 3 is game which favours Nvidia so it was no surprise that the MSI NX 7300 GT did so well. The MSI NX 7300 GT beats the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT by 9% to 26%."

FAR CRY

MEDIUM QUALITY

	71
	70

HIGH QUALITY

	36
	35

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

COMMENT - "The Farcry result is very close and the result should be considered a draw. The Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT manages a slim victory over the MSI NX 7300 GT of between 2% to 3%."

GT LEGENDS

MEDIUM QUALITY

	54
	38

HIGH QUALITY

	43
	29

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

COMMENT - "GT Legends favours ATI like Doom 3 favours Nvidia. The Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT puts in an amazing performance beating MSI NX 7300 GT by 33%."

PREY

MEDIUM QUALITY

	43
	41

HIGH QUALITY

	20
	19

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

COMMENT - "Although Prey uses a modified Doom 3 engine the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT manages a small performance increase over the MSI NX 7300 GT of 5%."

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