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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 Software used:- Tribes Vengeance, World Racing 2, X3 Reunion and Xpand Rally."

"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!

TRIBES VENGEANCE

MEDIUM QUALITY

	72
	70

HIGH QUALITY

	40
	38

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

COMMENT - "Another close result between the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT and MSI NX 7300 GT with the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT winning by only 4%."

WORLD RACING 2

MEDIUM QUALITY

	41
	39

HIGH QUALITY

	25
	22

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT wins a close result with the MSI NX 7300 GT by 5% to 12%."

X3 REUNION

MEDIUM QUALITY

	35
	27

HIGH QUALITY

	20
	19

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

COMMENT - "Although the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT only really playable at Medium Quality atleast it's better than MSI NX 7300 GT which is struggling. Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT beats the MSI NX 7300 GT by 23%."

XPAND RALLY

MEDIUM QUALITY

	48
	41

HIGH QUALITY

	33
	27

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

COMMENT - "Once again it's another victory for the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT and it beats the MSI NX 7300 GT by 15% to 19%."

FINAL RESULT

SYNTHETIC BENCHMARKS

	18400
	15861 (-14%)

GAME BENCHMARKS

	1246
	1110 (-11%)

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT MSI NX 7300 GT

COMMENT - "Synthetic benchmarks are not going to entertain you for very long and you will be pleased to know that the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT delivers 11% better gaming performance compared to the MSI NX 7300 GT. The only game tested which the MSI NX 7300 GT had a clear advantage was Doom3 which is a game well known to favour Nvidia. Games which usually favoured the Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT was GT Legends, Scooter Warz, X3 and Xpand Rally. "

COMMENT - "Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT delivers good performance finishing 14% faster than MSI NX 7300 GT using synthetic benchmarks. The Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT's 3dmark 2005, 3dmark 2006 and Shadermark scores are especially impressive. The Sapphire Radeon x1300 XT performed very well and was usually faster than it's nearest Nvidia competition the MSI NX 7300 GT!"

ULTIMATE HARDWARE AWARD THE SAPPHIRE RADEON X1300 XT 8/10!

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