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SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO REVIEW

"The powerful Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro with 256MB DDR3, Ringbus, Avivo and Crossfire is pitted against the MSI NX 6600 GT. The Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro is almost identical to the earlier x1600 XT apart from the Sapphire Radeon x1650's lower price tag and slightly faster memory/core speeds."

GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

VIDEO CARD	SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO
	MSI NX 6600 GT VTD128
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!

PREY

MEDIUM QUALITY

	55
	54

HIGH QUALITY

	26
	24

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

	16
	14

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO MSI NX 6600 GT

COMMENT - "Prey is another close performance even though Prey uses a modified Doom 3 engine so it should in theory favour Nvidia. The Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro wins this benchmark beating the MSI NX 6600 GT by between 2% to 13%."

QUAKE 4

MEDIUM QUALITY

	67
	73

HIGH QUALITY

	53
	54

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

	40
	32

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO MSI NX 6600 GT

COMMENT - "Quake4 is a mixed result, MSI NX 6600 GT beats Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro by 9% with Medium Quality and then by 2% with High Quality. However using Ultra High Quality Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro is superior beating MSI NX 6600 GT by 20%."

SCOOTER WARZ

MEDIUM QUALITY

	139
	100

HIGH QUALITY

	58
	37

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO MSI NX 6600 GT

COMMENT - "Scooter Warz is another game which seems to favour ATI and the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro beats the MSI NX 6600 GT by between 29% to 38%."

SERIOUS SAM 2

MEDIUM QUALITY

	73
	73

HIGH QUALITY

	26
	23

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

	21
	12

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO MSI NX 6600 GT

COMMENT - "Serious Sam 2 starts off with a draw but quickly the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro takes charge beating the MSI NX 6600 GT by between 12% to 43%."

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