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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 GEFORCE 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 speed increase."

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO


GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

VIDEO CARD SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO
MSI GEFORCE 6600 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


TRACKMANIA SUNRISE

MEDIUM QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO107
MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT96

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO51
MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT44

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO17
MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT13

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT

COMMENT - "Trackmania Sunrise is a lightning fast arcade racer which demands high frame rates and smooth performance. These are things the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro can supply and it beats the MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT by between 11% to 24%."

WORLD RACING 2

MEDIUM QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO51
MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT45

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO30
MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT25

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT

COMMENT - "World Racing 2 is a slower game compared to Trackmania Sunrise so doesn't require such high frame rates. The Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro once again offers the best performance beating the MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT by between 12% to 17%."

X3 REUNION

MEDIUM QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO44
MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT33

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO30
MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT26

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO24
MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT14

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT

COMMENT - "X3 Reunion just loves ATI cards and the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro puts in a great performance beating the MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT by between 14% to 42%."

FINAL RESULT

SYNTHETIC BENCHMARKS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO
MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT-55%

GAME BENCHMARKS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO
MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT-14%

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro is a very good video card and when you consider it will also be cheaper than the GeForce 6600 GT will make the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro a winner!"
COMMENT - "Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro delivered a great performance with 3dmark 2006 beating the MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT by a mighty 55%! Using a wide range of game benchmarks the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro showed it could deliver superior performance beating MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT by 14%."
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SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO REVIEW INDEX

PAGE 1 - SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO INTRODUCTION
PAGE 2 - 3DMARK 2006 AND 3DMARK 2006 GAMES
PAGE 3 - DOOM 3, FAR CRY AND GT LEGENDS
PAGE 4 - PREY, QUAKE 4, SCOOTER WARZ AND SERIOUS SAM 2
PAGE 5 - TRACKMANIA SUNRISE, WORLD RACING 2, X3 REUNION AND FINAL RESULT

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