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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!

TRACKMANIA SUNRISE

MEDIUM QUALITY

	107
	96

HIGH QUALITY

	51
	44

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

	17
	13

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO MSI NX 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 NX 6600 GT by between 11% to 24%."

WORLD RACING 2

MEDIUM QUALITY

	51
	45

HIGH QUALITY

	30
	25

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO MSI NX 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 NX 6600 GT by between 12% to 17%."

X3 REUNION

MEDIUM QUALITY

	44
	33

HIGH QUALITY

	30
	26

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

	24
	14

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO MSI NX 6600 GT

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

FINAL RESULT

SYNTHETIC BENCHMARKS


	-55%

GAME BENCHMARKS


	-14%

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO MSI NX 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 NX 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 NX 6600 GT by 14%."

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