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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."

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO


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

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO107
MSI NX 6600 GT96

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO51
MSI NX 6600 GT44

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO17
MSI NX 6600 GT13

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

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO51
MSI NX 6600 GT45

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO30
MSI NX 6600 GT25

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

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO44
MSI NX 6600 GT33

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO30
MSI NX 6600 GT26

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO24
MSI NX 6600 GT14

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

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO
MSI NX 6600 GT-55%

GAME BENCHMARKS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO
MSI NX 6600 GT-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%."
ULTIMATE HARDWARE AWARD THE SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO 9/10!
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