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SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO REVIEW

"Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO review also featuring the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO and Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro. Benchmarked with 3dmark 2006 and PowerVR Fable."

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO


GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

VIDEO CARD SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO
ATI DRIVER ATI CATALYST v6.8
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


3DMARK 2006

3DMARK SCORE

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO2819
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 1569
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO2246

SM2.0 SCORE

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO1201
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 708
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO903

SM3.0 SCORE

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO1187
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO N/A
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO906

SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO

COMMENT - "3dmark 2006 uses all of the latest 3D technology such as Shader Model 3.0 and HDR. Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO performs well beating Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro by 21% and the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO by 45%. Due to the older technology found on the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO it doesn't support SM3.0."

3DMARK 2006 GAMES

RETURN TO PROXYCON (SM2.0)

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO9.11
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 5.67
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO7.04

FIREFLY FOREST (SM2.0)

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO10.9
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 7.64
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO7.99

CANYON FLIGHT (HDR SM3.0)

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO11.7
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO N/A
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO8.26

DEEP FREEZE (HDR SM3.0)

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO12.03
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO N/A
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO9.85

SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO makes light work of these demanding 3dmark 2006 game benchmarks beating the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro by between 19% to 30%. The Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO performs fairly well when using the SM2.0 game benchmarks but is unable to run the SM3.0 benchmarks."

3DMARK 2006 FILLRATE

SINGLE TEXTURING

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO3169
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 2683
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO2082

MULTI TEXTURING

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO5982
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 5678
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO2343

SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO and Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO both have a 256Bit Memory Interface so they easily beat the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro which only has a 128Bit Memory Interface."

POWERVR FABLEMARK

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO161
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 127
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO76

SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO

COMMENT - "Fablemark is the most advanced benchmark created by PowerVR and the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO beats the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO by 22% and the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro by a massive 53%."

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO REVIEW INDEX

PAGE 1 - SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO INTRODUCTION
PAGE 2 - ATI TECH DEMO, 3DMARK 2003 AND 3DMARK 2005
PAGE 4 - 3DMARK 2006 AND POWERVR FABLEMARK
PAGE 5 - 1944 - BATTLE OF THE BULGE, DOOM 3 AND FARCRY
PAGE 6 - PREY, QUAKE 4 AND SCOOTER WARZ
PAGE 7 - SCRAPLAND, SERIOUS SAM 2 AND TRIBES VENGEANCE
PAGE 8 - WORLD RACING 2, X3 REUNION AND CONCLUSION

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