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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. Tested with Prey, Quake 4 and Scooter Warz."

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


MEDIUM QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO85
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 57
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO55

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO41
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 30
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO26

ULTRA QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO31
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 20
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO16

SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO

COMMENT - "Prey is the most modern game we have featured here and the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO offers great performance beating the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO by 27% to 36%. It appears the older technology found on the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO is limiting it's performance with Prey because it is only 4% to 20% faster than the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro."

QUAKE 4

MEDIUM QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO120
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 106
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO67

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO103
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 73
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO53

ULTRA QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO87
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 54
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO40

SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO

COMMENT - "Quake 4 is another demanding modern game and the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO is able to outperform the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO by 12% to 38%. Unlike with Prey the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO is able to easily outperform the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro by 26% to 37%."

SCOOTER WAR3Z

MEDIUM QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO198
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 180
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO139

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO88
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 73
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO58

SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO outperforms the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO by between 10% to 18% and the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro by between 30% to 35%."

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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