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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 World Racing 2, X3 Reunion."

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


WORLD RACING 2

MEDIUM QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO81
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 67
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO51

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO43
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 36
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO30

SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO shows it's power with World Racing 2 beating the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO by 17% to 19%."

X3 REUNION

MEDIUM QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO59
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 45
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO44

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO47
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 41
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO30

SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO

COMMENT - "X3 Reunion is another good victory for the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO and it outperforms the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO by between 13% to 24%."

FINAL RESULT

SYNTHETIC BENCHMARKS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO21497
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 17077 (-21%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO16577 (-23%)

GAME BENCHMARKS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO2230
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO 1860 (-17%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO1467 (-35%)

SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO

COMMENT - "The greatest differences are shown when using games for benchmarking and the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO offers 17% better gaming performance compared to the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO and an impressive 35% increase in performance compared to the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro. Take a good look at the synthetic and game performance shown by the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO and Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro. When using synthetic benchmarks they are within 3% of each other but when using the game benchmarks the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO easily beats the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro by 22% which is why I would choose the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO.

Going back on topic the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO is an excellent video card and has all of the features of the more expensive video cards based on the x1800 range!"

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO puts in a great performance using synthetic benchmarks beating the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO by 21% and the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro by 23%. I was not surprised by the close performance between the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO and Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro because the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO couldn't complete all of the 3dmark 2006 game tests."
SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO 10/10!
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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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