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CRUCIAL RADEON X1300 PRO REVIEW

"In this review we test the Crucial Radeon x1300 Pro 256MB DDR2 against the Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT. Step up to 3-D performance and high-definition image quality with the Crucial Radeon X1300 PRO 256MB PCI Express™ graphics card. Combines a radically new and efficient ultra-threaded core architecture with revolutionary Avivo video and visual display technology for enhanced graphics."

GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

VIDEO CARD	CRUCIAL RADEON X1300 PRO
	SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT
ATI DRIVER	CATALYST v6.8
PROCESSOR	AMD ATHLON64 3500
MOTHERBOARD	ASROCK 939 DUAL SATA 2 (BIOS v2.20)
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!

3DMARK

3DMARK 2003

	5810
	4367

3DMARK 2005

	2813
	2047

CRUCIAL RADEON X1300 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT

COMMENT - "The Crucial Radeon x1300 Pro puts in a great 3dmark 2003 performance beating the Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT by 25%. Even with the more demanding 3dmark 2005 the powerful Crucial Radeon x1300 Pro is able to increase it's lead over the Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT to 28%."

FAR CRY

MEDIUM QUALITY

	59
	50

HIGH QUALITY

	28
	23

CRUCIAL RADEON X1300 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT

COMMENT - "Even though the 3dmark results are impressive it's gaming performance which counts and the Crucial Radeon x1300 Pro is able to handle Far Cry beating the Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT by 16% to 18%."

QUAKE 4

MEDIUM QUALITY

	32
	30

HIGH QUALITY

	24
	21

CRUCIAL RADEON X1300 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT

COMMENT - "Quake 4 is another demanding game but the Crucial Radeon x1300 Pro delivers playable performance beating the Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT by 7% to 13%."

SCOOTER WAR3Z

MEDIUM QUALITY

	87
	76

HIGH QUALITY

	34
	27

CRUCIAL RADEON X1300 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT

COMMENT - "Scooter War3z is another game the Crucial Radeon x1300 Pro handles without a problem beating the Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT by 13% to 21%."

TRACKMANIA SUNRISE

MEDIUM QUALITY

	74
	68

HIGH QUALITY

	26
	23

CRUCIAL RADEON X1300 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT

COMMENT - "Trackmania is a beautiful racing game which requires a fast video card and the Crucial Radeon x1300 Pro delivers the required speed beating the Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT by 9% to 12%."

FINAL RESULT

SYNTHETIC BENCHMARKS

	8623
	6414 (-26%)

GAME BENCHMARKS

	364
	318 (-13%)

CRUCIAL RADEON X1300 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 XT

COMMENT - "The Crucial Radeon x1300 Pro delivered a great performance beating the Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT by a very healthy 26% with Synthetic Benchmarks and 13% extra Gaming Performance. The Crucial Radeon x1300 Pro is a very quiet video card which was problem free to install. Although the Crucial Radeon x1300 Pro's performance wouldn't keep a hardcore gamer happy for light gaming and everyday use the Crucial Radeon x1300 Pro is an excellent budget video card!"

CRUCIAL X1300 PRO 7/10!

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