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CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO REVIEW

"Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro review also featuring the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO. The Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro is the latest mainstream video card from ATI featuring the R570 GPU which has 36 pixel shaders. The Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro was tested with 3dmark 2006."

CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO


SYSTEM INFORMATION

VIDEO CARD CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO
ATI DRIVER CATALYST v7.2
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!

3DMARK 2006

FINAL SCORE

CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO4367
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 2819

SM2.0

CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO1936
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 1201

SM3.0

CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO2323
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 1187

CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO

COMMENT - "The Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro simply blows away the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO with a massive 1557 point or 36% victory. Unlike the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO which has a SM3.0 performance less than it's performance for SM2.0 the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro's SM3.0 performance actually increased by 17%."

3DMARK 2006 GAMES

RETURN TO PROXYCON

CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO15
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 9

FIREFLY FOREST

CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO18
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 11

CANYON FLIGHT (HDR)

CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO23
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 12

DEEP FREEZE (HDR)

CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO24
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 12

CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO

COMMENT - "After the excellent 3dmark 2006 performance shown by the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro we should expect a big performance advantage over the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO. The 36 pixel shaders really help the performance with 3dmark 2006's games and the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro is between 39% to 50% faster."

3DMARK 2006 FILL RATE

SINGLE-TEXTURING

CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO4007
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 3169

MULTI-TEXTURING

CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO6868
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 5982

CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO

COMMENT - "The Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro should deliver 28% more memory bandwidth compared to the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO, let's see if this 3dmark 2006 Fill-Rate benchmark backs this up. When using Single-Texturing the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro can deliver 21% more bandwidth and using Multi-Texturing it can deliver 13%."

CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO REVIEW

PAGE 1 - INTRODUCTION
PAGE 2 - SYSTEM INFORMATION AND 3DMARK 2006
PAGE 3 - 3DMARK 2005, PCMARK 2005, RIGHTMARK AND SHADERMARK
PAGE 4 - DOOM 3, FAR CRY HDR AND GT LEGEND
PAGE 5 - PREY, QUAKE 4 AND SERIOUS SAM 2
PAGE 6 - SUPREME COMMANDER
PAGE 7 - OTHER ATI VIDEO CARDS AND CONCLUSION

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