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HIS RADEON X1900 XT REVIEW

"HIS Radeon x1900 XT review also featuring the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro tested with 3dmark 2006. HIS Radeon x1900 XT uses the powerful R580 GPU running at 625Mhz with 48 Pixel Shaders, 8 Vertex Shaders and 8 Geometry Pipelines making the HIS Radeon x1900 XT very powerful indeed."

HIS RADEON X1900 XT


SYSTEM INFORMATION

VIDEO CARD HIS RADEON X1900 XT
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


3DMARK 2006

FINAL SCORE

HIS RADEON X1900 XT5036
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO4367 (-13%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 2824 (-44%)

SM2.0

HIS RADEON X1900 XT2338
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO1936 (-17%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 1201 (-49%)

SM3.0

HIS RADEON X1900 XT2924
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO2323 (-21%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 1187 (-59%)

HIS RADEON X1900 XT CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO

COMMENT - "The HIS Radeon x1900 XT puts in a great performance with 3dmark 2006 beating the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by 13%. When using SM2.0 the HIS Radeon x1900 XT is able to stretch it's performance advantage over the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro to 17%. The best was yet to come however and when using SM3.0 the HIS Radeon x1900 XT was able to outperform the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by an impressive 21%. The reason this is impressive is because the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro is a very good mainstream video card."

3DMARK 2006 GAMES

RETURN TO PROXYCON

HIS RADEON X1900 XT19
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO15 (-21%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 9 (-52%)

FIREFLY FOREST

HIS RADEON X1900 XT21
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO18 (-14%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 11 (-48%)

CANYON FLIGHT (HDR)

HIS RADEON X1900 XT29
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO23 (-21%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 12 (-60%)

DEEP FREEZE (HDR)

HIS RADEON X1900 XT31
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO24 (-23%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 12 (-61%)

HIS RADEON X1900 XT CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO

COMMENT - "When using the 3dmark 2006 games the HIS Radeon x1900 XT is able to show a clear advantage of between 14% to 23% when compared to the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro. The HIS Radeon x1900 XT is able to show even when using HDR the HIS Radeon x1900 XT can handle it without problem."

3DMARK 2006 FILL RATE

SINGLE TEXTURING

HIS RADEON X1900 XT4761
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO4007 (-16%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 3169 (-33%)

MULTI TEXTURING

HIS RADEON X1900 XT9797
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO6868 (-30%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 5982 (-39%)

HIS RADEON X1900 XT CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO

COMMENT - "Although the HIS Radeon x1900 XT only has a small 16% single texturing advantage over the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro when using multi-texturing the HIS Radeon x1900 XT has an impressive 30% performance advantage over the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro."

HIS RADEON X1900 XT REVIEW

PAGE 1 - INTRODUCTION
PAGE 2 - SYSTEM INFORMATION AND 3DMARK 2006
PAGE 3 - 3DMARK 2005, ATI TECH DEMOS, PCMARK 2005 AND SHADERMARK
PAGE 4 - DOOM 3, FAR CRY HDR, PREY, QUAKE 4 AND SERIOUS SAM 2
PAGE 5 - SUPREME COMMANDER AND THE CONCLUSION

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