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HIS RADEON X1900 XT REVIEW

"HIS Radeon x1900 XT review also featuring the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro tested with 3dmark 2005, ATI DoubleCross, PCmark 2005, Rightmark and Shadermark. 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 2005

FINAL SCORE

HIS RADEON X1900 XT9416
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO8655 (-8%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 6554 (-30%)

RETURN TO PROXYCON

HIS RADEON X1900 XT38
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO37 (-3%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 29 (-24%)

FIREFLY FOREST

HIS RADEON X1900 XT27
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO25 (-15%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 20 (-39%)

CANYON FLIGHT

HIS RADEON X1900 XT54
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO46 (-15%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 33 (-39%)

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

COMMENT - "The HIS Radeon x1900 XT continues it's winning run over the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro with a small 8% victory. This is a smaller victory than I would of thought which shows how much performance the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro can deliver. Game performance shows more of an advantage for the HIS Radeon x1900 XT and it outperforms the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by between 3% to 15%."

ATI TECH DEMO

DOUBLE CROSS

HIS RADEON X1900 XT102
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO78 (-24%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 44 (-57%)

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

COMMENT - "This is an ATI Tech Demo called Double Cross which was released to showcase the excellent features of the ATI video card range. The HIS Radeon x1900 XT puts in a good performance and outperforms the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by 24%."

PCMARK 2005

GRAPHICS

HIS RADEON X1900 XT6112
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO5690 (-7%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 4759 (-22%)

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

COMMENT - "This shows general graphics performance with PC Mark 2005 and the HIS Radeon x1900 XT is able to outperform the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by 7%."

RIGHTMARK

PIXEL SHADER 2.0

HIS RADEON X1900 XT1325
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO1181 (-11%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 472 (-64%)

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

COMMENT - "The HIS Radeon x1900 XT beats the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by 11% and then beats the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO by a MASSIVE 64%."

summary="Shadermark benchmark"

SHADERMARK 2.1

SM3.0

HIS RADEON X1900 XT23313
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO18157 (-22%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 10001 (-57%)

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

COMMENT - "Using Shadermark to test for SM3.0 and as the results show the HIS Radeon x1900 XT outperforms the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by 22%."

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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