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HIS RADEON X1900 XT REVIEW

"HIS Radeon x1900 XT review also featuring the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro tested with Doom3, Farcry HDR, Prey, Quake4 and Serious Sam 2. HIS Radeon x1900 XT uses the powerful R580 GPU running at 625Mhz with 48 Pixel Shaders, 8 Vertex Shaders and 8 Geometry Pipelines."

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


MEDIUM QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT102
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO102 (-0%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 96 (-6%)

HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT84
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO73 (-13%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 61 (-27%)

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT65
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO48 (-26%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 38 (-42%)

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

COMMENT - "The HIS Radeon x1900 XT puts in some very good performances beating the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by between 0% to 26%. What helps the HIS Radeon x1900 XT deliver a 26% victory using Ultra High Quality is the 512MB memory."

FAR CRY HDR

1024x768

HIS RADEON X1900 XT85
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO74 (-13%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 60 (-29%)

1280x1024

HIS RADEON X1900 XT76
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO60 (-21%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 41 (-46%)

1600x1200

HIS RADEON X1900 XT54
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO45 (-17%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 29 (-46%)

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

COMMENT - "The HIS Radeon x1900 XT is once again delivering good performances and is able to outperform the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by 13% to 21%."

MEDIUM QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT146
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO124 (-15%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 85 (-42%)

HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT82
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO62 (-24%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 41 (-50%)

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT58
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO44 (-24%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 31 (-47%)

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

COMMENT - "Prey shows a consistant performance advantage for the HIS Radeon x1900 XT and it outperforms the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by 15% to 24%."

QUAKE 4

MEDIUM QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT132
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO131 (-1%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 120 (-9%)

HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT128
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO120 (-6%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 103 (-20%)

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT118
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO107 (-9%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 87 (-26%)

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

COMMENT - "Quake 4 performance is closer than I would of thought but the HIS Radeon x1900 XT beats the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by 1% to 9%."

SERIOUS SAM 2

MEDIUM QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT110
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO110
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 85 (-23%)

HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT78
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO62 (-21%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 46 (-41%)

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT65
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO53 (-18%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 37 (-43%)

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

COMMENT - "Both the HIS Radeon x1900 XT and Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro are processor limited at medium quality but when using higher settings the HIS Radeon x1900 XT beats the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by 18% to 21%.

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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