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HIS ATI RADEON X1900 XT
512MB ICEQ3 AVIVO REVIEW

"HIS Radeon x1900 XT 512MB ICEQ Avivo 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 making the HIS Radeon x1900 XT very powerful indeed. If that wasn't enough the HIS Radeon x1900 XT has 512MB GDDR3 memory running at 1450Mhz using efficent ICEQ3 cooling."

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ3

DOOM III

MEDIUM QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ3102
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO102 (-0%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 96 (-6%)

HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ384
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO73 (-13%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 61 (-27%)

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ365
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO48 (-26%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 38 (-42%)

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ3 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 XT ICEQ385
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO74 (-13%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 60 (-29%)

1280x1024

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ376
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO60 (-21%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 41 (-46%)

1600x1200

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ354
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO45 (-17%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 29 (-46%)

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ3 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%."

PREY

MEDIUM QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ3146
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO124 (-15%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 85 (-42%)

HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ382
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO62 (-24%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 41 (-50%)

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ358
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO44 (-24%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 31 (-47%)

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ3 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 XT ICEQ3132
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO131 (-1%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 120 (-9%)

HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ3128
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO120 (-6%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 103 (-20%)

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ3118
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO107 (-9%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 87 (-26%)

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ3 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 XT ICEQ3110
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO110
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 85 (-23%)

HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ378
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO62 (-21%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 46 (-41%)

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ365
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO53 (-18%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 37 (-43%)

HIS RADEON X1900 XT ICEQ3 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%.

INDEX
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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