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HIS RADEON X1900 XT REVIEW

"HIS Radeon x1900 XT review also featuring the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro tested with Supreme Commander. 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."

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


SUPREME COMMANDER

MEDIUM QUALITY

1024 x 768

HIS RADEON X1900 XT61
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO52 (-15%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 42 (-31%)

1280 x 1024

HIS RADEON X1900 XT48
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO37 (-23%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 25 (-48%)

1600 x 1200

HIS RADEON X1900 XT37
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO28 (-24%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 18 (-51%)

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

COMMENT - "Supreme Commander is one of the latest demanding games we use for benchmarking. The HIS Radeon x1900 XT puts in a great performance and is able to deliver performance which is greater than 30fps at all of the resolutions tested. The Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro also performs well and is only 2fps away from getting 30fps at 1600 x 1200. The HIS Radeon x1900 XT wins Supreme Commander with a commanding victory of 15% to 24% over Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro."

SUPREME COMMANDER

HIGH QUALITY

1024 x 768

HIS RADEON X1900 XT59
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO50 (-15%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 41 (-32%)

1280 x 1024

HIS RADEON X1900 XT45
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO35 (-22%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 23 (-49%)

1600 x 1200

HIS RADEON X1900 XT35
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO26 (-26%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 16 (-54%)

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

COMMENT - "Even using high quality settings the performances of the HIS Radeon x1900 XT and Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro don't change a great deal. The HIS Radeon x1900 XT is able to slightly increase it's performance advantage over the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by 15% to 26%. The HIS Radeon x1900 XT is still able to run Supreme Commander at all of the resolutions and still deliver more than 30fps which is very good."

FINAL RESULT

SYNTHETIC BENCHMARKS

HIS RADEON X1900 XT14452
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO13022 (-10%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 9373 (-35%)

GAME BENCHMARKS

HIS RADEON X1900 XT1958
CONNECT RADEON X1950 PRO1716 (-12%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO 1357 (-31%)

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

HIS RADEON X1900 XT 9/10
BEST BUY
COMMENT - "The HIS Radeon x1900 XT puts in some good performances and although it doesn't wipe the floor with the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro when the game needs the extra speed the HIS Radeon x1900 XT can deliver. The HIS Radeon x1900 XT wouldn't be a good upgrade from the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro because of the small performance difference but the HIS Radeon x1900 XT would be a great upgrade for people using video cards like the x1600/x1650 or x1800 range!"

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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