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SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT
256MB GDDR3 AVIVO REVIEW

"This is a review of the Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT which uses the R580 Core. The Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT will be compared to the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro, Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO, Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO and the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro. We have selected a mixture of benchmarks including 3dmark 2005, 3dmark 2006, ATI Double Cross, PowerVR Fable, Rightmark, Shadermark, Doom III, Prey and Quake 4. The Sapphire Radeon X1950 XT brings forth the dawn of a new technological day where games are no longer chained to the limits of the PC hardware!"

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT

DOOM III

MEDIUM QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT102
CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO102
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO96 (-6%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO83 (-19%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO70 (-31%)

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT84
CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO73 (-13%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO61 (-27%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO47 (-44%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO35 (-58%)

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT66
CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO48 (-27%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO38 (-42%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO24 (-64%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO22 (-67%)

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO
SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO
COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT puts in a strong performance but the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro is more than up to the challenge and equals the performance of the Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT. The Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO is also able to stay within 6% of the Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT which is impressive. When using Medium Quality settings the Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT is able to pull away from the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro and outperforms it by 13%. The Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO also drops back and the Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT outperforms it by 27%. The Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT puts in a great performance with Ultra High Quality settings and outperforms the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by an impressive 27%."

PREY

MEDIUM QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT146
CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO124 (-15%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO85 (-42%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO57 (-61%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO55 (-62%)

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT84
CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO62 (-26%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO41 (-51%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO30 (-64%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO26 (-69%)

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT60
CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO44 (-27%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO31 (-48%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO20 (-67%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO16 (-73%)

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO
SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO
COMMENT - "Prey is a game the Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT can show what it can do and it outperforms the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by 15%. The Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT manages to further increase it's performance over the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro firstly by beating it by 26% using High Quality and then by 27% using Ultra High Quality."

QUAKE 4

MEDIUM QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT134
CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO131 (-2%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO120 (-10%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO106 (-21%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO67 (-50%)

HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT131
CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO120 (-8%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO103 (-21%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO73 (-44%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO53 (-60%)

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT119
CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO107 (-9%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO87 (-19%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO54 (-50%)
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO40 (-63%)

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO
SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO
COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT has a hard time beating the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro and can only outperform it by between 2% to 9%. Using Ultra High Quality the Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT easily beats the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO by between 19%, the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO by 50% and the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro by 63%."

FINAL RESULT

SYNTHETIC BENCHMARKS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT0%
CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO-10%
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO-42%
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO-68%
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO-54%

GAME BENCHMARKS

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT0%
CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO-11%
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 GTO-28%
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO-46%
SAPPHIRE RADEON X1650 PRO-58%

SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT CONNECT3D RADEON X1950 PRO
SAPPHIRE X1800 GTO SAPPHIRE X800 GTO SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO
COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT outperforms the Connect3D Radeon x1950 Pro by 10%, the Sapphire Radeon x1800 GTO by 42%, Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO by 68% and the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro by 54%. The Game Result show performance which is much closer between the video cards, however the Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT still offers much better Gaming performance. One surprise is that the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO and Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro swap positions, the Sapphire Radeon x1650 Pro is better for Synthetic Benchmarks but the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO is better for Game Performance. The Sapphire Radeon x1950 XT is a great video card and allows the use of High Resolution and High Quality Settings for Ultimate Gaming!"
SAPPHIRE X1950 XT 9/10!

INDEX
PAGE 1 - SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 XT INTRODUCTION
PAGE 2 - VIDEO CARD COMPARISON, SYSTEM INFORMATION AND 3DMARK 2005
PAGE 3 - 3DMARK 2006, ATI DOUBLE CROSS, RIGHTMARK AND SHADERMARK
PAGE 4 - DOOM III, PREY, QUAKE 4 AND THE FINAL RESULT
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