Reviews of the ATI Radeon X1800 XT (512 MB)
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CNET Review
The Good: Supports Shader Model 3 and high dynamic range lighting; fast DirectX 9 performance; Avivo video decoding.
The Bad: Takes up two expansion slots; lags on OpenGL-based games such as Doom 3; dual graphics card support depends on a special CrossFire Edition card with a murky release date.
The Bottom Line: ATI's latest, greatest graphics card brings all of the requisite features to the 3D gaming table, but its clunky design prevents it from besting Nvidia's top dog.
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Part number: 100-435702
General
- Device Type Graphics adapter
- Enclosure Type Plug-in card
- Interface Type PCI Express x16
Processor / Memory
- Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Radeon X1800 XT
- Core Clock Speed 625 MHz
- Graphics Card Performance This card's graphics processor and memory mean that it will run most current 3D games at acceptable resolution and image quality settings, although you may have to make compromises on more demanding titles.
- RAMDAC Clock Speed 400 MHz
- Video Memory Installed 512 MB
- Technology GDDR3 SDRAM 256-bit
- Memory Clock Speed 1.5 GHz
Video Output
- Max Resolution (external) 2048 x 1536 / 85 MHz
- API Supported OpenGL 2.0, DirectX 9.0
- Max Monitors Supported 2
- TV Interface HDTV out
- Analog Video Format Composite video, S-Video
- Digital Video Standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces 1 x Composite video output - RCA ( On supplied cable ), 1 x HDTV output - RCA ( On supplied cable ), 1 x S-video output - 4 pin mini-DIN ( On supplied cable ), 2 x DVI-I - 29 pin combined DVI, 1 x Composite video input - RCA ( On supplied cable )
- Compatible Slots 1 x PCI Express x16
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x S-Video cable, 1 x S-Video - composite cable, 1 x Composite cable, DVI adapter, 1 x HDTV cable
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition
- Peripheral / Interface Devices 450W power supply, CD-ROM
- System Requirements Details - RAM 512 MB
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
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