Reviews of the ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
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CNET Review
The Good: Fastest available graphics performance; low power requirements; uses only a single expansion slot.
The Bad: Expensive.
The Bottom Line: Unequivocally the most powerful graphics card on the market, ATI's Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition hands Nvidia's new card a stunning defeat.
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Part number: 100-435210
General
- Device Type Graphics adapter
- Enclosure Type Plug-in card
- Vista Capability This video card is capable of running Windows Vista, without any of the new major features, and is suitable for Vista Home Basic.
- Interface Type AGP 8x
Processor / Memory
- Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Radeon X800 XT
- Graphics Card Performance This card's AGP interface means that it is not capable of keeping up with modern games, but it should still offer good performance for an existing AGP system.
- RAMDAC Clock Speed 400 MHz
- Video Memory Installed 256 MB
- Technology GDDR3 SDRAM
- Memory Clock Speed 1.12 GHz
Video Output
- Max Resolution (external) 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz
- Colors Max Resolution (external) 32-bit color
- Supported Display Graphics 1152x864, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, VGA (640x480), SVGA (800x600), XGA (1024x768), QXGA (2048x1536), SXGA (1280x1024), UXGA (1600x1200)
- API Supported OpenGL 2.0, DirectX 9.0
- Max Monitors Supported 2
- TV Interface TV out
- Analog Video Format PAL - S-Video, NTSC - Composite video
- Digital Video Standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) None
- Interfaces 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x DVI-I - 29 pin combined DVI, 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( With adapter ), 1 x Composite video output - RCA ( On supplied cable ), 1 x S-video output - 4 pin mini-DIN ( On supplied cable )
- Compatible Slots 1 x AGP
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x Composite cable, 1 x S-Video cable, 1 x HDTV cable, 1 x DVI-VGA adapter
- Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
- Package Type Retail
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 3 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP1 or later, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
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