All Video Components

Editors' Take: ATI's new midrange 3D cards don't offer competitive 3D graphics performance, but if you're looking for a 3D card that will also enhance PC video, this series is a strong choice.

Specs: ATI RADEON X1600, 128 MB

Editors' Take: ATI's new midrange 3D cards don't offer competitive 3D graphics performance, but if you're looking for a 3D card that will also enhance PC video, this series is a strong choice.

Specs: ATI RADEON X1600, 256 MB

Editors' Take: ATI's Radeon X1300 series isn't suited for gaming, even by a low-end card's standards. Fortunately, its video capabilities save it from the trash heap.

Specs: ATI RADEON X1300, 32 MB

The Bottom Line: The 3D performance of ATI's Radeon X1600 XT is surprisingly weak, but its video features make it a sound upgrade to aid PC movie watching.

Specs: ATI RADEON X1600, 256 MB

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.

Specs: ATI Radeon X1800 XT, 2048 x 1536 / 85 MHz, 512 MB, PC, 2

The Bottom Line: ATI's second-best 3D card brings all of the requisite features to the 3D gaming table, but its specialized performance makes it less compelling.

Specs: ATI Radeon X1800 XL, 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz, 256 MB, PC, 2

The Bottom Line: We don't recommend that you buy a Radeon X850-based CrossFire setup due to the core chip's age, but at least ATI proves that it can keep up with Nvidia.

Specs: ATI Radeon X850 XT, 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz, 256 MB, PC, 2

The Bottom Line: Though it's not the speediest, Nvidia's GeForce 7800 GT is a smoking-fast card at a price notably lower than the category-leading 7800 GTX's.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT, 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz, PC, 2

The Bottom Line: Though definitely a product that only select users will need, it's a generally stellar prosumer solution for analog video capture.

Specs: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor - Video input adapter - Hi-Speed USB, Hi-Speed USB, Video capture adapter - Hi-Speed USB - External, S-video input, S-video output, IEEE 1394 (FireWire), Composite video input, Composite video output

Editors' Take: Nvidia's new GeForce 7800 GTX chip makes this 3D graphics card exceedingly powerful. Anything else in the box only sweetens the deal.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX, 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz, 256 MB, PC, 2