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ATI Radeon 9700 Pro comparison

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Product name	ATI Radeon 9700 Pro	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX (768MB)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 295	ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition	Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 (PCI-e 2.0, 2GB, GDDR3)
Price	Check Prices	Check Prices	Check Prices	Check Prices	$236.60 to $244.99
CNET editors' rating	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.2 (4.5 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating	3.0 stars	3.5 stars		3.5 stars
Release date		November 08, 2006	January 09, 2009	May 21, 2004	November 08, 2008
The Bottom Line	ATI's new card is currently the fastest around, and for some, that will be enough to justify the $400 price.	This one is easy. Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GTX not only beats ATI to market with its next-gen 3D graphics hardware, it also eliminates ATI's image-quality advantage in current-generation titles. Throw in its sheer horsepower, and Nvidia gives the high-end enthusiast every reason to make this purchase.	Nvidia's GeForce GTX 295 is the single fastest 3D card on the market, and for a relatively aggressive price. Added bonuses like power efficiency and PhysX support sweeten the deal, but even without those extra benefits, we'd still recommend this card for its processing power and comparative value.	Unequivocally the most powerful graphics card on the market, ATI's Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition hands Nvidia's new card a stunning defeat.	Even if it's a relative power hog, the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 brings so much speed and utility to the table it's hard for us to recommend another midrange 3D card. Only the particularly power conscious or those who play games with known multichip scaling issues should look elsewhere.
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Max resolution (external)	2048 x 1536	Info unavailable	2560 x 1600	2048 x 1536	2560 x 1600
Video RAM installed	128 MB	Info unavailable	1792 MB	256 MB	2 GB
Interface type	AGP 8x	Info unavailable	PCI Express 2.0 x16	AGP 8x	PCI Express 2.0 x16
API Supported	OpenGL DirectX	Info unavailable	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.1	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 9.0	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 10.1
Video interface(s) provided	VGA S-video output DVI-I	Info unavailable	DVI-I (dual link) HDMI	VGA DVI-I Composite video output S-video output	DVI-I HDMI HDTV output
Graphics Processor	ATI Radeon 9700 PRO	Info unavailable	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295	ATI Radeon X800 XT	ATI Radeon HD 4850
Max monitors supported	2	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	2	Info unavailable
Compatibility	PC	Info unavailable	PC	PC	PC
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	Reference Product review See products in this family starting at: $300	Reference product review See products in this family starting at: $475	E-mail me when this product is available	Newegg.com $239.99 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $244.99 In stock: See Site Amazon.com Marketplace $236.60 In stock: Yes Prices from 3 CNET Certified stores
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