ATI Radeon 9700 Pro comparison

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Product name	ATI Radeon 9700 Pro	Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 (PCI-e 2.0, 2GB, GDDR3)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 295	ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX (768MB)
Price	Check Prices	$244.99 to $1,002.28	Check Prices	Check Prices	Check Prices
CNET editors' rating	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.2 (4.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 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)
Average user rating	3.0 stars			3.5 stars	3.5 stars
Release date		November 08, 2008	January 09, 2009	May 21, 2004	November 08, 2006
The Bottom Line	ATI's new card is currently the fastest around, and for some, that will be enough to justify the $400 price.	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.	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.	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.
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Max resolution (external)	2048 x 1536	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	2048 x 1536	Info unavailable
Video RAM installed	128 MB	2 GB	1792 MB	256 MB	Info unavailable
Interface type	AGP 8x	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16	AGP 8x	Info unavailable
API Supported	OpenGL DirectX	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 10.1	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.1	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 9.0	Info unavailable
Video interface(s) provided	VGA S-video output DVI-I	DVI-I HDMI HDTV output	DVI-I (dual link) HDMI	VGA DVI-I Composite video output S-video output	Info unavailable
Graphics Processor	ATI Radeon 9700 PRO	ATI Radeon HD 4850	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295	ATI Radeon X800 XT	Info unavailable
Max monitors supported	2	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	2	Info unavailable
Compatibility	PC	PC	PC	PC	Info unavailable
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Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	Amazon.com $244.99 In stock: See Site Amazon.com Marketplace $1,002.28 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores	Reference product review See products in this family starting at: $475	E-mail me when this product is available	Reference Product review See products in this family starting at: $300
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