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| Release date | November 15, 2007 | February 21, 2008 | June 25, 2008 | November 08, 2006 | June 28, 2007 |
| The Bottom Line | Despite the usual caveats of an ever-fluctuating 3D market, for the moment, at least, ATI's new Radeon HD 3850 graphics card delivers the best bang-for-the buck in PC graphics hardware. Until now we haven't had an acceptable sub-$200 option for PC gaming this year. Thanks to AMD, now we do. | Nvidia's new GeForce 9600 GT graphics chip gives the Asus EN9600 GT some of the best bang-for-the-buck we've seen in a midrange 3D card. If your goal is reliable frame rates in the latest PC games, you should pick this card up as soon as you can. | AMD's new ATI Radeon HD 4850 is a solid midrange 3D card that will run pretty much anything, and it boasts some forward-looking features to boot. It might be worth waiting for the price to drop just a bit, at which point this card will become much more attractive. | 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. | If you're looking to build a home theater PC, we recommend ATI's Radeon HD 2600 XT as the midrange card to use, thanks to its nearly perfect HD video image and its no-fuss installation. But for 3D gaming, you'd be much better off looking for a good deal on a faster, older graphics card. |
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| Max resolution (external) |
2560 x 1600 |
2560 x 1600 |
2560 x 1600 |
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2560 x 1600 |
| Video RAM installed |
256 MB |
512 MB |
512 MB |
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512 MB |
| Video output interface type |
PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
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PCI Express x16 |
| Graphics Processor |
ATI Radeon HD 3850 |
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT |
ATI Radeon HD 4850 |
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ATI Radeon HD 2600XT |
| Max monitors supported |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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2 |
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PC |
PC |
PC |
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PC |
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