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| The Bottom Line | If you're looking for a gaming card to run Vista and play most games, ATI's Radeon X1950 Pro will get you there, but not perfectly, and its real-world pricing is higher than we'd like. We're more interested to see ATI's next-gen cards use the newly refined CrossFire dual-card technology, debuted here, but that will have to wait. | ATI's Radeon X1950 XTX is the fastest single-chip 3D card that you can buy. Unfortunately, with Windows Vista and its accompanying gaming technology, it's going to become obsolete in just five months. ATI adjusted the price of the Radeon X1950 XTX accordingly, but at $450, it's still not an insignificant purchase. We recommend it only if money is no object. | 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. | We don't recommend paying even $125 for this new budget 3D card from ATI, but assuming you can find it for $100 or less, the Radeon X1650 Pro will meet your Windows Vista and basic gaming needs without overheating your PC or your wallet. | 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. |
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| Max resolution (external) | 2560 x 1600 | 2560 x 1600 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 2560 x 1600 |
| Video RAM installed | 256 MB | 512 MB | Info unavailable | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Interface type | PCI Express x16 | PCI Express x16 | Info unavailable | PCI Express x16 | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| API Supported | OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 9.0 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 9.0 | OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 10.1 |
| Video interface(s) provided | DVI-I (dual link) HDTV output VGA | DVI-I (dual link) VGA HDTV output Composite video output S-video output Composite video input S-video input | Info unavailable | DVI-I (dual link) HDTV output VGA | DVI-I (dual link) HDMI S-video / composite / HDTV component video output |
| Graphics Processor | ATI Radeon X1950 Pro | ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire | Info unavailable | ATI Radeon X1650 Pro | ATI Radeon HD 3850 |
| Max monitors supported | 2 | 2 | Info unavailable | 2 | 2 |
| Compatibility | PC | PC | Info unavailable | PC | PC |
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