ATI Radeon X1950 Pro comparison

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Product name	ATI Radeon X1950 Pro	ATI Radeon X1950 XTX (512MB)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX (768MB)	ATI Radeon HD 3850	ATI Radeon X1650 Pro (dual link)
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CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
Average user rating			3.5 stars	3.0 stars	3.0 stars
Release date	October 17, 2006	August 23, 2006	November 08, 2006	November 15, 2007	September 14, 2006
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.	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.	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.
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Max resolution (external)	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	Info unavailable	2560 x 1600	Info unavailable
Video RAM installed	256 MB	512 MB	Info unavailable	256 MB	512 MB
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16	Info unavailable	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express x16
API Supported	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 9.0	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 10.1	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 9.0
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) HDMI S-video / composite / HDTV component video output	DVI-I (dual link) HDTV output VGA
Graphics Processor	ATI Radeon X1950 Pro	ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire	Info unavailable	ATI Radeon HD 3850	ATI Radeon X1650 Pro
Max monitors supported	2	2	Info unavailable	2	2
Compatibility	PC	PC	Info unavailable	PC	PC
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