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ATI Radeon X1950 XTX (512MB) comparison

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Release date August 23, 2006 October 17, 2006 January 24, 2006 January 09, 2009 November 08, 2006
The Bottom Line 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. 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. If you're looking for a single high-end 3D card, the Radeon X1900 XTX shows a lot of promise. If you have dreams of upgrading to a dual-card configuration, stay far, far away. 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. 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)2560 x 1600
2560 x 1600
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Video RAM installed512 MB
256 MB
512 MB
1792 MB
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Interface typePCI Express x16
PCI Express x16
PCI Express x16
PCI Express 2.0 x16
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API SupportedInfo unavailableOpenGL 2.0
DirectX 9.0
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OpenGL 2.1
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Video interface(s) providedDVI-I (dual link)
VGA
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Composite video input
S-video input
DVI-I (dual link)
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VGA
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Graphics ProcessorATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire
ATI Radeon X1950 Pro
ATI Radeon X1900 XTX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
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Max monitors supported2
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CompatibilityPC
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