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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 | Info unavailable | 2560 x 1600 | Info unavailable |
| Video RAM installed | 512 MB | 256 MB | 512 MB | 1792 MB | Info unavailable |
| Interface type | PCI Express x16 | PCI Express x16 | PCI Express x16 | PCI Express 2.0 x16 | Info unavailable |
| API Supported | Info unavailable | OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 9.0 | Info unavailable | DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.1 | Info unavailable |
| Video interface(s) provided | DVI-I (dual link) VGA HDTV output Composite video output S-video output Composite video input S-video input | DVI-I (dual link) HDTV output VGA | DVI-I HDTV output Composite video input Composite video output S-video output | DVI-I (dual link) HDMI | Info unavailable |
| Graphics Processor | ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire | ATI Radeon X1950 Pro | ATI Radeon X1900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 | Info unavailable |
| Max monitors supported | 2 | 2 | 2 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Compatibility | PC | PC | PC | PC | Info unavailable |
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