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ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition comparison

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Product name	ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition	Nvidia GeForce GTX 295	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX (768MB)	Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 (PCI-e 2.0, 2GB, GDDR3)	ATI Radeon X800 XL (256MB, PCI)
Price	Check Prices	Check Prices	Check Prices	$244.99	Check Prices
CNET editors' rating	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars		3.5 stars		4.0 stars
Release date	May 21, 2004	January 09, 2009	November 08, 2006	November 08, 2008	January 01, 2004
The Bottom Line	Unequivocally the most powerful graphics card on the market, ATI's Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition hands Nvidia's new card a stunning defeat.	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.	Even if it's a relative power hog, the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 brings so much speed and utility to the table it's hard for us to recommend another midrange 3D card. Only the particularly power conscious or those who play games with known multichip scaling issues should look elsewhere.	The ATI Radeon X800 XL is unmatched when it comes to providing top-notch 3D speed at a low price. It's our current favorite standalone card.
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Max resolution (external)	2048 x 1536	2560 x 1600	Info unavailable	2560 x 1600	2048 x 1536
Video RAM installed	256 MB	1792 MB	Info unavailable	2 GB	256 MB
Interface type	AGP 8x	PCI Express 2.0 x16	Info unavailable	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express x16
API Supported	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 9.0	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.1	Info unavailable	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 10.1	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 9.0
Video interface(s) provided	VGA DVI-I Composite video output S-video output	DVI-I (dual link) HDMI	Info unavailable	DVI-I HDMI HDTV output	VGA DVI-I Composite video output S-video output
Graphics Processor	ATI Radeon X800 XT	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295	Info unavailable	ATI Radeon HD 4850	ATI Radeon X800 XL
Max monitors supported	2	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	2
Compatibility	PC	PC	Info unavailable	PC	PC
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	Reference product review See products in this family starting at: $475	Reference Product review See products in this family starting at: $300	Amazon.com $244.99 In stock: See Site Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Click here to see this card from ATI's partners.
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