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ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition comparison

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CNET editors' rating
Average user rating 0 stars 0 stars
Release date May 21, 2004 January 09, 2009 January 01, 2004 November 08, 2006 November 08, 2008
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. 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. 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.
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Features
Max resolution (external)2048 x 1536
2560 x 1600
2048 x 1536
Info unavailable2560 x 1600
Video RAM installed256 MB
1792 MB
256 MB
Info unavailable2 GB
Interface typeAGP 8x
PCI Express 2.0 x16
PCI Express x16
Info unavailablePCI Express 2.0 x16
API SupportedOpenGL 2.0
DirectX 9.0
DirectX 10
OpenGL 2.1
OpenGL 2.0
DirectX 9.0
Info unavailableOpenGL 2.0
DirectX 10.1
Video interface(s) providedVGA
DVI-I
Composite video output
S-video output
DVI-I (dual link)
HDMI
VGA
DVI-I
Composite video output
S-video output
Info unavailableDVI-I
HDMI
HDTV output
Graphics ProcessorATI Radeon X800 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
ATI Radeon X800 XL
Info unavailableATI Radeon HD 4850
Max monitors supported2
Info unavailable2
Info unavailableInfo unavailable
CompatibilityPC
PC
PC
Info unavailablePC
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