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ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition comparison

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Product name	ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition	ATI Radeon X800 XL (256MB, PCI)	ATI Radeon X850 XT CrossFire Edition	Nvidia GeForce GTX 295	Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 (PCI-e 2.0, 2GB, GDDR3)
Price	Check Prices	Check Prices	Check Prices	Check Prices	$244.99 to $703.51
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	2.5 stars Overall score: 5.7 (2.5 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating	4.0 stars	4.0 stars
Release date	December 01, 2004	January 01, 2004	September 26, 2005	January 09, 2009	November 08, 2008
The Bottom Line	ATI's Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition is one of the fastest solutions out there that doesn't require to you to buy a pair of video cards.	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.	We don't recommend that you buy a Radeon X850-based CrossFire setup due to the core chip's age, but at least ATI proves that it can keep up with Nvidia.	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.	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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Max resolution (external)	2048 x 1536	2048 x 1536	2048 x 1536	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600
Video RAM installed	256 MB	256 MB	256 MB	1792 MB	2 GB
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16
API Supported	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 9.0	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 9.0	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 9.0	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.1	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 10.1
Video interface(s) provided	DVI-I VGA VIVO	VGA DVI-I Composite video output S-video output	DVI-I CrossFire connector	DVI-I (dual link) HDMI	DVI-I HDMI HDTV output
Graphics Processor	ATI Radeon X850 XT	ATI Radeon X800 XL	ATI Radeon X850 XT	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295	ATI Radeon HD 4850
Max monitors supported	2	2	2	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Compatibility	PC	PC	PC	PC	PC
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	Click here to see this card from ATI's partners.	E-mail me when this product is available	Reference product review See products in this family starting at: $475	Amazon.com $244.99 In stock: See Site Amazon.com Marketplace $703.51 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores
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