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GeCube X300 and X600 Graphics Cards Compared |
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Written by Mavke
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Friday, 22 October 2004 |
Tweakers Australia has published a review on the GeCube Radeon X300 and GeCube Radeon X600 graphics cards. ATI's release of the X series of DX9 VPU's has been one of success for the already popular graphics chip makers. The Radeon brand on release gave ATI a new lease on life, and nVidia a high problem to worry about; in fact it gave nVidia a good kick to the kerb, as ATI Radeon 9xxx series took over as the most powerful graphics chip on the market.
 GeCube X300 and X600 Graphics Cards Compared
ATI has now moved to its next generation chip, the X series. There are three different cores in this range - the X300 (designed for the basic DX9 gamers and office environment), the X600 (aimed at the more mid-range gamer on the budget) and the X800 (the full blown answer to the ultimate graphics). In each series there are different variations of the VPU, but all extend from these there core families.
Beyond a doubt, the X600 Pro does a fantastic job as a mid-range gaming platform graphics card, and in fact, manages to take out the nVidia 5750 which is the exact card it is aimed at. Its native PCI Express support gives it a slight edge over the bridged systems, as its 4GB/s in each direction does help fix the asynchronous AGP bus transfer rates. Overclocking features of this card put it ahead of the rest of the pack, and with a slightly better cooling setup, you could even squeeze more out of this card.
The X300 in all point of interests is just simply a base line DX9 card designed to meet the needs of users who don't want to use Intel; GMA900 or other UMA based integrated graphic solutions and replace the Radeon 9200 in the PCI Express market. With its own dedicated graphics buffer, and support for 256MB of memory, you can simply rule out any need for integrated graphics, as at this point in time there are no current technologies available to compensate for the low bandwidth of the system memory bus.
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