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September 16th, 2005 20:00

ATi R520 benchmarks

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813/

Notice the benchmarks. The ATi cards fall behind the nVidia counterparts, mainly due to the 16 pipes in all cards.

X1800XT will feature 512MB of RAM @ 600/1400 and 16 pipes - $599
X1800XL will feature 512MB of RAM @ 550/1250 and 16 pipes - $499
X1800Pro will feature 256MB of RAM @ 500/1000 and 16 pipes - $449
X1800LE will feature 256MB of RAM @ 450/900 and 12 pipes - $349

I believe all of them feature DDR3 RAM. There is also a X1600 lineup to replace the X600 series and a X1300 lineup to replace the X300 series.

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September 16th, 2005 20:00

Message Edited by rick000 on 09-16-2005 07:02 PM

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September 16th, 2005 23:00

Yeah, I read the same review and don't get the pricing of the entire line. Why would anyone pay $600 for the X1800XT when, at best, it's comparable to the 7800GTX that costs $100 - $150 less.
 
I can only think that ATI hopes to catch a lot of the early-adopter dopes in the first month or two before dropping to more competitive pricing.
 
I was also surprised to read that ATI was so petty in excluding Hardware Analysis from the early intro because they didn't like some of their reviews. This is not professional behavior.

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September 17th, 2005 01:00

only 16 pipes?!!?? what? come on ati.

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September 17th, 2005 15:00

Exactly. nVidia remains top dog. The 7800GTX defeats the ATi X1800XT in all benchmarks, even the ATi favored HL2 (at higher settings).

Message Edited by wtcnbrwndo4u on 09-17-2005 11:11 AM

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September 17th, 2005 19:00

The GeForce 7800 GTX is still better. ATI is going to have to do better.

Message Edited by rick000 on 09-17-2005 03:11 PM

September 17th, 2005 21:00

yep, ATI really fell short with their new release.
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