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AGP/PCI-E Graphics Card Group Test (13) Written by Peter Barnard (07/Mar/05) Page 16 of 17
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Untitled Document
In case you haven't made up your mind yet, here is an overview of all the products
on test in this round up. Benchmark results are on the final page.
AGP
| Manufacturer |
Sapphire |
MSI |
Gigabyte |
Sparkle |
Sparkle |
Asus |
Gainward |
XFX |
| Model |
Radeon 9800 Pro |
Geforce 6600 Diamond Edition |
Geforce 6800 |
Geforce 6600 GT Platinum |
Geforce 6800 GT |
Radeon X800 XT PE |
6800 GT Powerpack! Ultra/2400 Golden Sample GLH |
Geforce 6800 Ultra |
| Price Inc VAT |
£131.88 |
£137.95 |
£180.42 |
£139.77 |
£265.49 |
£339.95 |
£337.98 |
£363.08 |
| Value For Money Rating |
45.9 |
48.6 |
41.8 |
56.3 |
42.9 |
37.3 |
37.6 |
35.9 |
| Retailer Website |
www.savastore.co.uk |
www.overclock.co.uk |
www.dabs.com |
www.microdirect.co.uk |
www.microdirect.co.uk |
N/A |
www.dabs.com |
www.scan.co.uk |
| Interface |
AGP 8X |
AGP 8X |
AGP 8X |
AGP 8X |
AGP 8X |
AGP 8X |
AGP 8X |
AGP 8X |
| GPU |
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro |
nVidia Geforce 6600 |
nVidia Geforce 6800 |
nVidia Geforce 6600 GT |
nVidia Geforce 6800 GT |
ATI Radeon X800 XT PE |
nVidia Geforce 6800 GT |
nVidia Geforce 6800 Ultra |
| GPU Rendering Pipelines |
8 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
| GPU Clock Speed |
380MHz |
400MHz |
325MHz |
500MHz |
350MHz |
520MHz |
400MHz |
425MHz |
| Memory Size |
128MB |
128MB |
128MB |
128MB |
256MB |
256MB |
256 MB |
256MB |
| Memory Type |
256-Bit DDR |
128-Bit DDR3 |
256-Bit DDR |
128-Bit DDR3 |
256-Bit DDR3 |
256-Bit DDR3 |
256-Bit DDR3 |
256-Bit DDR3 |
| Memory Clock Speed |
340MHz |
400MHz |
350MHz |
450MHz |
500MHz |
560MHz |
600MHz |
600MHz |
| Cooling System |
Heatsink and Fan |
Heatsink and Fan |
Heatpipe and Heatsinks |
Heatsink and Fan |
Heatsink and Fan |
Heatsink and Fan |
Heatsink and Fan |
Heatsink, Heatpipe and Blower |
| Power Connectors |
1x Large 4-pin Molex |
1x Large 4-pin Molex |
1x Large 4-pin Molex |
1x Large 4-pin Molex |
1x Large 4-pin Molex |
1x Large 4-pin Molex |
1x Large 4-pin Molex |
2x Large 4-pin Molex |
| Slots Occupied |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| VGA Outputs |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| DVI Outputs |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| TV-Out |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| VIVO |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Adapters |
DVI-VGA, S-Video to Composite |
DVI-VGA |
DVI-VGA |
DVI-VGA, RGB |
DVI-VGA, SCART |
DVI-VGA, RGB |
2 x DVI-VGA, S-Video to composite adaptor |
2x DVI-VGA |
| Bundled Cables |
S-Video, Composite, Power Splitter |
S-Video, Power Splitter |
S-Video |
S-Video |
S-Video, Power Splitter |
Power Splitter |
None |
S-Video, Power Splitter |
| Bundled Full Games |
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow |
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher
Bay |
Spellforce: The Order of Dawn, Thief: Deadly Shadows,
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising |
None |
Chaser, Arx Fatalis, Spell Force: The Order of
Dawn |
Counterstrike: Condition Zero, Deus Ex: Invisible
War |
None |
Moto GP 2, X2: The Threat, Commandos 3 |
| Misc. Bundled |
None |
None |
None |
None |
CD Carry Case |
USB Webcam, CD Carry Case |
None |
None |
PCI Express
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Manufacturer |
MSI |
Abit |
XFX |
Sapphire |
Club
3D |
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Model |
Geforce 6600 |
Radeon X700 Pro |
Geforce 6600 GT |
Radeon X800 XL |
Radeon X850 XT PE |
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Price Inc VAT |
£108.69 |
£120.05 |
£135.07 |
£211.44 |
£385 ~ |
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Value For Money
Rating |
40.5 |
62 |
62.4 |
51.2 |
33.9 |
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Retailer Website |
www.overclockers.co.uk |
www.scan.co.uk |
www.planetmicro.co.uk |
www.microdirect.co.uk |
N/A |
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Interface |
PCI-E x16 |
PCI-E x16 |
PCI-E x16 |
PCI-E x16 |
PCI-E x16 |
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GPU |
Nvidia Geforce 6600 |
ATI Radeon X700 Pro |
Nvidia Geforce 6600 GT |
ATI Radeon X800 XL |
ATI Radeon x850 XT PE |
|
GPU Rendering Pipelines |
8 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
16 |
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GPU Clock Speed |
300MHz |
425MHz |
500MHz |
400MHz |
540MHz |
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Memory Size |
256 MB |
256 MB |
128MB |
256MB |
256MB |
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Memory Type |
128-Bit DDR |
128-Bit DDR3 |
128-Bit DDR3 |
256-Bit DDR3 |
256-Bit DDR3 |
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Memory Clock Speed |
250MHz |
432MHz |
500MHz |
500MHz |
590MHz |
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Cooling System |
Heatsink and Fan |
Heatsink and Fan |
Heatsink and Fan |
Heatsink and Fan |
Heatsink and Blower |
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Power Connectors |
None |
None |
None |
None |
1x 6-pin Aux power |
|
Slots Occupied |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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VGA Outputs |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
DVI Outputs |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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TV-Out |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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VIVO |
No |
None |
None |
None |
Yes |
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Adapters |
DVI-VGA, RGB |
DVI-VGA |
DVI-VGA, RGB |
DVI-VGA, RGB |
2x DVI-VGA |
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Bundled Cables |
S-Video |
S-Video, Composite |
S-Video |
S-Video, Composite |
Power Splitter |
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Bundled Full Games |
URU: Ages Beyond Myst, X111, Prince of
Persia: The Sands of Time |
None |
Moto GP 2, X2: The Threat, Commandos
3 |
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Splinter
Cell: Pandora Tomorrow |
Colin McRae rally 04 |
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Misc. Bundled |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
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