Review - VisionTek Radeon 9800 XT - 256mb

Dyre Straits · Dec 5, 2003, 05:12 PM

Perhaps I'm one of the last hold outs left. There are lots of different kinds of gamers out there and for me, it begins and ends with the first person shooter. As such, frame rates have always reigned supreme with me. As the horsepower of today's VGA cards has increased so has the desire to turn the eye candy on. Playing Unreal Tournament with maxed out FSAA and Anisotropic Filtering is becoming a playable option for many as we upgrade our older ATi and NVidia cards.

Today, we are fortunate enough to do something a little different. Typically we have focused on more budget and mid range priced video cards that the bulk of us can afford and/or justify. Flipping to the other side of the scale today, we find ourselves with a VisionTek Radeon 9800 XT. By all accounts, ATi has surpassed NVidia with image quality and raw horsepower making themselves the act to follow. My first thought when putting this review together was doing a battle of the titans sort of thing but that has been done way too much. So we have decided to take a more practical approach. Lots of you are looking at upgrading either now or on a Christmas list so lets take a look at the 9800 XT in the context of, is it worth all the extra upgrade dollars or not. Wasted horsepower and money or a wet dream come true. First, we want to look at some copy/paste specs before we jump in too far.

by Dean Barker (12/05/2003)

Review here

Source: Overclockers Cafe

Dec 5, 2003, 05:12 PM	#1
Dyre Straits HH Old Fuddy Duddy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 14,201 Rep Power: 216 System Specs	Review - VisionTek Radeon 9800 XT - 256mb Perhaps I'm one of the last hold outs left. There are lots of different kinds of gamers out there and for me, it begins and ends with the first person shooter. As such, frame rates have always reigned supreme with me. As the horsepower of today's VGA cards has increased so has the desire to turn the eye candy on. Playing Unreal Tournament with maxed out FSAA and Anisotropic Filtering is becoming a playable option for many as we upgrade our older ATi and NVidia cards. Today, we are fortunate enough to do something a little different. Typically we have focused on more budget and mid range priced video cards that the bulk of us can afford and/or justify. Flipping to the other side of the scale today, we find ourselves with a VisionTek Radeon 9800 XT. By all accounts, ATi has surpassed NVidia with image quality and raw horsepower making themselves the act to follow. My first thought when putting this review together was doing a battle of the titans sort of thing but that has been done way too much. So we have decided to take a more practical approach. Lots of you are looking at upgrading either now or on a Christmas list so lets take a look at the 9800 XT in the context of, is it worth all the extra upgrade dollars or not. Wasted horsepower and money or a wet dream come true. First, we want to look at some copy/paste specs before we jump in too far. by Dean Barker (12/05/2003) Review here Source: Overclockers Cafe