GeCube X300 and X600 Graphics Cards Compared

Danhill · Oct 21, 2004, 06:20 AM

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. 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.

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Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	GeCube X300 and X600 Graphics Cards Compared 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. 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. Read more:Tweakers AU __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ