Gigabyte RADEON X700 128MB

**MIG-31** · Mar 2, 2005, 07:22 PM

What's so remarkable about the X700? First of all, it belongs to the top-sale segment of video cards (120-140 USD). Its competitor is GeForce 6600, which also has 8 pixel pipelines but only 3 vertex ones. Its frequencies are much lower than those of the X700: 300/250 (500) MHz. However, their architectures differ so much that it's stupid to compare them by frequencies. Besides we remember well that GeForce 6800 Ultra at 400-425 MHz offers performance similar to the X800 XT PE at 520 MHz.
But still, both the X700 and 6600 belong to the same price segment so we shall compare them. I also want to note that both cards have the PCI-E interface (evoking ironical smiles or wry faces), but don't forget that this market segment is growing fast.
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Mar 2, 2005, 07:22 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,860 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Gigabyte RADEON X700 128MB What's so remarkable about the X700? First of all, it belongs to the top-sale segment of video cards (120-140 USD). Its competitor is GeForce 6600, which also has 8 pixel pipelines but only 3 vertex ones. Its frequencies are much lower than those of the X700: 300/250 (500) MHz. However, their architectures differ so much that it's stupid to compare them by frequencies. Besides we remember well that GeForce 6800 Ultra at 400-425 MHz offers performance similar to the X800 XT PE at 520 MHz. But still, both the X700 and 6600 belong to the same price segment so we shall compare them. I also want to note that both cards have the PCI-E interface (evoking ironical smiles or wry faces), but don't forget that this market segment is growing fast. ________________ Review: Digit-Life __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here