ATI's current lineup of desktop graphics was recently updated to increase the efficiency of the core, bump the speeds and generally update the line. Nothing extra in the way of features was brought to the series but the reshuffling of the lineup has brought to light a possible gem.
The X800XL is an interesting card on paper. We have clock speeds slower than the X800 Pro, although we have the full 16 pipelines vs. the 12 pipelines found the in the X800 Pro and X800. Core speeds are slightly higher than the X800 and memory speeds are just shy of the 1GHz mark. Best of all, the X800XL should come with a sub £250 price tag. New to the 'Lair's supporters are Club-3D, who have recently opened a UK office and sent us their Club-3D X800XL a little early, so at time of writing this it's not in the shops yet, but that's not going to stop us getting a good look ahead of time.
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Review:
Viperlair
Mar 18, 2005, 06:37 PM
