3Digest: March 2006
ATI RADEON X1600 PRO 256MB (500/900 MHz)
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This GPU is presented by the reference ATI RADEON X1600 PRO 256MB (500/900 MHz), PCI-E.
Features:
- ATI RADEON X1600 XT GPU, underclocked to 500 MHz;
- Pixel processors: 12
- Vertex processors: 5
- Texture processors: 4
- ROPs: 4
- 1.25ns fetch indicates 800 (1600) MHz, but the memory operates at 275 (550) MHz. 128-bit bus;
- Peak fill rate in the multitexturing mode is 6000 megapixels/sec and 2000 megatexels/sec.
Theoretical and analytical videocard reviews, containing functional analysis of ATI graphics cards
By the end of the month the product costs $120-140, supports DirectX 9.0 (Shader Model 3.0). A mid-end card released early in October.
PCI-E x16. 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM in 8 Samsung chips.
On March 15, 2006 the latest drivers from ATI were CATALYST 6.3 for Windows XP.
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