August 2003 3Digest:
ATI RADEON 9800 128MB DDR (325/580 MHz)
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This chip is presented by ATI RADEON 9800 128MB, AGP card.
Features:
- ATI RADEON 9800 GPU, 325MHz clock rate;
- Samsung BGA 3.3 ns memory. 290 (580) MHz default clock speed; 256-bit bus;
- Peak fill rate in the multitexturing mode is 2600 megapixels/sec and 2600
megatexels/sec.
Wasn't overclocked.
All the details about this card are available in our review.
By the end of the month the product belongs to the $400-450 range; supports DirectX 9.0; closest rivals: GeForceFX 5800, GeForceFX 5800 Ultra, GeForceFX 5900 Ultra.
On August 10, 2003 no new ATI drivers are available for Windows XP.
I shall note there's
Radeon2.ru web-site that tracks all software novelties from ATI and offers improved drivers versions with preset registry settings for increasing RADEON cards perfomance.
All the latest drivers belong to the CATALYST series.
Considering the new anisotropy quality, I recommend you to read the anisotropic filtering section.
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