August 2003 3Digest:
ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 256MB DDR 2 (380/700 MHz)
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This chip is presented by ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 256MB, AGP card.
Features:
- ATI RADEON 9800 GPU, 380MHz clock rate;
- DDR II BGA memory. 350 (700) MHz default clock rate; 256-bit bus;
- Peak fill rate in the multitexturing mode is 3040 megapixels/sec and 3040 megatexels/sec.
All the details about this card are available in our review.
By the end of the month the product belongs to the $550-590 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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