September 2003 3Digest:
Sapphire Atlantis RADEON 9800SE 128MB 128bit (325/540 MHz)
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This chip is presented by Sapphire Atlantis RADEON 9800SE 128MB 128bit, AGP card.
Features:
- ATI RADEON 9800 GPU, 325MHz clock rate;
- 128Mb DDR SDRAM in 8 EtronTech chips on both PCB sides. 3.3ns fetch time indicates 300 (600) MHz, but the memory works at 270 (540) MHz. 128-bit bus. 4 rendering pipelines (not 8!).
- Peak fill rate in the multitexturing mode is 1300 megapixels/sec and 1300 megatexels/sec.
Wasn't overclocked.
Theoretical and analytical videocard reviews, containing functional analysis of ATI graphics cards
By the end of the month the product belongs to the $210-250 range; supports DirectX 9.0.
On September 10, 2003 the latest drivers from ATI are 6.378 and 6.387 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.
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