November 2004 3Digest:
ATI RADEON X700XT 128MB GDDR3 (475/1050 MHz)
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This GPU is presented by ATI RADEON X700XT 128MB GDDR3 (475/1050 MHz) PCX reference card.
Features:
- ATI RADEON X700 XT GPU, 475 MHz clock rate. 8 pixel and 6 vertex pipelines.
- Samsung memory chips. 2.0 ns indicate 500 (1000) MHz, but the memory operates at 525 (1050) MHz. 128-bit bus;
- Peak fill rate in the multitexturing mode is 3800 megapixels/sec and 3800 megatexels/sec.
Theoretical and analytical videocard reviews, containing functional analysis of ATI graphics cards
By the end of the month the product costs $240-270, supports DirectX 9.0c (shaders 2.0b).
This novelty was first tested in September 2004. It's designed for middle-end segment and now has only PCI-E interface.
This $240-250 product is rather successful and outperforms previous-generation high-end cards. Competes with GeForce 6600GT.
PCX x16 interface, 128 MB GDDR3 SDRAM in 4 chips.
On November 10, 2004 the latest drivers from ATI were 6.490 (CATALYST 4.11 WHQL, Release), 6.497 (CATALYST beta) for Windows XP.
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