Galaxy and Leadtek 9500 GT Tested and Compared

Videocards/VGA Reviews by massman @ 2008-08-04

We test two 9500 GT cards, one from Leadtek and one from Galaxy. We share with you our preliminary findings with these two sub $100 video cards who aim to take the performance/price crown at the entry level. Can these cards impress? How do they stack up to the 9600 GT and 8600 GT read on to find out.

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Leadtek Winfast PX9500 GT

Leadtek Winfast PX9500 GT

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Almost from the outset in October 1986, Leadtek Research Inc., embarked on a vision filled quest with pioneering designs for computer graphics products and motherboards. The fledgling company quickly claimed its 'realm' in a fiercely competitive market and began delivering copyrighted EGA BIOS and AT motherboards to an abidingly loyal clientele. So that by 1990, Leadtek's progress with quality graphics cards had resulted in global recognition for its popular brand name 'WinFast'.

Box, inside and outside

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  • User manual & Software disc
  • Quick installation guide
  • DVI to VGA converter
  • HDTV cable

    Card

    Leadtek uses a reference design PCB to fit all components on.

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    As you can see, the graphics processor core is the new G96. Leadtek uses revision A1, while Galaxy uses B1.

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    The Qimonda 1.0ns memory chips are rated at 1GHz, 2.0v, which is a bit surprising as the stock memory frequency is only 800MHz.

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    Datasheet can be found here


    For the overclockers and voltmoders, here are the maximum voltage ratings for the Qimonda 1.0ns memory chips.

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    Clock frequency generator of the Leadtek 9500GT.

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    Like every other 9500GT, the Leadtek card has a 2-phase pwm area for the GPU and a single phase system for the memory.

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    Leadtek delivers the card with a small overclock: 575/1400/800 instead of the reference 550/1400/800.
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