jmke

Back in January this year I've reviewed X1600 XT and X1300 from PowerColor. We now have end of August and some of you've been curiously waiting for new middle class cards to come out of ATI. I don't usually start off reviews from disappointments, but in this case it will be just that. You have to realize, RADEONs X1650 and X1300 XT are also known as RADEON X1600 XT and X1600 PRO. There are few differences here and there, but for the major portion, it's old stuff we've seen from Q1.

The card I have today is a PowerColor X1650 PRO. It's not a high-end product, more like a middle class GPU with newer / lower price tag. Just as X1600 XT it's got the same pipeline configuration, 10 MHz higher core clock / memory and is manufactured using 80 nanometer process. No GDDR4 that we've seen on X1950 although it's technically possible. This RV535 uses 128-bit GDDR3 modules and supports the same technology back from Q1 2006. I will reveal more details as you read this article.

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