ATI RADEON X800 XT & X600 XT PCI-E Performance Preview

ATI has improved its position in the mainstream segment of the PCI Express market by boosting the memory frequency on the X600 XT. This should allow it to compete with GeForce PCX 5900, which is based on NVIDIA’s GeForce FX 5900 XT graphics core, meanwhile, the PCX 5700 represents NVIDIA’s PCI Express equivalent of the GeForce FX 5700. The X600 PRO shores up ATI’s defenses here. Initially we were a little disappointed with the specs of the X600 series, as it’s essentially a derivative of the RADEON 9600 XT, which was based on the RADEON 9600 PRO before it. This means that we’re basically dealing with one year old technology. But when you talk to board partners, you quickly realize that there isn’t much happening in the mainstream sector at the moment.

ATI RADEON X800 XT & X600 XT PCI-E Performance Preview @ Firing Squad