Sapphire X1950 Pro Review

ATI is notorious for neglecting the mid-range segment of its line up. Although often superior at the upper end, most of us buy mid-range or lower end cards. So it’s good to see attention being paid to this area with this new card being pitched at around the £135 mark. This is a direct competitor to the recently launched 7900 GS.

Considering X1950 Pro is faster than the 7900 GS and supports simultaneous full precision HDR and FSAA, there is no doubt in my mind that I would choose the X1950 Pro over any 7900 GS.

CrossFire has been greatly improved, not only in terms of performance, but in simplicity of doing so. I still feel they have a long way to catch up with nVidia on the driver front, as SLI feels like a much more mature product. However, with ATI’s commitment to regular driver updates – I’m confident this will improve, and quickly.

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