MSI Radeon RX850XT-TD256E Videocard Review

Iria · Jul 6, 2005, 04:00 PM

By all accounts, analysts agree that ATIs CrossFire technology should breathe new life into the company's current high-end line of PCI Express videocards. Whereas nVIDIA's SLI system requires two identical videocards, CrossFire potentially allows consumers to use an existing videocard alongside one of the new CrossFire edition cards. An interesting take on the technology, and one that should make it more accessible to users on a budget.

Of course, whether or not CrossFire will require a new motherboard is not yet certain. The technology is supposed to be compatible with Intel's upcoming dual PCI Express x16 chipset, but whether ATi has allowed for CrossFire support on nVidia chipsets, is currently not clear.

In this review PCSTATS is testing the MSI RX850XT-TD256E videocard, which does not feature CrossFire. Based on the Radeon X850 XT, this PCI Express card is backed by 256MB of GDDR3 memory and supports VIVO, TV/S-Video output and component output. The ATi X850 series of GPUs are the current 3D performance leaders and the XT is the second fastest available GPU in the line.
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Jul 6, 2005, 04:00 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	MSI Radeon RX850XT-TD256E Videocard Review By all accounts, analysts agree that ATIs CrossFire technology should breathe new life into the company's current high-end line of PCI Express videocards. Whereas nVIDIA's SLI system requires two identical videocards, CrossFire potentially allows consumers to use an existing videocard alongside one of the new CrossFire edition cards. An interesting take on the technology, and one that should make it more accessible to users on a budget. Of course, whether or not CrossFire will require a new motherboard is not yet certain. The technology is supposed to be compatible with Intel's upcoming dual PCI Express x16 chipset, but whether ATi has allowed for CrossFire support on nVidia chipsets, is currently not clear. In this review PCSTATS is testing the MSI RX850XT-TD256E videocard, which does not feature CrossFire. Based on the Radeon X850 XT, this PCI Express card is backed by 256MB of GDDR3 memory and supports VIVO, TV/S-Video output and component output. The ATi X850 series of GPUs are the current 3D performance leaders and the XT is the second fastest available GPU in the line. __________ Read More / Source: PCStats