VisionTek Radeon X1600XT AGP review @ TechSpot

Vikingod · Sep 11, 2006, 08:59 AM

Source: TechSpot
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One of the first products that we received for review at the beginning of this year was the ATI Radeon X1600XT. We received two shiny new graphics cards built around this GPU from both ASUS and Gigabyte.

While the design of these passively-cooled videocards was quite impressive, their performance failed to impress. Given the price point at the time, I felt the X1600XT did not offer the user enough in the way of performance to justify the cost ($200 at introduction). As some of you may recall, when the Radeon X1600XT was unveiled there was already a lot of competition from NVIDIA in the same market segment. Therefore, I felt it was very important for ATI to impact the market with the X1600XT, which they failed to do.

Sep 11, 2006, 08:59 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,149 Rep Power: 85 System Specs	VisionTek Radeon X1600XT AGP review @ TechSpot Source: TechSpot _________ One of the first products that we received for review at the beginning of this year was the ATI Radeon X1600XT. We received two shiny new graphics cards built around this GPU from both ASUS and Gigabyte. While the design of these passively-cooled videocards was quite impressive, their performance failed to impress. Given the price point at the time, I felt the X1600XT did not offer the user enough in the way of performance to justify the cost ($200 at introduction). As some of you may recall, when the Radeon X1600XT was unveiled there was already a lot of competition from NVIDIA in the same market segment. Therefore, I felt it was very important for ATI to impact the market with the X1600XT, which they failed to do. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*