Sweet Revenge : ATI’s Radeon X1900 XT and XTX 512 MB : Review

Quote: The launch of the GeForce 7800 GTX 512 MB card made things look bleak for ATI from the outside, as their "brand-new" high-end product which had already suffered major delays, had already been bested by their chief competitor without even really trying. ATI, of course, knew something which we didn't, and that was that their follow-up to the R520 graphics processor was quickly approaching. While the X1800 XT's R520 architecture was heavily delayed, ATI’s next generation chip was right on schedule, and would launch at its intended time, even though the X1800 XT was already dreadfully late to market. Thus, this week we're seeing the launch of the Radeon X1900 series of cards, based on ATI's new R580 graphics architecture. While the R580 is similar in design to that of the oft-delayed R520, the R580 is a more refined, feature packed variant. Unlike many of ATI's previous product launches, X1900 XT cards are available today, and we've already grabbed a pair of their new X1900 XT and XTX 512 MB cards for testing. Let's get to it.

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