The New Ati Radeon X700
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Join Date: 2003-10-13 Member: 21669Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
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<div class="IPBDescription">sounds cool</div> Well I just checked <a href='http://www.ati.com' target='_blank'>ATi's</a> website today and I saw that they just released their new ATi Radeon x700 GFX Card. Sounds pretty cool to me. Maybe it's to compete with the nVidia 6600 Card?
<!--QuoteBegin-"ATi.com"+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ("ATi.com")</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->ATI’s RADEON® X700 brings a richer visual experience to all your favorite PC activities – 3D gaming, watching movies and streaming video, Internet browsing, viewing and processing digital photos, or home office applications such as preparing multimedia presentations and spreadsheets. Whether upgrading or buying a new PC, the RADEON® X700 will easily handle today’s visual entertainment and workload with plenty of power in reserve for tomorrow’s possibilities.
Full-throttle Gaming
Boost your game play performance with the visual power and instant response you need to get the most from any DirectX® 9 and OpenGL® title. RADEON® X700 delivers beautifully rendered 3D animation for intense, interactive game play. Experience richer, more movie-quality visual effects than ever before withSMARTSHADER™ HD, the world’s most advanced pixel shader engine. Experiment with your advanced 3D settings, and check the effect with a real-time 3D rendered preview. With up to 8 parallel pixel pipelines and 256 MB or 128 MB of high performance GDDR3 memory, the RADEON® X700 has the muscle to meet the demands of today’s fast-and-furious gaming, and tomorrow’s new applications and operating systems.
Full-thrill Video
Enjoy the full visual impact of DVD movies with smoother, clearer, and more detailed video playback . ATI’s VIDEOSHADER™ HD accelerates video processing and imaging with programmable pixel shaders for improved DVD playback and better multitasking while watching DVD video. FULLSTREAM™ sharpens image quality by removing blocky artifacts from streaming internet video. The RADEON® X700 connects to your television using S-video and composite video outputs, and supports both High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) modes for every type of available display.
Full-featured Software
ATI’s award-winning CATALYST™ suite of software optimizes the graphics processor of the RADEON® X700 while ensuring maximum stability and user control. CATALYST™ automatically sets optimal settings for your system and enables safe VPU (Visual Processing Unit) overclocking, and in the unlikely event of a graphics hang, ATI’s VPU RECOVER automatically resets the graphics processor so you can continue without interruption or data loss. Featuring frequent updates, reliable customer service, and an interactive user feedback program, ATI’s CATALYST™ software suite is backed by ATI’s technical confidence, industry-leading capability, and uncompromising commitment to creating your ultimate visual experience.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<a href='http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx700/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx700/index.html</a>
<!--QuoteBegin-"ATi.com"+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ("ATi.com")</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->ATI’s RADEON® X700 brings a richer visual experience to all your favorite PC activities – 3D gaming, watching movies and streaming video, Internet browsing, viewing and processing digital photos, or home office applications such as preparing multimedia presentations and spreadsheets. Whether upgrading or buying a new PC, the RADEON® X700 will easily handle today’s visual entertainment and workload with plenty of power in reserve for tomorrow’s possibilities.
Full-throttle Gaming
Boost your game play performance with the visual power and instant response you need to get the most from any DirectX® 9 and OpenGL® title. RADEON® X700 delivers beautifully rendered 3D animation for intense, interactive game play. Experience richer, more movie-quality visual effects than ever before withSMARTSHADER™ HD, the world’s most advanced pixel shader engine. Experiment with your advanced 3D settings, and check the effect with a real-time 3D rendered preview. With up to 8 parallel pixel pipelines and 256 MB or 128 MB of high performance GDDR3 memory, the RADEON® X700 has the muscle to meet the demands of today’s fast-and-furious gaming, and tomorrow’s new applications and operating systems.
Full-thrill Video
Enjoy the full visual impact of DVD movies with smoother, clearer, and more detailed video playback . ATI’s VIDEOSHADER™ HD accelerates video processing and imaging with programmable pixel shaders for improved DVD playback and better multitasking while watching DVD video. FULLSTREAM™ sharpens image quality by removing blocky artifacts from streaming internet video. The RADEON® X700 connects to your television using S-video and composite video outputs, and supports both High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) modes for every type of available display.
Full-featured Software
ATI’s award-winning CATALYST™ suite of software optimizes the graphics processor of the RADEON® X700 while ensuring maximum stability and user control. CATALYST™ automatically sets optimal settings for your system and enables safe VPU (Visual Processing Unit) overclocking, and in the unlikely event of a graphics hang, ATI’s VPU RECOVER automatically resets the graphics processor so you can continue without interruption or data loss. Featuring frequent updates, reliable customer service, and an interactive user feedback program, ATI’s CATALYST™ software suite is backed by ATI’s technical confidence, industry-leading capability, and uncompromising commitment to creating your ultimate visual experience.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<a href='http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx700/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx700/index.html</a>
Comments
Oy, does it really say that? ATI is going for rock bottom; let's get grandma to buy our 3d card so she can check email!
I still want to see a circular motherboard so I can make a spherical computer. Maybe then mod a case from a discoball and hang the computer from the ceiling and befuddle all my visitors. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Final words?
While a good card, the 6600 GT still represents the better value.
Oy, does it really say that? ATI is going for rock bottom; let's get grandma to buy our 3d card so she can check email! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->ATI’s RADEON® X700 brings a richer visual experience to all your favorite PC activities – 3D gaming, watching movies and streaming video, <b>Internet browsing</b>, viewing and processing digital photos, or home office applications such as preparing multimedia presentations and spreadsheets<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Final words?
While a good card, the 6600 GT still represents the better value. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
From TomsHardware:
Regardless, what we can say is that ATi has closed the performance gap to the GeForce 6600 GT with its new X700 XT - and done so at a <b>slightly lower introductory price</b>. The previous model, the X600, is now nothing more than yesterday's news. In the end, the success of the cards of either manufacturer will depend on who will be the first to ship large quantities of their cards, and at what price.
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So, each card does better in certain games, but the ATI one is a bit cheaper. This could be ineresting. Like they said, whomever ships first will probably win. And wasn't Nvidia having stock problems with their high end cards (maybe they learned a lesson?)
NVidia has suckass drivers. And they KEEP screwing up. ATi's drivers aren't the best either- but frankly, if their kicking GeForce's butt this easy, just imagine when they unlock the potential? ATi is worth so much more...damn that salesmen. Where's my sawwedoff?
I hope you remember that nVidia uses bridged AGP to PCI-E cards now.
It'll be much easier for nVidia to get the ball rolling, as they just need to remove the bridge and make it AGP, while ATi has to make a new core design to get an AGP flavor out. Let's remember that the vast majority of computer users still have AGP.
Quaunaut:
nVidia drivers are on par with ATi's, and has much better OGL drivers.
I think the two cards will be priced very similarly, so I don't think that cost will be an issure, it'll mainly be performance, in which the 6600 GT is the better performer (in a slight majority of the cases).
Edit:
I re-read your post, Comprox, and once I saw THG, I started laughing.
Anandtech forever. <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Can you read the entire paragraph please? While it <b>does</b> say that it is good for internet browsing, that does not mean that the card is purely built for it.
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->ATI’s RADEON® X700 brings a richer visual experience to all your favorite PC activities – <b>3D gaming, watching movies and streaming video</b>, Internet browsing, viewing and processing digital photos, or home office applications such as preparing multimedia presentations and spreadsheets. Whether upgrading or buying a new PC, the RADEON® X700 will easily handle today’s visual entertainment and workload with plenty of power in reserve for tomorrow’s possibilities.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
This theory is, of course, shattered by the fact that mainstream web browsing people don't have many FPS drops in IE or Firefox, and don't know how to turn their volume up on Windows.
I still want to see a circular motherboard so I can make a spherical computer. Maybe then mod a case from a discoball and hang the computer from the ceiling and befuddle all my visitors. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I can't put into words how uber cool that would be.