Rage3D have finally got their hands on a Radeon XT to review from Asus and they compare the flagship Radeon 9800XT againist the Radeon 9700 Pro, in their attempt to try and figure out if upgrading from a year and a half old card is worth it! here's a snip.
While ATI has enjoyed worldwide recognition from the press for its R300/R350 series which brought a mini-revolution in the 3D accelerator industry, sometimes having the best card out there is not enough. That's why add-in board partners play a huge role in the acceptance (or lack of) of a said graphics chip in the market. A market which has seen a somewhat strange trend in the past few years, with add-in board partners choosing (or be forced to choose) a single brand instead of the usual multitude of choices we enjoyed in the birth of the 3D accelerator market. So for instance if you wanted to buy Sapphire, you had to choose an ATI-based card, and if you wanted to buy an Asus card, you had to go with an nVidia solution.
But that trend started to wear off lately, mainly due to ATI's established superiority in the past year. One of the most high-profile moves was from Asus, a traditional nVidia partner who wisely decided after listening to its customer base to start working with ATI as well in order to bring their solutions to the market. One of the fruits of their labour was the Asus Radeon 9800XT/TVD, which we are going to take a closer look today in our review.
ASUS Radeon 9800XT/TVD
While ATI has enjoyed worldwide recognition from the press for its R300/R350 series which brought a mini-revolution in the 3D accelerator industry, sometimes having the best card out there is not enough. That's why add-in board partners play a huge role in the acceptance (or lack of) of a said graphics chip in the market. A market which has seen a somewhat strange trend in the past few years, with add-in board partners choosing (or be forced to choose) a single brand instead of the usual multitude of choices we enjoyed in the birth of the 3D accelerator market. So for instance if you wanted to buy Sapphire, you had to choose an ATI-based card, and if you wanted to buy an Asus card, you had to go with an nVidia solution.
But that trend started to wear off lately, mainly due to ATI's established superiority in the past year. One of the most high-profile moves was from Asus, a traditional nVidia partner who wisely decided after listening to its customer base to start working with ATI as well in order to bring their solutions to the market. One of the fruits of their labour was the Asus Radeon 9800XT/TVD, which we are going to take a closer look today in our review.
ASUS Radeon 9800XT/TVD
