ATI’s New AGP Radeons

Spinner (Spinner) [url=http://techreport.com/]Tech Report[/url] has an interesting article up about the new AGP Radeons and how AGP isn't dead yet.

May 23, 2005 3:13 PM ET in News

Tech Report has an interesting article up about the new AGP Radeons and how AGP isn’t dead yet.

View: ATI’s New AGP Radeons

The first and perhaps most interesting addition to ATI’s AGP lineup is the Radeon X800 XL. The X800 XL has already proven itself a potent performer for PCI Express, so we’re happy to see it migrating to AGP. What makes the X800 XL particularly interesting is the fact that its graphics chip is built using 0.11-micron fabrication technology.
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Interestingly, Half-Life 2 shows some separation between AGP and PCI Express flavors of the Radeon X800 XL, although neither one is a clear winner. Keep in mind that our AGP and PCI Express cards are running on different motherboards with different core logic chipsets, so the platform differences extend beyond the graphics card.

Source: Tech Report

6 Comments:

  1. TheBaron
    23 May '05, 7:23 pm

    sounds good to me! I just bought an AGP X800XT AIW, I'm excited

  2. csimon
    24 May '05, 5:54 am

    newegg has them for $339 after the $50 mail in ...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102492

  3. TheBaron
    24 May '05, 1:11 pm

    during E3 there was an extra $25 off code too, so they were only $319 shipped

    EDIT: and it looks like amazon is outdoing newegg anyway - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...156936-7665756

  4. Gobbles
    25 May '05, 3:50 pm

    ATI for the new stuff is just 2 expensive. Nvidia is offering some solid performers at a darn good cost. Looks like im moving back to that camp next month.

  5. Komete
    25 May '05, 11:45 pm
    ATI for the new stuff is just 2 expensive. Nvidia is offering some solid performers at a darn good cost. Looks like im moving back to that camp next month.

    I agree with ya man. They where saying that x800xl would be in the mid 200.00s yea that has really happened I tell ya.

  6. TheBaron
    25 May '05, 11:55 pm
    Quoting Komete

    I agree with ya man. They where saying that x800xl would be in the mid 200.00s yea that has really happened I tell ya.

    thats where it's been when it's on sale, and since I only buy things on sale...

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