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ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MB
Conclusion
This is an unfortunate place for ATI to be in. A different year, and their best card is statistically just as good as NVIDIA's third from the top. (Although it's hard to even admit that the 8800 Ultra counts for anything other than an accomplishment by technicality.) But for people who aren't concerned with the details and never touch the drivers or go into the Catalyst Control Center, it's still just an alternative to NVIDIA's 8800GTS 640. Bear in mind that we're using essentially beta drivers, and there is probably a lot of headroom to be gained. ATI puts a lot of effort into drivers, and a monthly release cycle means that performance improvements are just a matter of time. This isn't the end of the fight, though. There are still other places for ATI to beat NVIDIA, and not just by making better mid-range hardware. Between the HD 2900 XT and the 8800GTS 640MB there's image quality, hardware video acceleration, Vista performance, and of course, price, where a $399 MSRP aims to give ATI an edge over NVIDIA. We're following up on all these fronts, because it ain't over, so to speak. It's still too soon to draw a solid conclusion. Pros It's an ATI alternative Better features Elegant HDMI integration Great bundle Potentially lower price Cons It's a bit late to just be an alternative Louder than 8800GTS
Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: About the HD 2900 XT, the Card, and the Bundle Page 3: Test Setup Page 4: Testing - Half-Life 2 Episode 1 Page 5: Testing - F.E.A.R. Page 6: Testing - Company of Heroes Page 7: Testing - Prey Page 8: Testing - Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Page 9: Testing - 3DMark '06 Page 10: Performance Summary and Overclocking Page 11: Conclusion 
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