Diamond Radeon HD 3650 PE 512MB Video Card
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Max Slowik
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Diamond
Jun. 5, 2008
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DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics

Half-Life 2: Episode 2
HL2 Episode 2 @ 1440 x 900
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Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
FPS (higher is better)
125
Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
FPS (higher is better)
125
HL2 Episode 2 @ 1680 x 1050
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Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
FPS (higher is better)
125
Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
FPS (higher is better)
125
Quake Wars
Quake Wars @ 1440 x 900
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Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
FPS (higher is better)
125
Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
FPS (higher is better)
125
Quake Wars @ 1680 x 1050
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Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
FPS (higher is better)
125
Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
FPS (higher is better)
125
3DMark '06
3DMark '06 @ 1280 x 1024
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Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
3DMarks (higher is better)
20000
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SM 2.0 |
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HDR/ SM 2.0 |
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Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
3DMarks (higher is better)
20000
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SM 2.0 |
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HDR/ SM 2.0 |
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CPU |
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Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
3DMarks (higher is better)
20000
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SM 2.0 |
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HDR/ SM 2.0 |
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Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Diamond HD 3650 PE
Sapphire HD 2900 XT
0
3DMarks (higher is better)
20000
PCMark Vantage
3DMark '06 @ 1280 x 1024
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Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
PCMarks (higher is better)
10000
Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
PCMarks (higher is better)
10000
Vista Experience Index
Vista Experience Index
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Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Diamond HD 3650 PE
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Subscore (higher is better)
10
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Aero Graphics |
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Gaming Graphics |
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Sapphire HD 2900 XT
Diamond HD 3870 1GB
Diamond HD 3650 PE
0
Subscore (higher is better)
10
Performance Notes
*HL2: Episode 2: 2xAA set, not 4xAA
*Quake Wars: 2xAA set, not 4xAA
And, again, 4x anti-aliasing just isn't possible here; all the scores had 2xAA set instead. Like with DX10, DX9 titles are resolution-bound and 1440 x 900 is the greatest playable limit.
3DMark just reinforces the lack of gaming prowess--a given--and PCMark reinforces another given: that the card is up there where video playback is concerned. The Vista Experience is less than 5.9, which, for gaming, pretty much means what the other results have proven.
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