3Digest: December 2006
ATI RADEON X1650XT 256MB (625/1530)
This GPU is presented by HIS IceQ III RADEON X1650XT 256MB Turbo (625/1530 MHz), PCI-E.
Features:
- ATI RADEON X1650 XT GPU, 625 MHz clock rate;
- Pixel pipelines: 24
- Vertex pipelines: 5
- Texture processors: 8
- ROPs: 8
- 1.4ns fetch indicates 700 (1400) MHz, but the memory operates at 765 (1530) MHz, 128-bit bus;
Theoretical and analytical videocard reviews, containing functional analysis of ATI graphics cards
By the end of the month the product costs $150-180, supports DirectX 9.0 (SM3.0). A mid-end card announced in October 2006.
PCI-E x16. 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM in 4 Samsung chips.
On December 15, 2006 the latest drivers from ATI were CATALYST 6.12 for Windows XP.
