 |
Untitled Document
Abit Radeon X700 Pro
The X700 Pro is part of the Radeon X family, but has 8 pipelines to the X800
XT's 16, and 128-bit memory instead of 256-bit, making it almost exactly half
as fast. The GPU and memory run at 425/432 MHz respectively.
The card reviewed is the 256 MB version, which for once, does run faster than
the 128MB version, except in Farcry where a 50% reduction in performance
can be seen. A future driver upgrade is supposed to fix this "bug".
The X700 Pro is a low heat output chip, and some other manufacturers make passive
cooled versions of the board.
Abit have opted to use a heatsink and a small fan, which although it cools the
GPU fairly well, has a whiny noise and the memory modules can get very hot,
especially when overclocked. Our test sample managed only an extra 10MHz of
GPU speed, but the Samsung DDR3 memory reached 485 MHz, and may have gone further
with some extra cooling, as the chips were too hot to touch.
This card is 1000 3dmarks short of the performance of the XFX 6600 GT, which
costs only £15 more. The 128MB version of this card
is about £20 cheaper, which is likely to offer better value for money.
| Manufacturer |
Abit |
| Model |
Radeon X700 Pro |
| Price Inc VAT |
£120.05 |
| Value For Money Rating |
62 |
| Retailer Website |
www.scan.co.uk |
| Interface |
PCI-E x16 |
| GPU |
ATI Radeon X700 Pro |
| GPU Rendering Pipelines |
8 |
| GPU Clock Speed |
425MHz |
| Memory Size |
256 MB |
| Memory Type |
128-Bit DDR3 |
| Memory Clock Speed |
432MHz |
| Cooling System |
Heatsink and Fan |
| Power Connectors |
None |
| Slots Occupied |
1 |
| VGA Outputs |
1 |
| DVI Outputs |
1 |
| TV-Out |
Yes |
| VIVO |
None |
| Adapters |
DVI-VGA |
| Bundled Cables |
S-Video, Composite |
| Bundled Full Games |
None |
| Misc. Bundled |
None |
Benchmarks
| 3D Mark 2003 Standard Test |
7,443 |
| Aquamark 3 Standard Test |
53,103 |
| Unreal
Tournament 2004 Maximum Detail |
| 1024 x 768 0x AA 0x AF (FPS) |
123 |
| 1280 x 1024 2x AA 2x AF (FPS) |
114 |
| 1600 x 1200 4x AA 4x AF (FPS) |
69 |
| Doom
3, High Detail |
| 1024 x 768 0x AA 0x AF (FPS) |
55 |
| 1280 x 1024 2x AA 2x AF (FPS) |
27 |
| 1600 x 1200 4x AA 4x AF (FPS) |
13 |
| Half-Life
2 Maximum Detail |
| 1024 x 768 0x AA 0x AF (FPS) |
101 |
| 1280 x 1024 2x AA 2x AF (FPS) |
53 |
| 1600 x 1200 4x AA 4x AF (FPS) |
28 |
| Far
Cry Maximum Detail |
| 1024 x 768 0x AA 0x AF (FPS) |
62 |
| 1280 x 1024 2x AA 2x AF (FPS) |
35 |
| 1600 x 1200 4x AA 4x AF (FPS) |
18 |
<< Back | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | 4 | | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | | 8 | | 9 | | 10 | | 11 | | 12 | | 13 | | 14 | | 15 |
| 16 | | 17 | Next >>
|
|
