Sapphire Radeon X1950 Pro

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With the exception of Quake 4, we have been really impressed with the performance of Sapphire’s Radeon X1950 Pro. The fact that it is able to outclass one of the fastest factory-overclocked GeForce 7900 GS’s out there in Oblivion, and keep pace in Battlefield 2 speaks volumes for how good we think this card is. Catalyst 6.9 appears to improve the situation in Quake 4 somewhat though, as we’re no longer encountering the stuttering problems that have plagued us in the past.

Providing Sapphire can meet its aggressive pricing forecasts – an expected retail price of around £135 including VAT – I think it has a winner here. With BFG Tech’s GeForce 7900 GS OC costing around £145 including VAT, it’s left in a tricky position, especially when Sapphire’s Radeon X1950 Pro trumps it on performance and features. Much like ATI’s Radeon X1900XT 256MB, the performance that this card delivers in DirectX 9 titles is on another level to anything else out there. If it wasn’t for the relatively poor OpenGL performance, it would be one of the best all round mid-range video cards we’ve seen for some time.