Though the X1300 is an entirely new entrant into the entry level market, for the suggested retail price, it does not deliver when compared to the street priced 6600GT. Though the card has a high clock speed, its small number of pipes in comparison to the 6600 GT cause a major bottleneck.

It is important to reiterate that the X1300 Pro we preview here was never intended to go head to head against a 6600GT. The $149 priced X1300 Pro was meant to be pitted against a lower end variant of the 6600 family, and Nvidia's upcoming DDR2 6600 will probably be in the exact ballpark range of the X1300's street price. We can expect to see lower street prices for the X1300 when it becomes widely available - prices hovering from $110 or so shouldn't be out of the question, but looking at the X1800XL's current street price of around $439 versus its $449 MSRP, it might take some time before the street prices settle down. Right now the 6600GT has street prices ranging from $145-$199, so if the X1300 Pro hits stores at $149USD you can see how there's potential for direct comparison of the two cards.



Link: Neoseeker