ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT GDDR4 vs Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT Review

Posted on 2007-08-14 13:13:38 by Thomas De Maesschalck

AMD's ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT GDDR4 and Nvidia's GeForce 8600 GT. We've evaluated performance across three resolutions in six games against six other cards. Additionally, we've also tested HD video playback with both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs and evaluated power consumption. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated.

"Neither the GeForce 8600 GT and Radeon HD 2600 XT GDDR4 deliver a good enough gaming experience to give the previous generation cards a run for their money in the variety of games we’ve tested here. Sadly, there’s no compelling DirectX 10 content out there at the moment and that’s a good enough reason to stay away from these cards for the time being. If you’re on a tight budget and need to buy a graphics card for around £80 today, we’d recommend looking at the Radeon X1950 Pro as it’ll offer a consistently better gaming experience than the new mid-range cards from AMD and Nvidia. If AMD and Nvidia’s promises of DirectX 10 content that performs well on mid-range hardware hold true, this may change in the future. However, we’re unable to predict what might happen when in the future - at least on the performance front."



Link: Bit Tech

ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT GDDR4 vs Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT




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