Official ATI HD 2x00 Review Thread

[perkam]

Links only to performance numbers.

Comments belong in unstickied threads.

IF YOUR POST DOES NOT HAVE A VALID R600 REVIEW/PREVIEW LINK IN IT IT WILL BE DELETED.

Perkam

[ahmad]

Not much, but somethin:

http://forevergeek.com/gadgets/ati_r...e_8800_gtx.php

That one is a little old. Here something newer:

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...d=525&Itemid=1

[Bastieeeh]

VR-Zone HD 2900 XT at 12k using latest 8.361-RC4 driver and a Core 2 Extreme QX6700 CPU

FX57.net R600XT and XTX scores

[WeaponX]

Glad to see Perkam is excited about the HD 2900XT

Here's recent one from Dailytech

http://www.dailytech.com/ATI+Release...rticle6903.htm3

sorry, this is a double post, I just scrolled down and saw the post, my fault guys.

[Your_Boss]

This could be bogus but who knows.

http://www.bilgiustam.com/?p=125

New scores from http://www.fx57.net/?p=446 (or old?)

[turtle]

OCW says RV630XT scores ~5600 06 and ~12.5k 05
(In other words, similar, if not slightly better compared to stock 8600GTS)

[w0mbat]

http://we.pcinlife.com/thread-749836-1-1.html

[turtle]

http://we.pcinlife.com/thread-749836-1-1.html

That thread got killed, but here's the SS:

E6600@default (2,4GHz)
R600XTX 1GB@8.351 driver
3DMark06@default


Same as above, but Conroe@2.7ghz (300x9) =

[cantankerous]

ouch, that score is with the 1GB XTX version? I thought it was for the 512mb XT variant. I found it quite low meaning the actual XT score will be even lower than this.

[w0mbat]

This is with 8.351 driver.

[Eastcoasthandle]

Release date of HD series?

[cantankerous]

I hope these newer drivers are actually legitimate improvements and not 'optimizations' that the card suffers IQ wise just because they are desperate to get scores up when competing against the already well performing Nvidia cards.

[turtle]

Release date of HD series?

Still May 14, AFAIK.

Rumor mill says RV610/RV630 may not see retail until June though, and the only part I seem confident at this point on having first-day availability is the XT 512MB. Gibbo confirms that by saying

"On launch day we will have stock on our shelves, so its gonna be a hard launch, not just a paper one."

@drivers...Have faith. I think it's even worth waiting to see results with the MAY (7.5) cats, the set beyond the supposed miracle drivers, as those are the set that are supposed to bring features such as MSAAA (~CSAA) to the CCC and such (rather just the alpha texture EATM hack job). Hopefully they will be out by the review date.

[cadaveca]

May 14th, apparantly.

[Tim]

Guys, respect Perkams first post please :

!!! IF YOUR POST DOES NOT HAVE A VALID R600 REVIEW/PREVIEW LINK IN IT IT WILL BE DELETED. !!!!

[DilTech]

Still May 14, AFAIK.

Rumor mill says RV610/RV630 may not see retail until June though, and the only part I seem confident at this point on having first-day availability is the XT 512MB. Gibbo confirms that by saying

@drivers...Have faith. I think it's even worth waiting to see results with the MAY (7.5) cats, the set beyond the supposed miracle drivers, as those are the set that are supposed to bring features such as MSAAA (~CSAA) to the CCC and such (rather just the alpha texture EATM hack job). Hopefully they will be out by the review date.

MSAAA isn't CSAA, it's TRMSAA. Transparency Multi-sampling Anti-Aliasing. CSAA is coverage sample anti-aliasing. They are not one in the same.

[theteamaqua]

i smell another x1800xtx .... marginal about 10% better than 7800GTX 256 .. in this case HD2900XTX 10% better than 8800GTX

[v_rr]

Computer hardware configuration:
[display card:RV630]CPU[Core 2 Duo E6600]

3DMark06 benchmark:

Need for speed 10 benchmark:

51fps

Infernal benchmark:


Radeon HD2600XT(driverInterface)

Radeon HD2600 received great attention to the performance,We have seen from the above information on the performance of his initial,but We know that Radeon HD2600 series will be released in May.

http://www.hardspell.com/english/doc...414&pageid=516

[mascaras]

http://www.hardspell.com/english/doc...414&pageid=516

regards

[Marduk_25]

Also reported here. This and the 8800 GS should bring the 8600GTS at a decent price tag. Bring on the competition!

[flopper]

i smell another x1800xtx .... marginal about 10% better than 7800GTX 256 .. in this case HD2900XTX 10% better than 8800GTX

18 months down the line my x1800xtx/pe do just fine in games.
Stock its ok but overklocked its really nice.

I dont mind a x2900xt, so if someone buy one and isnt pleased with it, just give me the card and i be happy to double my points in 3Dmark and add some fps to my games.
Just PM me about the card guys.

[MichelinGuy]

The flames look hot

[Shintai]

I like the sapphire x1900GT/x1950pro cooler more. I´m buying a GFX card not a hotrod.

[Noobie]

There is no telling if these are real or not, but here are some benchmarks from http://hdtvsg.blogspot.com/2007/04/a...enchmarks.html

X6800 CPU, 2GB of DDR2-800.

3Dmark06
Radeon HD 2600XT - 5760 marks
GeForce 8600GTS - 5900 marks

3Dmark05
Radeon HD 2600XT - 11652 marks
GeForce 8600GTS - 11500 marks

FEAR (1600x1200)
Radeon HD 2600XT - 29 fps
GeForce 8600GTS - 29 fps

If anyone can get a confirmed price on this unit we can see how it stacks up against the overpriced 8600 GTS.

[Lightman]

These don't look real, but here are some benchmarks from http://hdtvsg.blogspot.com/2007/04/a...enchmarks.html

X6800 CPU, 2GB of DDR2-800.

3Dmark06
Radeon HD 2600XT - 5760 marks
GeForce 8600GTS - 5900 marks

3Dmark05
Radeon HD 2600XT - 11652 marks
GeForce 8600GTS - 11500 marks

FEAR (1600x1200)
Radeon HD 2600XT - 29 fps
GeForce 8600GTS - 29 fps

If numbers are real (no doubt for 8600GTS ) then question is how 65nm RV630 will OC and where are his strengths?

I'm waiting for ATI release to make my purchase decision and I would prefer GPU which can do F@H and gaming, not only gaming .