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| Product | EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked | ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT | eVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 graphics card (GF GTX 260 - 896 MB) | eVGA e-GeForce 9800GTX+ Superclocked graphics card (GF 9800 GTX+ - 512 MB) | Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 (PCI-e 2.0, 2GB, GDDR3)  |
| Price | $210.00 to $297.75 | $280.55 | $210.00 to $332.15 | $295.52 | $525.62 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | Info unavailable | 3.5 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 5 stars | 2 stars | 0 stars | 0 stars | 1.5 stars |
| Release date | September 22, 2008 | June 28, 2007 | Info unavailable | July 1, 2008 | November 8, 2008 |
| Bottom line | We don't think most gamers shopping for a midrange 3D card are looking for power efficiency, but for those conscientious few, the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked is the card for you. Otherwise, you can get noticeably more performance and capability from an only slightly more expensive ATI card. | If you're looking to build a home theater PC, we recommend ATI's Radeon HD 2600 XT as the midrange card to use, thanks to its nearly perfect HD video image and its no-fuss installation. But for 3D gaming, you'd be much better off looking for a good deal on a faster, older graphics card. | Info unavailable | EVGA's GeForce GTX 9800+ Superclocked edition has basically the same price-performance benefit as its Radeon HD 4850-based graphics card competition. With identical bang-for-the-buck, you'll like this card if you demand power efficiency, but you should turn to ATI's card if your PC has limited upgrade room. | Even if it's a relative power hog, the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 brings so much speed and utility to the table it's hard for us to recommend another midrange 3D card. Only the particularly power conscious or those who play games with known multichip scaling issues should look elsewhere. |
| Graphics Processor | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | ATI Radeon HD 2600XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ | ATI Radeon HD 4850 |
| Video RAM installed | 896 MB | 512 MB | 896 MB | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Max resolution (external) | 2560 x 1600 | 2560 x 1600 | 2560 x 1600 | 2560 x 1600 | 2560 x 1600 |
| Interface type | PCI Express 2.0 x16 | PCI Express x16 | PCI Express 2.0 x16 | PCI Express 2.0 x16 | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| Compatibility | PC | PC | PC | PC | PC |
| API Supported | DirectX 10 OpenGL 3.0 OpenGL 2.1 | DirectX 10 | DirectX 10 OpenGL 3.0 OpenGL 2.1 | DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.1 | OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 10.1 |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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