Reviewed on May 5, 2006Its sub-$300 price makes the Radeon X1800 GTO tempting, but its performance isn't compelling enough, and upgrading to two cards is expensive and inefficient, thanks to ATI's clunky CrossFire technology.TAGS:Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, ATI Technologies, NVidia, ATI Radeon, GPU, Half-Life 2, card, frame
Reviewed on September 7, 2006ATI's Radeon lineup features a confusing array of cards. The budget Radeon X1300 XT is a good card for the money, but we recommend the faster Radeon X1650 Pro because it costs only $10 more.TAGS:Radeon, ATI Radeon, ATI Technologies, clock speed, NVidia, Nvidia GeForce, card, Half-Life 2
Reviewed on October 3, 2006It can't hang with ATI's faster (and wider) Radeon X1900 XT in performance, but if you're building a small PC or you're concerned about noise levels, the GeForce 7950 distinguishes itself as the only single-slot 3D card in its price range. If efficiency is more important than speed, Nvidia makes it easy.TAGS:Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, Radeon, ATI Technologies, ATI Radeon, Half-Life 2, card