ATI X1000 Series Video Card Roundup

Test Setup

For testing purposes I used the following system:

Test System:

AMD Video Card Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	AMD Athlon 64 3700+	Click Here
Motherboard	DFI NF4 Ultra-D	Click Here
Memory	2GB Crucial PC-4000	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital Raptor 74GB	Click Here
Cooling	Vapochill Micro	Click Here
Power Supply	OCZ PowerStream 600W	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Video Drivers
ATI 5.12 with CCC
Forceware 81.94

Platform Drivers
Nforce 4 6.70

Cards tested
BFG 7800GTX OC
Nvidia 6800GT
Nvidia 6200TC

ATI X1300 Pro
ATI X1600XT
ATI X850XT Platinum Edition
ATI X1800XL
ATI X1800XT

Games Tested
Call of Duty 2
Chronicles of Riddick
Doom 3
Far Cry
Serious Sam 2
3dMark05

Please keep in mind that the BFG 7800GTX OC is overclocked and as such will have higher scores than a reference Nvidia 7800GTX! Core speed is 460 MHz and Memory speed is 1300 Mhz.