Pros

  • Good performance
  • Impressive software and cable bundle

Cons

  • Lacks games (no full or trial versions)

At A Glance

Reasonably priced, good-performing card includes plenty of extras, such as cables and multimedia software.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number X1800GTO256MB
Inventory Number 25195
Memory
Memory size 0.256 MB
Memory type GDDR3
Memory speed 500.0 MHz
Ports and Connections
S-Video-In Yes
Ports Two DVI-out
DVI-Out 2
Audio Output No
S-Video-Out Yes
Composite-Video-In Yes
Component Video Yes
Composite-Video-Out Yes
Audio Input No
Included Software
Windows XP x64 Driver Yes

Performance

Performance
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 73.11
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 94.2
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 55.96
Far Cry (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 46.15
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 55.37
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200) 54.53
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 80.69
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768) 118.47
Quake 4 (1024 by 768) 90.93
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 42.46
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200) 52.65
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200) 40.55
Quake 4 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 63.5
Doom 3 (1024 by 768) 86.5
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 75.44
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768) 74.43
Doom 3 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 68
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768) 77.62
Far Cry (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 46.15
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 29.27
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768) 81.29
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 35.63
Far Cry (1024 by 768) 85.34
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 33.3
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200) 77.77
Halo (1024 by 768) 129.32
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200) 48.47
Far Cry (1600 by 1200) 64.96
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200) 80.25
Halo (1600 by 1200) 75.36