Pros

  • Inexpensive
  • Good software bundle

Cons

  • Physically long card; occupies two slots

At A Glance

This well-priced card has HDMI output, 5.1 channel sound and a coupon for a copy of Valve's Half-Life: Black Box Collection.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number GA-RX29T512VH-B
Inventory Number 30255
Memory
Memory size 0.512 MB
Memory type GDDR3
Memory speed 1650.0 MHz
Ports and Connections
S-Video-In Yes
Ports Two DVI-out
DVI-Out 2
Audio Output Yes
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) 77.75
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 116.97
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 93.42
Far Cry (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 71.26
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 91.37
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200) 84.07
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 77.71
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768) 124.93
Quake 4 (1024 by 768) 114.73
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 76.81
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200) 78.4
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200) 112.03
Quake 4 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 114.33
Doom 3 (1024 by 768) 84.13
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 76.85
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768) 128.28
Doom 3 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 80.33
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768) 78.69
Far Cry (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 71.26
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 50.6
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768) 78.93
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 81
Far Cry (1024 by 768) 85.72
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 88.3
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200) 120.5
Halo (1024 by 768) 136.97
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200) 113.23
Far Cry (1600 by 1200) 85.98
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200) 78.48
Halo (1600 by 1200) 129.61