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Reviews: Value Graphics Boards
Sapphire Radeon X1600 XT Ultimate
Chip Set: ATI Radeon X1600 XT • Bus: PCI Express • TV Tuner: No • Installed RAM (MB): 256 • Performance Word Score: Fair • Price When Reviewed: $130
Sapphire Radeon X1600 XT Ultimate (Front)
Sapphire Radeon X1600 XT Ultimate (Front)
61.9 Fair
Last updated
September 12, 2007
Test Center
Pros
  • Full-version DaVinci Code game bundled
Cons
  • Only one DVI output, but also VGA output
Pricing: Expensive: $130 (4/11/2007)
Performance: Fair: 64
Features: Poor: 39
Design: Fair: 69
Pricing
Expensive: $130  
Performance
Fair: 64  
PC World Tests (Results measured in frames per second)
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768) 69.98 
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200) 35.93 
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 55.21 
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 25.95 
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768) 91.77 
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200) 46.2 
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 49.5 
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 27.8 
Quake 4 (1024 by 768) 52.83 
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200) 27.2 
Quake 4 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 39.33 
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 16.5 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768) 41.79 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200) 23.67 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 31.64 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 13.16 
Doom 3 (1024 by 768) 63.1 
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200) 32.7 
Doom 3 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 47.2 
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 17.9 
Far Cry (1024 by 768) 77.18 
Far Cry (1600 by 1200) 46.14 
Far Cry (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 25.56 
Far Cry (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 25.56 
Halo (1024 by 768) 101.12 
Halo (1600 by 1200) 48.89 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768) 80.61 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200) 64.11 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 72.61 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 38.8 
Features
Poor: 39  
General
Bus PCI Express 
Chip Set ATI Radeon X1600 XT 
Installed RAM (MB) 256 
RAM Type DDR3 
RAM Speed (MHz) 1400 
Processor Speed (MHz) 600 
Ports
DVI-Out
Primary Ports DVI-out, 15-pin VGA-out 
Composite-Video-In No 
Composite-Video-Out No 
S-Video-In No 
S-Video-Out Yes 
Component Video No 
Audio Input No 
Audio Output No 
Other
TV Tuner No 
SLI/Crossfire Support No 
Slots Occupied
Windows XP x64 Driver Yes 
Included Hardware Component video-out cable, S-Video cable, composite video cable, DVI-to-VGA adapter, composite adapter 
Included Software Full-version DaVinci Code game 
Labor Warranty (years) Two 
Parts Warranty (years) Two 
Weekday Support Hours
Saturday Support Hours
Sunday Support Hours
Other Service 9am to 5pm online ticket system for support 
Toll-Free Support No 
Design
Fair: 69  

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