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ATi Radeon X1950 XTX

At A Glance

Manufacturer:	ATi
Series:	Radeon X1K
GPU:	R580+
Release Date:	2006-08-23
Interface:	PCI-E x16
Core Clock:	650 MHz
Memory Clock:	1000 MHz (2000 DDR)
Memory Bandwidth:	64 GB/sec
Shader Operations:	31200 MOperations/sec
Pixel Fill Rate:	10400 MPixels/sec
Texture Fill Rate:	10400 MTexels/sec
Vertex Operations:	1300 MVertices/sec

Details

Noise Level:	Moderate
Framebuffer:	512 MB
Memory Type:	GDDR4
Memory Bus Type:	32x8 (256 bit)
DirectX Compliance:	9.0c
OpenGL Compliance:	2.0
PS/VS Version:	3.0/3.0
Process:	90 nm
Fragment Pipelines:	48
Vertex Pipelines:	8
Texture Units:	16
Raster Operators	16

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Advanced Options

Overclock

Pipelines

Multi-GPU

Core: 650
Mem: 1000

User Ratings

Overall

9.5 (147 votes)

Performance

9.4 (147 votes)

Price

9.2 (148 votes)

Features

9.4 (132 votes)

Overclockability

9 (154 votes)

Silence

9.3 (134 votes)

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Price	Name	Core	Mem	Buswidth	Memory	Displays	TV	VIVO	HD	HDCP	2-Slot
	Sapphire Toxic Radeon X1950 XTX (Wate...	700	1000	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	MSI RX1950XTX-VT2D512E-HD (Water Cool...	650?	1000?	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	-
	ATi Radeon X1950 XTX	650	1000	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	ASUS EAX1950XTX/HTVDP/512M	650	1000	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	PowerColor X1950 XTX 512MB	650	1000	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	Club3D Club 3DX1950XTX512MB	650	1000	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	Sapphire X1950 XTX	650	1000	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	Connect3D X1950 XTX	650	1000	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	Gigabyte GV-RX195X512VB-RH	650?	1000?	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	HIS X1950 XTX VIVO 512MB GDDR4	650	1000	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	GeCube Radeon X1950 XTX VIVO + AVIVO ...	650	1000?	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	MSI RX1950XTX-VT2D512E	650	1000	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	-	y
	MSI RX1950XTX-VT2D512E Water Cooling ...	650	1000	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	-	y
	Visiontek Radeon X1950 XTX	650	1000	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	MSI RX1950XTX-VT2D512E-HD	650?	1000?	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	ATi Radeon X1950 XTX OC	670	1050	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y
	Diamond Viper Radeon X1950XTX 512MB PCIE	650	1000	256 bit	512 MB	DL-DVI / DL-DVI	y	y	y	s	y

42 Reviews

Radeon X1950 XTX [roundup] (www.bootdaily.com)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.hardwarezone.com)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (enthusiast.hardocp.com)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.driverheaven.net)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.guru3d.com)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.hothardware.com)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.pcper.com)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.extremetech.com)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.firingsquad.com)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (legitreviews.com)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (techreport.com)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.hexus.net)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.mvktech.net)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (uk.theinquirer.net)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.reghardware.co.uk)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.techpowerup.com)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.bjorn3d.com)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.tgdaily.com)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.hardwaresecrets.com)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.technic3d.com)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.thetechlounge.com)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.hardware.fr)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.bit-tech.net)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.nordichardware.com)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.neoseeker.com)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.sudhian.com)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.rage3d.com)	Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.bjorn3d.com)
Radeon X1950 XTX [reference card] (www.hartware.de)	ASUS EAX1950XTX/HTVDP/512M (www.3davenue.com)
ASUS EAX1950XTX/HTVDP/512M (www.bjorn3d.com)	ATi Radeon X1950 XTX (www.tbreak.com)
ATi Radeon X1950 XTX (www.motherboards.org)	ATi Radeon X1950 XTX (www.simhq.com)
ATi Radeon X1950 XTX (www.xbitlabs.com)	ATi Radeon X1950 XTX (www.beyond3d.com)
MSI RX1950XTX-VT2D512E Water Cooling Edition (www.driverheaven.net)	PowerColor X1950 XTX 512MB (overclock3d.net)
PowerColor X1950 XTX 512MB (www.madshrimps.be)	Sapphire Toxic Radeon X1950 XTX (Watercooled) (firingsquad.com)
Sapphire Toxic Radeon X1950 XTX (Watercooled) (www.driverheaven.net)	Sapphire X1950 XTX (www.hothardware.com)

22 Comments

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 5:41:56 PM

anonymous
guest

wrong picture? as i understand it this was the first idea for a heat sink. they infact changed the design to something cooler looking....

http://www.ixbt.com/short/images/atiradeonx1950xtx-photo.jpg

Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:23:13 AM

Mike
GPUReview Founder

That's the only quality image that's currently available. It'll do until the card launches and I can get the official images from ATi.

Sunday, August 20, 2006 8:26:41 PM

anonymous
guest

Hey mike can you disable voting for this card before it's released?

Monday, August 21, 2006 1:09:58 AM

Mike
GPUReview Founder

Will do. Interesting how everyone already thinks it's going to be a poor overclocker.

Monday, August 21, 2006 3:41:08 PM

anonymous
guest

Thank you, I don't want people getting the wrong impression about this card before it is released, Just like i did with the x1900gt.(Boy what an idiot i was)

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:45:16 AM

Henry
guest

So this card is out today?!

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 9:29:18 AM

Steve
The Progenitor

So far the DriverHeaven review is my favorite. They overclock their X6800 to 4GHz and ramp up the settings in FEAR and Oblivion and they show the results of combing a X1950 XTX with a X1900 CrossFire Edition master card.

Thursday, August 24, 2006 8:23:14 AM

anonymous
guest

I love ATi with all my heart, but I will admit that ATi cards were not always good at being overclocked when compared to Nvidia. Don't call me a traitor, I still love ATi. (Edited for easier comprehension)

Tuesday, September 12, 2006 4:21:52 PM

anonymous
guest

Excuse me but is'nt this manufactured on an 80nm process not 90? Or is that going to be the R600 core that comes out in November?

Sunday, September 17, 2006 12:25:41 PM

anonymous
guest

I think 80nm will be for the R600 core.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006 12:17:56 AM

Mike
GPUReview Founder

There were rumors that R580 was going to be 80nm but it isn't. I was quite confused on this point and originally posted this card as being 80nm but I've since done some checking and it's definitely 90nm.

Monday, October 09, 2006 3:31:47 PM

anonymous
guest

Thank you for clearing it up Mike.

Sunday, December 03, 2006 5:58:54 PM

djBon2112
guest

I love my x1950 XTX, OCs pretty good (I can get it up to about 735/1125 before the core crashes), and it's performance is spectacular.

Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:10:04 AM

gpuaddict
guest

mike, would u suggest x1950 xtx for need for speed game series?

Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:41:08 PM

Mike
GPUReview Founder

@gpuaddict The X1950XTX can run just about any game quite well. You might want to look at the 8800GTS though, since DX10/Vista is right around the corner.

Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:39:06 PM

gpuaddict
guest

thanks mike.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007 11:18:35 AM

techie81
guest

I have this card in my system now and I love it. Runs all my games at pretty much full settings. The only gripe I have about it it that it doesn't overclock as well as I would like.

Looking forward to the r600!

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:54:07 AM

gpuaddict
guest

mike, can you help me with my problem, i posted it as a new thread in the forums, nvidia videocards title is "8800 gts backward compatibility with DX 9, 8, 7, ..."

Friday, May 11, 2007 12:47:53 PM

gary
guest

Hello, does anybody out there know the total length of this card ?

thanks

Saturday, September 01, 2007 9:04:16 AM

anonymous
guest

help,
I have got a pc with an NVIDIA GeForce 7500LE in it, i want to change it for a a cheap but good video card, the cheaper in price the better as i am stretched financially as it isn't for me

if someone can let me know as soon as possible as i am looking to purchase it online now if poss

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 1:41:00 AM

GPU Expert
guest

@anonymous: if you want to look for something cheap, get the Radeon HD3850, currently a very card for the price

Monday, July 06, 2009 11:17:09 AM

-RK
Senior Member

The single GPU lord and master of DX9 cards. Even the 7950gx2 was beaten by it in a fair number of games.

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