“At last, I’m pleased to report, our review is complete. The result isn’t perfect by any means (as we are keenly aware), but we do have a number of intriguing things to offer, including a look at the new Radeon HD cards’ Avivo HD video acceleration capabilities, with tests of CPU utilization, image quality, and power use during playback. We also have a 3D graphics performance comparison, complete with some thoughts about why ATI’s new GPUs tend to fall short of expectations in that department. Keep reading for our take on the new low-end and mid-range Radeons.”Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- AMD Radeon HD 2000 Series & Linux @ Phoronix
- ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo PCI Express @ HotHardware
- GeForce 8600 & Radeon HD 2600 HQV-HD testing @ Guru of 3D
- HIS Radeon IceQ Turbo X1650XT 256MEG PCI Express Videocard Review @ Tweaknews
- Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 VGA Heatsink Review @ HardwareLogic
- Evercool Turbo 2 Video Card Cooler Review @ Rbmods
- MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E-OC Geforce 8600GT Videocard Review @ PCSTATS
- XFX GeForce 8600 GT Fatal1ty @ Hardware Zone
- From Dusk till Dawn: Nvidia GeForce 8 Family Performance Shootout @ X-bit Labs
- BFG GeForce 8600 GTS OC2 @ Guru of 3D
- XFX 8600 GTS XXX Edition Review @ OCC
The AMD midrange cards curse has been lifted from The Tech Report
The Tech Report has had an interesting time trying to get their review of the HD 2400 & 2600 posted, but their persistence has paid off, and it is up. As we’ve seen in other reviews, these cards are lacking in the speed department, but have other benefits to offer users. The Tech Report tries to focus on some of these, like the Avivo HD that gives native support for dual-link DVI ports and HDCP. If you also consider the lower heat emission and power requirements, there are certainly applications that for these cards.