Archive for the 'AMD/ATI Reviews' Category

Review: ATI Radeon 3870

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Accelerate Your Mac reviews the ATI Radeon 3870 for Mac & PC.
Excerpt:
The Radeon HD 3870 lags a little behind the GeForce 8800 GT in most games tested - the notable exception is Mac-UT2004. However, the Radeon HD 3870 is roughly 20% cheaper than the GeForce 8800 GT, so unless you want to play [...]

Review: ATI HD 2900 XT Graphics Card

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Gideon Tech posts a review of ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT.
Excerpt:
Games get high frame rate with DX9 (117fps Lost cost DX9 test) games, DX10 are on average being around 30fps. Power level requirements are high and the size of the card is one of the biggest on the market, matching the Nvidia [...]

Review: AMD FireGL V8600 On Linux

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Phoronix reviews the Linux compatible ATI FireGL V8600. Excerpt:
Since the introduction of AMD’s new Linux OpenGL driver and their open-source strategy running in parallel, the past few months have been especially exciting for ATI Linux users and the Linux graphics scene in general. To many Linux users, ATI graphics have went from being a [...]

Maingear Prelude (Phenom X4 9850) Desktop Review

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

cNet reviews the Phenom X4-powered Maingear Prelude, an attractive mid-range desktop system.
Excerpt:
“Best value and game performance in its class; overclockable CPU; attractive compact design.
“The Maingear Prelude has the best bang for the buck among midrange gaming PCs. It also has a certain stocky visual appeal. It’s missing a few features … but on balance, [...]